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coseyfannitutti / romeo

Staggered 40% keyboard pcb that can be assembled with only through hole components, including USB Type-C
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Acrylic guard bends easily, causing it to get poked by the header pins #3

Closed kusamakura closed 3 years ago

kusamakura commented 4 years ago

I appreciate the simplicity of four mounting points for the acrylic guard. But I have found that in normal use, such as picking up the keyboard, or holding the keyboard to support it when plugging a USB cable, the acrylic guard can hit the header pins, leaving permanent damage marks. I suppose this isn't a problem with the Discipline or the Mysterium because there are additional mounting points in the middle to support the guard; the Romeo, however, doesn't have this. I realize this is a very minor issue, but decided to let you know nonetheless, just in case. ;)

Anyway, great job on this board. It's a great first foray into the world of 40s.

mabinin427 commented 4 years ago

Where did you find the dimensions to the acrylic guard?

kusamakura commented 4 years ago

Where did you find the dimensions to the acrylic guard?

@mabinin427 I have the actual board.

But a quick look at the repo yields this: https://github.com/coseyfannitutti/romeo/blob/master/acrylic-guard.dxf

mabinin427 commented 4 years ago

Oh okay. I guess I'll have to open that file then on my kicad. Since you have a romeo do you by any chance know why this does not seem to have a Gerber file for the plate other than what's provided for custom acrylic case?

kusamakura commented 4 years ago

Since you have a romeo do you by any chance know why this does not seem to have a Gerber file for the plate other than what's provided for custom acrylic case?

Uh, I don't see how those are connected, but @coseyfannitutti simply forgot to add it? Sorry I can't help you much.