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DREVO Excalibur Cherry MX Red - which custom keys?

Kitsan
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I want to get a few bright/neon orange custom keys but im not sure which ones I need to buy for my keyboard: https://www.amazon.co.uk/DREVO-Excalibur-Mechanical-Keyboard-Specially/dp/B01MRWXDHC/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_147_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&refRID=8HVB6TVGPMFY3FDBKH9J&th=1

 

(I'm a complete noob to this, sorry if this is a dumb question)

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Custom keycaps? (Like the plastic thing that sits over a key)?

You can buy any Cherry MX compatible keycap, which is most of them on the market.

 

He mindful of the keycap sizes though, as this keyboard does not use fully standard keyxap sizes. Particularly on the bottom right side. With the smaller right Shift, Ctrl win and alt.

 

Are you looking to get a full new set of just a couple keycaps?

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Yeah I wasn't sure about the key cap sizes, I was thinking about a complete set and changing the main ones WASD...etc

 

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20 hours ago, remus243 said:

Yeah I wasn't sure about the key cap sizes, I was thinking about a complete set and changing the main ones WASD...etc

 

That keyboard's layout is generally known as a 75% layout, so look for full sets in that layout.

Mostly that means you have a standard layout, with some keys being different. Namely:

- Right Alt (1u instead of 1.25)

- FN-key (1u instead of 1.25)

- Right Ctrl (1u instead of 1.25)

- Right shift (1.75u (I think) instead of 2.75)

 

All the other keys have the same sizing as a 'normal' keyboard.

 

KBDFans has some 75% keycap sets. But you can also get a normal keycap set, get some alternative caps for the non-matching keys (the keys mentioned above) and some seperate caps for WASD and that sort of stuff.

 

Again, this keyboard uses Cherry MX-style stalks, so any Cherry MX keycap will fit on here too.

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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awesome, thanks for taking the time to explain!

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