My new project (saved today from being scrapped)

[tatsurou]

There, let's see what secrets she keeps

[tatsurou]

Rivets are non existent - bolt mod asap:



Shape is pretty decent:

[SilenceGoo]

thought its f122 viewing from front just

[tatsurou]

Time to sleep:

[hansichen]

thought its f122 viewing from front just

I think F122 boards always have stepped 1,5u bottom row modifiers, else they are indistinguishable. These old cases with the IBM logo are really pretty

[fohat]

I think that those screws are going to be too long to allow the case to close. I think that the general consensus is that m2x8 are about the longest that will still allow the assembly to sit low enough.

[tatsurou]

They have to be cut, as all I could find was 6/32 imperial bolts :/ Murica is great.

[fohat]

all I could find was 6/32 imperial bolts

Holy moly that's big!

McMaster-Carr here in Atlanta delivers in a few days but is expensive, ebay from China is insanely cheap but takes 2-3 weeks.

[tatsurou]

I'm almost ready!

[tatsurou]

Keyboard had some cracks in it (I believe someone smashed it on some point):



Fixing with soldering iron:





And fixed!



Dremeled bolts:



Who needs beds anyway?

[OldIsNew]

I love M122s! Looks like you're making good progress!

[John Doe]

How fixed the cracks? Sodering iron? How would it work in plastic like that?

[tatsurou]

Keeb is back together now, waiting for the teensy 2.0++ to come and will get rid of this crappy wire it came with.

Soldering iron + staples work wonders in plastics!

[Quartz64]

Teensy 2.0++? Does it mean that original controller is dead and you are going to build a replacement?

[tatsurou]

It is so I can remap the keys. Rewiring rj45 to ps2 kinda worked but the keyboard just keeps pressing the keys all the time. I assume is talking to the computer in mode 3 instead of mode 2

[Muirium]

You can run Soarer’s converter on your Teensy. These boards work well with those, I have one myself.

But sure, you can go straight to the source with a whole controller replacement if you like.

[fohat]

Isn't Soarer's firmware written for Teensy 2.0 and not 2.0++ ?

[tatsurou]

I think it's ++ onwards, I might be wrong. Pretty sure it works on ++

[tatsurou]

She works beautifully! I wired it to my F XT Soarer's converter real quick to see if it works and it does! Every key sends a scan code and it's quite different after bolt modding. Keys feel more deep and thocky than regular blue badge model M. I will make a quick video for you guys to check out later on as it's very nice and fine experience to type on. I''m glad it works again!

[tatsurou]

Quick wiring:



Writing this on it!

[tatsurou]

Sorry for the crap quality!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go2ztK3 ... e=youtu.be

[OldIsNew]

Nice job! I do love these boards - I hear people complain about the size, but come on, it's just a really cool layout.

[snacksthecat]

It's looking great. I love the trick you used to fix the hairline crack in the case.

[depletedvespene]

Dude, do you take on commisioned work? I got a couple M122 units that could use some repairing.

[tatsurou]

sure just pm me!

[tatsurou]

Here we go, a little brain to make it work:

[tatsurou]

And then:



Some Teensy:



Aaaand put freely like that:



This has been written using current setup So it works and it looks nice

[tatsurou]

And finally:



Wire is matching the color of this behemoth of a keyboard. Goodwill - $1.99

[tatsurou]

And this is a better quality video this time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZbaF4V ... e=youtu.be

[depletedvespene]

Most excellent.