Modules! Magnets! MiRage Mk3: The Mechanical Keyboard You're Meant to Modify!

The MiRage mechanical keyboard's final form(s)...
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Start from the beginning:    • I Invented a Keyboard and Snapped it in Ha...  
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I'm building the ultimate hackable mechanical keyboard, and the printed circuit boards have reached their final form! Last time, I reimagined the design but introduced tons of design flaws. Today, I don't just fix them - I double down. I designed and assembled SIX prototype circuit boards for this episode. Help.

This is (hopefully) the first hotswap Choc AND MX board, with south-facing RGB LEDs and massively more. The MiRage's halves are now totally independent, meaning infinite flexibility in size and shape. Magnetic pogo pin connectors let you instantly reconfigure, and detachable modules let you add knobs, sliders, and displays to your keyboard. There's far more to come.

I'm releasing the source files, but you should NOT make them! They have massive design flaws, many of which have been corrected since I shot the video. Still, someone might find a use for them. Stable versions will be released on GitHub.

Terrible enclosure: https://a360.co/3r88Kab
Left side PCB*: https://a360.co/3DWdAyT
Right side PCB*: https://a360.co/3LJkcm8
Epaper Module**: https://a360.co/3raBuz7
KnobMod**: https://a360.co/3xPYNSL
SliderMod**: https://a360.co/3Ca3glQ

*The PCBs contain artwork and fonts that are NOT licensed for redistribution. Remove the Futura typeface and sand dunes line art before forking a project or making one. You shouldn't do either though, these designs still have issues.

**The modules are no longer compatible with the south-facing boards. I had to modify them to make them work for the video.

=== Keyboard 1 ===
🧲 Magnetic pogo connectors - https://amzn.to/3SfLG5h
🧠 Seeedstudio Xiao RP2040 - https://amzn.to/3SwtTXf
🗝 Keyswitches: Kailh Choc Silver - https://mkultra.click/choc-switches
🧢 Keycaps: MBK Choc - https://mkultra.click/mbk-choc-keycaps
🧵 Tray filament: Zi-Rui Chameleon PLA - https://amzn.to/3C7GTNU
🧵 Plate filament: 3DXTech CarbonX PETG - https://amzn.to/3BRxhpg
🔌 Fancy3.5mm TRRS plug - https://amzn.to/3r51P1A

===Keyboard 2===
🧠 Seeedstudio Xiao RP2040 - https://amzn.to/3SwtTXf
🗝 Keyswitches: Tecsee Snow Globe - https://mkultra.click/tecsee-snow-glo...
🧢 Keycaps: ePBT Grand Tour - https://mkultra.click/epbt-grand-tour/
🧵 Tray filament: Polymaker PolyTerra PLA, Ice Blue - https://amzn.to/3f8HTbk
🧵 Plate filament: Polymaker Tough PC, Clear - https://amzn.to/3UDUmnN

Chapters:
00:00-00:49 - Greetings Fellow Humans
00:49-02:07 - Shilling for Senpai
02:07-04:00 - Reverse Mount RGBLEDs
04:00-06:01 - Zack's Jack is Back!
06:01-06:36 - Effin' Magnets
06:36-07:47 - MODULES! HOLY MACARONI BATMAN!
07:47-09:49 - Announcing VoLTAIK
09:49-12:46 - KnobMod™ and SliderMod™
12:46-15:21 - Rip Up and Start Over
15:21-16:50 - The Left Hand Reaps Dark Rewards
16:50-18:13 - Don't Watch This Part
18:13-20:10 - My Patrons are Too Spicy
20:10-20:24 - Keyboard ASMR

Credits:
Interference SFX: Partners in Rhyme
Booty Toot SFX: zapsplat.com
Execute Order 66: Disney Corp