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Drop + Invyr Holy Panda Mechanical Switches

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Tac_Tau

Dec 5, 2018

Polycarbonate top housing ? The original panda's top and bottom housing are both made of Nylon. And SMD? Orignal panda didn't support SMD lighting. Interesting, but I doubt it would as same as the original panda.

Dec 5, 2018

Puffs

Dec 5, 2018

Tac_TauNope, original tops were polycarb.

Dec 5, 2018

A community member

Dec 5, 2018

Tac_TauThe factory has confirmed that it has always been polycarbonate. They simply painted it to look like the Nylon bottom housing. As for SMD support, I suppose it depends how one defines support. The opaque housing will block most of the light, but they are indeed compatible, even if the LEDs are not flush with the PCB surface.

Dec 5, 2018

Chekonjak

Dec 5, 2018

Do you have any translucent keycaps or keycaps with translucent legends to test?

Dec 5, 2018

A community member

Dec 5, 2018

ChekonjakSure, I'll get some more photos later. EDIT: Here you go, @Chekonjak. LEDs are at maximum brightness in all photos.

Dec 5, 2018

xyz987

Dec 6, 2018

whoa are these switches on the MD CTRL kb?

Dec 6, 2018

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impoor

Dec 6, 2018

how the hell do you paint polycarb to look like nylon lmfao

Dec 6, 2018

A community member

Dec 6, 2018

xyz987No, I swapped one on just to take pictures.

Dec 6, 2018

A community member

Dec 6, 2018

You've never actually seen an actual Invyr panda have you? The tops were not "painted" to match the bottom.

Dec 6, 2018

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A community member

Dec 6, 2018

A community member

Dec 6, 2018

Care to point out the painted top?

Dec 6, 2018

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A community member

Dec 6, 2018

I submit that "painted" may not be an apt description. We're looking to get more information from the factory.

Dec 6, 2018

A community member

Dec 6, 2018

You should probably do that. I believe the tops are moulded in white poly or nylon instead of actually colored over as you suggest.

Dec 6, 2018

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YanboWu

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Dec 6, 2018

The top covers of the panda switches are made out of polycarbonate. The color of the top is achieved via adding toner to the polycarbonate before injection.

Dec 6, 2018