Drop Mech Keys Meetup Recap - Thanks for Visiting!
As you may have seen, we just hosted our first meetup in quite a while here at Drop HQ (Corsair HQ, but they seem to like us enough :) )! It was a blast to get to meet so many enthusiasts local to the bay area—it had been 10 years since I was last hanging out with keyboard nerds in the bay, at KeyCon 2014. We had a great time hosting everyone at the offices, checking out all the very nice boards y'all brought, and sharing some of our own projects/spaces! I knew it would be fun to host in the Game Room when I first saw it in person, but seeing it come to fruition was still so cool. Alright, I'll stop blabbering on now. xD Picture time! (Oh, real quick - there will be more of these! Stay tuned for more info and to catch the next one!)
May 15, 2024
Pardon my poor use of language, although a native speaker, I went through the Philadelphia Public School system, and well, you know what that does to a person...
Regular 3mm LED's have a ring (flange) around the base that makes it too big to fit in the recess in the top of the switch. If you grind it off it will fit. 2x3x4mm will fit fine, 1.8mm is an even better fit since they are short and there is very little chance of a keycap making contact with it.
Gateron switches have a slightly larger recess and 3mm LEDs with flange will fit them without removing the flange.