buildlog Modding my rare JTK TianWen keeb set!

[RollinLower]

Since a couple days ago, i finally became the proud owner of the JTK Tian Wen set including the special edition BBOX60 case.

I waited close to half a year for this set, and i think it's one of the best looking sets out there! The BBOX60 gives it a lovely retro look because of the big bezels, and the caps are thick, quality caps that give the board a lovely sounding 'thock'.

Lets modify this set to be wireless!

 

The board now

Kailh heavy Box Burnt Orange switches

Brass plate

GH60 PCB

JTK Tian Wen caps

BBOX60 case

 

I really want to keep this layout, with the arrow cluster in a 60% footprint.

So here's what i wanna do:

 

The plan

The coolermaster SK622 is a wireless keyboard with the same layout i want to keep on my board.

I'll gut the coolermaster board to harvest the wireless PCB/battery. swap out the plate and switches for the brass plate and new Kailh Box Blacks.

The coolermaster board has the USB connector on the wrong place, but because of the retro bezels of the BBOX60 case i can just use a USB extender cable to re-route it to the proper spot. 

 

And if everything goes to plan, my little board should be wireless! 

Depending on how much room i have left in this case, i want to fill it up with some acoustic foam aswell.

 

So that's it for now, the new switches and donor board are on their way. Expect updates soon!

 

[Ahwx]

Any progress on this? Looking to do the same on a board of mine.

[RollinLower]

9 hours ago, Ahwx said:

Any progress on this? Looking to do the same on a board of mine.

Oh, I completely forgot I was doing a buildlog for this...

Yeah, the mod worked perfectly. I will see if I can find some pictures of the build process.

[Ahwx]

NIce! Very interested