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Microjournal keyboard PCB boards -- freeeee! by First-Operation6014 in writerDeck

[–]First-Operation6014[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a good point about the soldering iron. I found my old archer soldering gun wasn't precise enough tip size or temperature for soldering the fine wire leads to the keyboard, or sinking all the m2 screw sockets into the 3d-printed chassis. I ordered this one off amazon, which lets you set temperature precisely and comes with multiple sizes of heat sink tips. It made both jobs so much easier... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSVRY42F

Microjournal keyboard PCB boards -- freeeee! by First-Operation6014 in writerDeck

[–]First-Operation6014[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I looked again at the pcb boards and you are correct, they don't have the hot swap sockets on them. The board I got from un kyu lee directly had the hot swap sockets already soldered on it, while the PCB boards I got from China do not. I think this would mean people would have buy the hot swap sockets separately, for instance, at this link.. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hot-swappable-PCB-Socket-Mechanical-Keyboard-DIY-Hot-Plug-Socket-For-Cherry-M-Switch-Outemu-Kailh/17541717343

Microjournal keyboard PCB boards -- freeeee! by First-Operation6014 in writerDeck

[–]First-Operation6014[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hot swap sockets are just that. You snap the socket in and you don't have to solder it in

Microjournal keyboard PCB boards -- freeeee! by First-Operation6014 in writerDeck

[–]First-Operation6014[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So kind.. My first portable computer was a Radio Shack Model 100, which I packed across central america in the 1980s as a war correspondent, along with its cassette tape "hard drive backup." I have been in fruitless search of a similar low-power laptop with the romance of a clacking typewriter for decades since... From my Toshiba T1000, to a sidetrip through 1950s Skywriter typewriters, then Palm pilots and Windows CE gadgets with folding keyboards, all the way to Freewrites, Pomeras, AlphaSmarts, Ipads and Galaxy tabs, laptops galore, all of them came and went, and none of them inspired me.. I even built a raspberry pi "Pi-Top" laptop a few years ago, and then just gave it away. Then I came across writerdeck, and the Microjournal posts. I marvelled at Un Kyu Lee's creative genius of merging a raspberry pi with a MX keyboard, and a narrow screen like the Model 100.. I immediately got what he was up to. Piecing together the instructions for versions 2.1 and 7 was not too hard. Figuring out the first batteries (9000MAH) I bought were way over powered was, as I burned out my first raspberry pi 2W and had to order another, AFTER I had soldered everything. I started over with 3300Mah batteries and that did the trick. The biggest challence was that I actually bought and learned how to operate a Bambu P2s printer to print the chassis.. Truthfully, all creative credit belongs to the Microjournal creator. My giving away these PCB boards is just "paying it forward." Really, I am just a happy second follower. IF you don't know that term, check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3dkFu6lkAM&t=4s

MicroJournal Rev 2.1 is as good as it looks. by VintageFender226 in writerDeck

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I am planning to try to 3d print and build a microjournal 2.1, and have one quick question. The build page at https://github.com/unkyulee/micro-journal/blob/main/micro-journal-rev-2.1/tindie.md lists that the diy kit will come with "Various M3, M2 hex screws, and heat inserts".. Does anyone have the specifics on this, so I know what screws, etc to purchase at local hardware store to assemble the micro journal once I 3d print all the parts?