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Looking for replacement keycaps (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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So I've got a Ducky One RGB Tenkeyless keyboard, and the doubleshot caps are pretty much worn out. (the homing bars on F and J are undetectable by feel).

I'm looking for a pudding version of the same. Namely:

  • OEM profile
  • 87 key ANSII TKL layout
  • double-shot PBT
  • black-capped pudding
  • Works with Cherry switches (cherry red, FWIW)

As an added bonus, I'd like to replace the Windows key with something fun - maybe Tux the penguin or Lemmy the lemming, a motorcycle, something other than "We are the Microsoft Borg."

Best I can find so far is the enormous (145 key?!) set from Ducky, which is out of stock everywhere.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Depends, really. But here are some tidbits that might help with your consideration:

  • You can purchase whatever available options as long as they have an MX holes.
  • Most of the puddings are OEM from my short research. As long as the keycaps face look "familiar" to what you currently have, you can safely assume that it's either OEM or Cherry profile. The main difference AFAIK is that OEM is slightly taller than Cherry.
  • For ANSI, most of them available options are ANSI so this shouldn't be a problem. ISO sets are pretty rare on premade keycaps set and they usually tells you whether they support ISO or not.
  • Bottom row might be an issue as there are some different size combinations, but as your keyboard uses vanilla TKL configuration; the usual stuff should be fine (all keys on 1.25u except for spacebar, which uses 6.25u).
  • As for the key counts, getting more keys than what you useis probably a thing that you have to live with. Premade sets tend to give you more to lower the cost on their end. You definitely can get a set that matches exactly with what you have, but these are few and far between.
  • Custom bottom row keys on pudding might be hard to find, whether its included on your set or otherwise. I haven't done more research on this too.

That said, I think HyperX have a pudding set that might fulfill most of what you want.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey, thanks. I ended up with HyperX. Easy ordering, fast-ish delivery (from within the country, yay!) and the keycaps were mostly excellent. A few needed trimming with an exacto knife and the font is awful, but it came with a selection of space bars, and now my keyboard is looking absolutely slick.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Thats great to hear!

Sordy to hear about their QC tho