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ErgoMechKeyboards
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Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards
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Keep it ergo
Posts must be of/about keyboards that have a clear delineation between the left and right halves of the keyboard, column stagger, or both. This includes one-handed (one half doesn't exist, what clearer delineation is that!?)
i.e. no regular non-split¹ row-stagger and no non-split¹ ortholinear²
¹ split meaning a separation of the halves, whether fixed in place or entirely separate, both are fine.
² ortholinear meaning keys layed out in a grid
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Some useful links
- EMK wiki
- Split keyboard compare tool
- Compare keycap profiles Looking for another set of keycaps - check this site to compare the different keycap profiles https://www.keycaps.info/
- Keymap database A database with all kinds of keymap layouts - some of them fits ergo keyboards - get inspired https://keymapdb.com/
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Current one I soldered myself, but the cheap iron I got from Amazon does not get hot enough on the smallest tip to allow me to solder the lights, so for now it's not backlit. Also one of the keys fails every once in a while even though everything is soldered correctly, I think it's the controller, LPT if you have a split keyboard with an TRRS cable, don't unplug the TRRS while the keyboard is plugged, apparently that can cause power surges, which I only read after doing that, and starting getting that error with that key.... Luckily I planned ahead and have the chip built on a plug, so all I have to do is buy a replacement and solder the pins, but since most of the time it works I keep forgetting about it.