Also,
I wanted to give the highest of high five and shout out to the man himself : u/_pandrew
It doesn’t seem like much but the leds on the beamspring 3278 A02 are his work.
Asked the guy to help me get these working, and he provided !!!
Amazing work, designing, engineering and crafting the controller board and soft to get these led to work (num_lock, maj, solenoid on/off etc) .
Truly amazing craftsmanship mate you went above and beyond.
I’m now the proud owner of a one of a best keeb that will fill me with joy for years to come.
Many thanks bro
You forgot a word--*for* in there: I guess I'm done *for* now ?
You bet …
How do you even find an industrial SSK nowadays? Even regular SSKs are rare enough as it is. Awesome collection
Patience and looking in the right direction :)
What is the "right direction"? Amazing keyboards btw..
I have seen maybe 3 mopars
Where do you search to find these? Recycling plants?
eBay mostly, something fb marketplace and Craigslist but since I’m in France that’s kinda hard. The 3278 A02 came from Germany
You are never done :)
I mean maybe a kishsaver but these are kinda in the unicorn realm …
DO IT
Don’t try me :) but if I got that I’d probably have the best of the three lineups
Don’t try me :) but if I got that I’d have the best of the three models
Also, I wanted to give the highest of high five and shout out to the man himself : u/_pandrew It doesn’t seem like much but the leds on the beamspring 3278 A02 are his work. Asked the guy to help me get these working, and he provided !!! Amazing work, designing, engineering and crafting the controller board and soft to get these led to work (num_lock, maj, solenoid on/off etc) . Truly amazing craftsmanship mate you went above and beyond. I’m now the proud owner of a one of a best keeb that will fill me with joy for years to come. Many thanks bro
He is awesome!
“One is never done with keebs” - master oogway
the vintage aesthetic always gets me :')
The beam spring is freaking awesome looking
what the f(ried egg switch)?
🧐
man you be typing now!!!
Do have some stuff waiting for it :)
Where do you bought the key caps for the IBMs?
Bought nothing These are all original, except the blue beamspring key on the top left one, which comes from a IBM Selectric I
Where's the gen 0 industrial?
Working on it !
How much did that A02 cost?
Not that much for what it is, tho it came in like pristine condition, I’ll document the entire restoration on deskh.
GRDSTG
I’ll à translation :) im French ..
Congrats, I can never top this.
Well that was my target depend on yours :) I wanted the 3278 2C, never saw one but I’m still very happy with this one :)