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farinasa
67
Nov 27, 2013
I'd also like to encourage people to join the PBT DCS keycap drop. Getting very close to the goal. Just need a few more people. Remember the keys that come standard with the ergodox are not standard keys. They are spherical in profile whereas most keyboards are cylindrical. The other drop is cylindrical and might be closer to what people are normally accustomed to.
darkfire32
11
Nov 27, 2013
farinasaThe keycaps in the drop are cylindrical because the DCS profile is for cylindrical caps. The DSA profiles are the spherical tops.
blueshaedow
24
Nov 27, 2013
darkfire32According to Signature Plastics, DSA is spherical top. See PDF here http://keycapsdirect.com/pdfs/DSAFamily.pdf
DCS key caps, which is offered in the other groupbuy is cylindrical. http://keycapsdirect.com/pdfs/DCSFamily.pdf
darkfire32
11
Nov 27, 2013
blueshaedowYes, that is exactly what I said. Hmmm, think I read the comment wrong. I apologize.
mooswa
18
Nov 27, 2013
darkfire32Cylindrical or spherical, what imo is more imprtant about DCS (the one in a separate group buy, I also recommended more people to join) is that they are sculptured/contoured and thus in theory are more ergonomic:
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DCS on the picture below are "Contoured keys" also called sculptured sometimes, and DSA (available in the kit) are "Flat".
P.S. I do apologise for repeating this argument, but some people probalby do not have the time to read the whole thread.
gumballguy
20
Dec 4, 2013
mooswaCareful! That post can be misleading because the thumbnail of the picture is cropped. You talk about top and bottom of the image, but the thumbnail is actually missing both top and bottom of the image. Click zoom on the image and you will see what I mean.
You talk about DCS being on top of the image. The top of the thumbnail is "contoured keys" and the top of the full size image is "curved backplane".
Similarly, for DSA the bottom of the thumbnail is "flat" but the bottom of the full sized image is "chiclet"
Which is DCS and which is DSA, because I'm still confused??
farinasa
67
Dec 4, 2013
gumballguyhttp://www.keycapsdirect.com/key-caps.php
DSA - flat profile, spherical tops
DCS - sculptured profile, cylindrical tops
mooswa
18
Dec 5, 2013
gumballguyyep. edited.
to1ne
1
Dec 6, 2013
gumballguyI wish Massdrop would publish the schematics, PCB and case designs.
SamuelLloyd
7
Dec 6, 2013
to1neIt is an open source project, you can get all the files from http://ergodox.org/
Coding
8
Dec 9, 2013
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