What is SpaceFN and why you should give it a try
The SpaceFN concept - setting up your space key as a layer switch when held - is probably one of the most useful tweaks in the keyboard hobby. Let me explain how it works. My SpaceFN article on kbd.news made some rounds recently - quite surprisingly given the age of this concept. This piece you're reading is a condensed version of the full post. If you're left with unanswered questions, you'll most likely find the info you're looking for in the original write-up. On my imaginary top list of the most useful keyboard features, tweaks and hacks, SpaceFN would deserve a podium finish for sure. But what makes it so special? In short: SpaceFN is easy to implement, easy to learn, costs nothing, can be used with any keyboard, and can improve your productivity instantly. I will list its benefits below, but can state right at this point that the SpaceFN concept, setting up your space key as a layer switch when held, is clearly one of the most useful tweaks in the keyboard hobby....
Apr 30, 2024
I'd like to better understand what went wrong here. Please, if you can, take the board out of the trash, get some photos and contact Massdrop support as soon as you are able. Please copy-paste this thread for better processing.
I’d like to better understand the issue. May I ask you to take the board out of the trash, get some photos, and open a ticket with Massdrop support? When you do, please include our thread here on the forums. We can’t work toward a solution without a better understanding of the issue.
It sounds like your poor board hit every QC issue that’s come up, in their worst form, all together. I wonder if there is one person on the factory floor who is doing a worse job with assembly than the others. I bet, too, that they hand picked the nicest boards for my personal shipment. I’ve got a bamboo 104 sitting here and, I tell you, it’s perfect.
The chattering would be a separate issue. Some users have been hit by solder reflow issues. Again, this board should have never left manufacturing as is.
I assume that "smash, trash" means you took a sledgehammer to the board. That's unfortunate, I'm not sure we can RMA a board that is broken in two. But if you can please do RMA it and I'll have a close look. Even if you can't RMA it, I'd rather it end up in my hands than in the trash one way or another. E-mail support@xmitkeyboards.com or PM me on any of the forums if you want to chat offline. Cheers!