This looks awesome
jhelvy
joined 1 year ago
Thumb cluster. I'm using a 3x5 corne right now but the thumb is just too high up, the Gergoplex looks like a much nicer fit for me. Microdox is another good option.
As I just wrote, I didn't intend this to be a trade. I wasn't sure whether Gergoplex was still in production or not, so I was trying to find vendors that might still have PCBs. Haven't found anything which makes sense since it appears it's not on production.
This was a poor post on my part. I was looking for a vendor that might still be selling these (not for a private trade like mechmarket). Was also curious about alternatives to the Gergoplex since it's not longer in production AFAIK. The thumb cluster on it is really unique, so while I know there are similar sizes boards out there I was really looking specifically for this board.
Thanks for the note, that's why I cut off the label in the photo.
I usually mount encoders by just gluing them in place. JB weld works great. But I got this low profile one from beekeeb and if you put glue on the bottom it will stop it from rotating. I'm trying to think of other strategies. Right now I'm working on a way to somehow mount it to the bottom half of a choc switch and then glue the switch to the pcb, but still don't have a good way to do it.
Edit: To be clear, I'm not trying to mount this in a pcb designed for an encoder. I'm putting it in place of a typical switch on a pcb. In the past I've just used JB weld on the bottom of an EC11 to hold it in place and it worked great. The issue with this one is that the bottom is open, so if I use any kind of glue to mount it the glue will also prevent the encoder from rotating. You can see what I mean here: https://shop.beekeeb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2433-scaled.jpg
So glad to see this coming along - the idea of modularizing things will make it so much easier for folks to tinker with existing boards and truly customize them to their own needs.