DIY mechanical Keyboard How to add a light tutorial

Without light, there is no faith, and when the light of faith spreads to peripherals. This Internet Express G100 cherry Black axis mechanical keyboard, with the author is more than 4 years, commonly used keys have been hit the oil, often bow, eyes will sweep over its already bleak face. In recent years the domestic production of mechanical keyboard, backlight also seems to be standard. Watching a cool, backlit keyboard pass in front of it all seemed to taunt the old fellow: "Look, I've got a button on my back and it's cool."

Finally, the author is unable to resist the temptation of the light of faith, played a mechanical keyboard with the idea of lights, who knows, this will be a bumpy battle. It is now a dazzling appearance, condensed the author how much hard and sweat, more than 400 solder joints, one weeks of work time, many times want to give up the idea, n more than suitable for the natural obstacles to retrofit, the author finally crossed many obstacles to show this wonderful "mechanical keyboard fly line plus backlight modification" process.

Materials required for this modification:

The Internet Express G100 a black axis mechanical keyboard. The author in 2012 to buy this keyboard, following the author more than 4 years, this keyboard and PLU G2000 share a set of molds, looks like identical.

The keyboard used by the author

Side lettering through (backlight) key cap set, this is the author for the second set of key caps purchased, the material for ABS plastic (not to be confused by the packaging box PBT), the use of laser etching process. As for why buy two sets of key caps, this reason will be answered at the end of the article.

Boxed Key Caps

It's a chic interior package.

3MM White led several, button battery one

Want to learn the keyboard modified to add the children's shoes here to pay attention to the number of LED purchases must be more than the required quantity, after all, who are not sure to buy all the LED can be bright, buy some more money, for a rainy time. Then it's a button battery that tests the LEDs, and it lets you tell the positive and negative poles.

LED Light bead and battery

The confusing foil of the mystery

In the process of modification played a number of very important role, specifically what after the article slowly introduced. In short, it is also it, the defeat is it.

The confused fan of the foil tape June

A few of eight-core twisted-pair wire

As a result of this modification is the way to fly line, so need a separate connection to the LED power supply, single strand is the best choice for the core, the hardness and plasticity of the core is more than the copper wire for more strong, easy to go line and welding.

The cable that was taken off the coat

Tools required for this modification:

soldering iron, Electrothermal tin-absorbing device, one

Screwdriver a set of electric iron is 60W temperature adjustable, convenient temperature control. The tin-suction device is directly on the electrothermal, more convenient than the need to heat the iron alone. A keyboard may use a variety of screws at the same time, so it is more necessary to disassemble the keyboard with a set of screwdrivers.

soldering iron, tin-absorbing device, screwdriver

One roll of solder wire, one piece of wallpaper knife

The role of the solder wire does not need to introduce it? In the selection of solder wire must use high-quality, too cheap solder, may be welding process and welding quality will have adverse effects. Solder wire is usually hollow, hollow part is filled with rosin, clean solder joints and the role of the iron, the welding process played a great help, so this time there is no separate preparation of rosin. Wallpaper Knife is always omnipotent, but also one of the necessary tools.

One roll of solder wire, one piece of wallpaper knife

Removal of keyboard and matters needing attention

When you have the materials and tools you need, you can start with the keyboard. In order for this keyboard to be able to regain new life, the next appalling dismemberment screen is inevitable, the heart of a bad friend---can actually watch.

First turn the keyboard upside down

Select the batch head that corresponds to the size of the fixed screw and then rotate the eight screws down. Notice here that we have to dismantle the screws to the foot, do not in the adjacent place to disassemble again, because this may cause the shell stress uneven and cause damage.

We can see that the entire housing back is fixed by eight cross screws

After the screws are removed, you can take the upper cover part down, the upper cover and the base between the screw and the clip to make it combined, open when not too hard to prevent damage to the shell.

To uncover its skull.