Hey, I'm Danny, the owner of Keebio. I try my best to make cool keyboards that you'll enjoy and tell you stories about the process of making them.
Yet another repair job today, this time involving a PCB with 3 non-working columns. Intake Information * Case #57004 (This is just the order number for easier tracking on my end) * Keyboard: ESNTL TKL KY-02 * Symptoms: 3 columns of switches not working (starting from F7, F8, F9) * Service Level:...
Over the past year and a half, we've offered a keyboard repair service and have fixed over 100 keyboards, as seen in our repair log spreadsheet. In this post, I'll go through the repair of a keyboard to see what goes on. Intake Information * Case #56892...
Earlier this year, we came out with the Iris CE (Compact Edition) to provide the much-requested option for a low-profile version of the Iris using Choc switches. Besides being low-profile, the Iris CE uses the more compact vertical and horizontal switch spacing. This spacing is great for...
Back again to bring you some more fresh updates on what's been going on. Lots of stuff going on with Iris CE and other things! Spotted in the Wild! Maybe you'll draw some inspiration from what you see in the following builds: BFO-9000 * A BFO-...
With the release of more recent models like the Iris CE and the Iris LM, things can get a bit confusing on what case parts are compatible with what, so here's a rundown of it. Iris Models Original line of Iris keyboards The "original line of Iris...
Sometimes, when installing a switch into your hotswap keyboard PCB, you'll find that it's not working. And if you test your PCB with something like a pair of tweezers and it does trigger a keypress, then the following fix will probably resolve your issue. Take a...
Alright, I'm back for a not-so-regular update on things. But you would already know most of this because you're a subscriber to our newsletter or a member of our Discord server, right? Anyway, let's get moving along because I know there'...
Last update of the year! Emily and I have been working on a non-keyboard-related side project for a client, and it has taken a lot more time than expected. There was definitely a near-meltdown on my end, as I was running into memory issues with microcontrollers while...
The work keeps on chugging along at the Keebio office! We worked a lot on doing quality control on the Iris Aluminum cases, and we just posted them up for sale. Iris CE progress has been moving along as well, as the right half PCB prototypes came in. Updates * Iris...