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Tac_Tau
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Dec 5, 2018
Polycarbonate top housing ? The original panda's top and bottom housing are both made of Nylon. And SMD? Orignal panda didn't support SMD lighting. Interesting, but I doubt it would as same as the original panda.
Puffs
40
Dec 5, 2018
Tac_TauNope, original tops were polycarb.
A community member
Dec 5, 2018
Tac_TauThe factory has confirmed that it has always been polycarbonate. They simply painted it to look like the Nylon bottom housing. As for SMD support, I suppose it depends how one defines support. The opaque housing will block most of the light, but they are indeed compatible, even if the LEDs are not flush with the PCB surface.
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Chekonjak
28
Dec 5, 2018
Do you have any translucent keycaps or keycaps with translucent legends to test?
A community member
Dec 5, 2018
ChekonjakSure, I'll get some more photos later. EDIT: Here you go, @Chekonjak. LEDs are at maximum brightness in all photos.
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xyz987
2
Dec 6, 2018
whoa are these switches on the MD CTRL kb?
impoor
4
Dec 6, 2018
how the hell do you paint polycarb to look like nylon lmfao
A community member
Dec 6, 2018
xyz987No, I swapped one on just to take pictures.
A community member
Dec 6, 2018
You've never actually seen an actual Invyr panda have you? The tops were not "painted" to match the bottom.
A community member
Dec 6, 2018
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A community member
Dec 6, 2018
Care to point out the painted top?
A community member
Dec 6, 2018
I submit that "painted" may not be an apt description. We're looking to get more information from the factory.
A community member
Dec 6, 2018
You should probably do that. I believe the tops are moulded in white poly or nylon instead of actually colored over as you suggest.
The top covers of the panda switches are made out of polycarbonate. The color of the top is achieved via adding toner to the polycarbonate before injection.
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