Have you noticed the flaw in the Shift V2 case?
I recently decided to try adding screw-in stabs to my Shift V2. As this was my first time adding screw-ins, it took me about 45 minutes to get them on the PCB. The next hour was then spent unsuccessfully trying to get the PCB to sit nicely in the top of the case. I started unscrewing some of the stabs, trying to figure out which one was the problem. I did also manage to figure out that it's best practice to have the screws a little loose when you go to pop the PCB in the case. But that only worked for four of the five stabs. The fifth stab, the Num Enter stab, would sit properly. Once I got it narrowed down to that stab, I started looking at the case itself. That's when I found the problem. There is a little post that interferes with the screw-in stab's screw (pictures included; you can see the damage from the screw being mashed into the post). I assume this is a carryover from the V1 case, for which the included PCB did not have holes for board mounted stabs. So now the questions:...
May 26, 2024
Pardon my poor use of language, although a native speaker, I went through the Philadelphia Public School system, and well, you know what that does to a person...
Regular 3mm LED's have a ring (flange) around the base that makes it too big to fit in the recess in the top of the switch. If you grind it off it will fit. 2x3x4mm will fit fine, 1.8mm is an even better fit since they are short and there is very little chance of a keycap making contact with it.
Gateron switches have a slightly larger recess and 3mm LEDs with flange will fit them without removing the flange.