Good places to get PBT keycaps?

[Bluuz]

I've got a ducky shine 2 and really like the red wasd keycaps they include with it (the entire key cap will light up). Anyone know good places to get some more?

[TheProfosist]

This is probably your best bet http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/

 

My favorite keycaps on there are the PBT Black on Black Dyesub and the Thick PBT Black on White Dyesub. Though the former is out of stock and the later is no longer on their site if they had it up there.

[Bluuz]

I was under the impression that the other ducky keycap sets were like the standard key caps that come with the shine (only the letters light up, rather than the whole keycap)

[TheProfosist]

So your basically looking for a transparent keycap? If thats the case your not going to find that in PBT yo ushould be able to find some on ebay. qtan and geekyfeng are reliable sellers.

[Austin Powers]

No keycaps for Filco there? :(

[TheProfosist]

No keycaps for Filco there? :(

sure there are most filcos take any ANSI set of Cherry MX Keycaps youll need 87 or 104 key sets.

[Austin Powers]

sure there are most filcos take any ANSI set of Cherry MX Keycaps youll need 87 or 104 key sets.

104

[TheProfosist]

104

 

are you saying yours is a Full Size and has 104 keys if not I havnt a clue what your trying to say.

[t0wer]

I don't know of any weird designs in filco's, any key set should fit.

[GamerDude]

I don't know of any weird designs in filco's, any key set should fit.

Sometimes, it boils down to the F1 - F12 keys, or rather, the 'Fn' keys for them. For example, you can't use Ducky key caps on a CM KB because the F1 to F12 function aren't the same. On a CM Trigger/QF TK, the F1 function key is to toggle LED backlight on or off, but on a Ducky board, it's on the F10 key.....

[TheProfosist]

Sometimes, it boils down to the F1 - F12 keys, or rather, the 'Fn' keys for them. For example, you can't use Ducky key caps on a CM KB because the F1 to F12 function aren't the same. On a CM Trigger/QF TK, the F1 function key is to toggle LED backlight on or off, but on a Ducky board, it's on the F10 key.....

 

no reason you cant still use them maybe the legends dont match perfectly but as long as they fit and it the color you want go for it?

[GamerDude]

no reason you cant still use them maybe the legends dont match perfectly but as long as they fit and it the color you want go for it?

With mismatch legends, I can tell you I'd not be able to sleep at night.....it'd bother me to no end. I'm not sure about others, but it may be just me.....on a side note, I'm kinda looking forward to Topre Type Heaven, it's about half the cost of the Realforce but uses the same type of mech+dome switch.

[TheProfosist]

With mismatch legends, I can tell you I'd not be able to sleep at night.....it'd bother me to no end. I'm not sure about others, but it may be just me.....on a side note, I'm kinda looking forward to Topre Type Heaven, it's about half the cost of the Realforce but uses the same type of mech+dome switch.

Topre are capacitative switches with springs that look like cones and a really really nice rubber domes that fart. I think not having the PBT Dye-Subs does take away a bit from the experience a bit though. 

 

And remember Good feeling of oneness with cup rubber

[GamerDude]

 

Topre are capacitative switches with springs that look like cones and a really really nice rubber domes that fart. I think not having the PBT Dye-Subs does take away a bit from the experience a bit though. 

 

And remember Good feeling of oneness with cup rubber

 

Decided not to wait for the Heaven, snagged myself a Topre Realforce 103UB-55G, and surprise, surprise, I like it! The KB oozes quality with dye-sublimated black on grey PBT key caps....using it right now. It's real quiet compared to Cherry as I do tend to bottom out when I type, only the spacebar emits a noise similar to that on my Model M.

[TheProfosist]

Decided not to wait for the Heaven, snagged myself a Topre Realforce 103UB-55G, and surprise, surprise, I like it! The KB oozes quality with dye-sublimated black on grey PBT key caps....using it right now. It's real quiet compared to Cherry as I do tend to bottom out when I type, only the spacebar emits a noise similar to that on my Model M.

 

Where did you pick that up? I havent seen a new 103 in ages at least in the US. If you bottom out on cherry pick up some o-rings from WASD keyboards. The spacebar will be a bit different as its larger, made of ABS, and has a extra spring between the plunger and the keycap. Be very careful when taking the spacebar on a topre as the stabilizers break very easily and cant be user replaced. Take the right and left Alt's off and use your fingers to gently work it off, never use a keypuller!

[Austin Powers]

How to differentiate between thick PBT and regular PBT? Also, I'm finding thick PBT cherry corp red esc keys. http://imgur.com/a/XUG9X#6

[TheProfosist]

How to differentiate between thick PBT and regular PBT? Also, I'm finding thick PBT cherry corp red esc keys. http://imgur.com/a/XUG9X#6

 

I have had both a thick cherry height set and a normal OEM height set. Basically you just need to look at the keycaps underside the walls of the plastic will be much thicker.

[GamerDude]

Where did you pick that up? I havent seen a new 103 in ages at least in the US. If you bottom out on cherry pick up some o-rings from WASD keyboards. The spacebar will be a bit different as its larger, made of ABS, and has a extra spring between the plunger and the keycap. Be very careful when taking the spacebar on a topre as the stabilizers break very easily and cant be user replaced. Take the right and left Alt's off and use your fingers to gently work it off, never use a keypuller!

I snagged it off a fellow forum member who's a KB enthusiast in a local forum. It's <1 year and still covered by warranty. Like my Ninja, which I'd replace with white on white key caps, it present a bit of a challenge to type on this Topre as the black on dark gray key caps makes seeing the symbols a little hard, and I'm one lousy typist. At certain angles and lighting, the symbols are easier to see and that helps me a lot. I like the feel of the Topre switch, 55g all thru the board but feels stiffer.....

[TheProfosist]

yep Black on Dark Grey is hard to see. When its dim lighting its harder when the light is right above you vs at a angle but this is always the case when is comes to seeing the surface of something. All I have to say is that itll make you a better typer over time with out having to switch your self full over to blank keys.

 

You know whats harder to see than that though? Black on Black