Taking a Joke Too Far!!

In this video I look in detail at the build and soldering process for my one-key (per hand) keyboard. These PCBs were kindly sent to my by PCBWay and look great.

This board, although a follow up to my April 1st video is actually a good way of showing the component build log for the custom keyboards I have built recently, including The Card, The Flame, The Piano and The Flipper.

Thanks to my sponsor PCBWay for supporting this video. PCBWay offer PCB fabrication, CNC and 3D Printing and more. They have been super efficient and friendly with all the projects I’ve used them for and I’m very happy to recommend them. You can use this link to support the channel. https://www.pcbway.com/setinvite.aspx...

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See the April 1st video here for more details on the layout that actually allows this one-finger keyboard work:
   • World's Smallest Keyboard  

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Parts list:
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Kailh Choc switches (I used the light blue liner ones from https://splitkb.com/products/kailh-lo...
MBK Blank Keycaps https://splitkb.com/products/blank-mb...
Hotswap Sockets (Choc) https://splitkb.com/products/kailh-ho...
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Reset button https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33013... (Uses the b3u1000p footprint in my Ergogen fork)
Better version of reset button (matches the footprint better but more expensive) https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10050...
Battery connector (2p curved) https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10050... (Uses the bat footprint in my Ergogen fork)
Power switch https://www.aliexpress.com/item/40006... (Uses the pcm12 footprint in my Ergogen fork)
Nice!nano v2 https://splitkb.com/products/nice-nano or https://mechboards.co.uk/products/nic...
Batteries: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194001009975

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Downloads:
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My fork of Ergogen: https://github.com/benvallack/ergogen (See this video for details:
   • Design Your Own Keyboard!   )
KiCad: https://www.kicad.org
Ergogen UI: https://ergogen.cache.works

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Watch this next for more details on my custom keyboard framework:    • “The REAL Ergonomic Keyboard Endgame!...  

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Layout videos:
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Details on my 16 key layout:
   • Has Your Keyboard Got Too Many Keys?  

Or how about 34?
   • You Won’t Believe How Effective This ...  

Or if you're feeling totally excessive, 36:
   • My CRAZY 36 Key 5x3 Moonlander Layout...  

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