Question about click solenoids
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matchison
- Location: chicagoland area
- Main keyboard: topre 104ug hipro with hypersphere rings
- Main mouse: Logitech g pro/ l-trac trackball/ trackball pro
- Favorite switch: topre (maybe?)
- DT Pro Member: -
Would it be possible to add a click solenoid to a modern (cherry) keyboard? If so, where could I possibly buy one? And how would it be wired in? Thanks for the help.
Last edited by matchison on 10 Jul 2016, 06:03, edited 1 time in total.
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Ratfink
- Location: North Carolina, USA
- Main keyboard: IBM Displaywriter
- Main mouse: CST L-Trac
- Favorite switch: Beam Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
Yes, it's definitely possible. You can buy solenoids pretty much anywhere that stocks electronic parts. Make sure you get one that's cool with the voltage of the keyboard's microcontroller to make your life easier. To wire it, you'd need an extra output on the keyboard's controller, and the ability to reprogram said controller. You also need a power transistor to provide the current the solenoid requires, and a flyback diode if you want your microcontroller to not die. How to put these parts together and modify the keyboard's firmware to produce the clicks is left as an exercise to the reader.