Well fellas, it's getting colder lately, thus my cockpit build is taking a brake...
Things have to be done in-house for the time being, so i decided to start something different. Here's the first pictures of my work in progress, which i can guarantee will be a sloooow process! Not telling you yet what it'll end up being, cause i'm not sure myself yet.
Here we have an old IBM ps2 keyboard.
Cheap sonofagun, no springs, a set of membranes, and no-feel keys!
Only reason for utilizing it, is the fact that its matrix suits my victim's layout. Lemme tell ya, you can hardly find something similar fitting where this crap will be hosted!
Now you should be getting an idea of what gives... :nuts:
First obstacle! The black jack on the pcb protrudes beyond the casing of the Amstrad casing.
It will have to be removed or placed elsewhere..
This shows why it's an obstacle.
Jack unplugged, and cable removed.
Excess plastic being removed. The rest of the pics are mostly of this sequence:
This is a very sensitive part, whereas the membrane's contacts press against the thin plastic crossbars. I might keep it like that, or replace that with some solid surface...
Well, this is as far as i got for now. Don't expect this to be updated on a daily basis, as real life hasn't been good to me lately. As about the contents of the host casing, well, that's something i haven't decided on yet. Later!
Things have to be done in-house for the time being, so i decided to start something different. Here's the first pictures of my work in progress, which i can guarantee will be a sloooow process! Not telling you yet what it'll end up being, cause i'm not sure myself yet.
Here we have an old IBM ps2 keyboard.
Cheap sonofagun, no springs, a set of membranes, and no-feel keys!
Only reason for utilizing it, is the fact that its matrix suits my victim's layout. Lemme tell ya, you can hardly find something similar fitting where this crap will be hosted!
Now you should be getting an idea of what gives... :nuts:
First obstacle! The black jack on the pcb protrudes beyond the casing of the Amstrad casing.
It will have to be removed or placed elsewhere..
This shows why it's an obstacle.
Jack unplugged, and cable removed.
Excess plastic being removed. The rest of the pics are mostly of this sequence:
This is a very sensitive part, whereas the membrane's contacts press against the thin plastic crossbars. I might keep it like that, or replace that with some solid surface...
Well, this is as far as i got for now. Don't expect this to be updated on a daily basis, as real life hasn't been good to me lately. As about the contents of the host casing, well, that's something i haven't decided on yet. Later!
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