Logitech G15 Keyboard Mod (Update 18/02)

Vampyre_2099 · Post by **Vampyre_2099** » 13 Feb 2008, 13:45

Xiphan wrote:
DAE_JA_VOO wrote:
Xiphan wrote:
DAE_JA_VOO wrote:Oh, and BTW, this is the first of my new watermarked pics
It's pretty cool, do you have to do that manually for each pic or do you have a program that applies it to a whole bunch of pictures for you?
I have an app that batch processes my images
I'm guessing it's probably an app for Linux then?

Otherwise any news of a possible mod to the new G15?

Dae mentioned which program he uses in his other thread... The one about some punk stealing his guides

Xiphan · Post by **Xiphan** » 13 Feb 2008, 14:14

Guess that explains the need for watermarking his images?

elviz · Post by **elviz** » 13 Feb 2008, 15:14

yeah i nogal like the watermarks.......i think i`ll do it to my buddy`s bachelor paatie pics of the weekend past before i let it loose on a site! btw...the paatie lasted all weekend.......... eish.....

DeanMF · Post by **DeanMF** » 13 Feb 2008, 15:38

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 13 Feb 2008, 15:50

You can batch process in Windows too

And like i said a few posts back, i'll see if i can get a ne G15 to mod

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 18 Feb 2008, 00:42

Okay, i just finished. It was all a great success

I drove to Samaya's house yesterday JUST to make sure i wasn't going to kill anything. I did all the testing on MY G15, so as not to kill Stuarts. I soldered white LEDs onto mine and the resistors got a little warm, which is why i went to Samaya (he's got some mad electronics skillz). As it turned out, the resistors were ok, all i needed to do was change the LEDs. So i started with mine, just to make sure i know what i'm doing before i mod someone ELSE's G15.

These are the stock LEDs:

The ones i used:

Nice and bright!

I then started putting the G15 together:

All done:

Now, you see the blue pieces there? I can't change those because the very plastic has a slight blue tint, and the white just emphasizes that. With Stuart's green LEDs, that blue is basically canceled out.

So that's MINE. Then i quickly did Stuarts. Green LEDs soldered:

These are MAD bright:

Started putting it together:

LCD's ribbon:

I'm busy typing on the green one right now. I must admit, the green is REALLY not for me, but it does look VERY good nonetheless. The white in MY G15 looks great, but i think i prefer the blue over them all.

My G15 is still in pieces though. I'm gonna paint it this week.

Anyway, that's it. You guys should see this in the PCFormat in about 2 or 3 months. I've decided to make a guide out of this.

WiK1d · Post by **WiK1d** » 18 Feb 2008, 06:26

AWESOOOOOOOOOOOOME! Great work dude! I love the white!!

DeanMF · Post by **DeanMF** » 18 Feb 2008, 07:13

Agreed, awesome work Dae. The white looks great

Lithe_Joint · Post by **Lithe_Joint** » 18 Feb 2008, 07:41

Great work DJV. Your soldering skills are excellent.

I know you don't like UV, but would those buttons glow if UV was applied? Just curios

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Are all the LEDs connected in parallel with a resistor per LED, or are they grouped so that 2 or 3 LEDs share one resistor?

Samaya · Post by **Samaya** » 18 Feb 2008, 07:41

Toe werk dit goed

Glad I could help. Just call when need more help

Post by **Stuart** » 18 Feb 2008, 07:59

Oh, yipee! (Is it just me, or did that sound somewhat British?) That looks awesome! Thanks man! Now I must make a plan to get it from you ...

Don't suppose you know synaesthesia from SystemShock by any chance, do you?

AlphA · Post by **AlphA** » 18 Feb 2008, 08:15

Lithe_Joint wrote:Great work DJV. Your soldering skills are excellent.

Couldnt agree more! Good work DAE.

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 18 Feb 2008, 08:25

Thanks a lot for the comments guys!

Lithe_Joint wrote:I know you don't like UV, but would those buttons glow if UV was applied? Just curios .

I SERIOUSLY doubt it. AFAIK, For stuff to react to UV, it specifically needs to be UV reactive, and i doubt that they made anything UV reactive in this KB. I suspect that the only thing you'll get are purple keys at best

Lithe_Joint wrote:Are all the LEDs connected in parallel with a resistor per LED, or are they grouped so that 2 or 3 LEDs share one resistor?

Every LED is in parallel, with it's OWN resistor

Samaya wrote:Toe werk dit goed

Glad I could help. Just call when need more help

OMW!! How could i forget!!

BIG thanks to Samaya for helping me out on Saturday!! If anyone here has mad soldering skillz, it's this man! Thanks again dude!

schase wrote:Oh, yipee! (Is it just me, or did that sound somewhat British?) That looks awesome! Thanks man! Now I must make a plan to get it from you ...

Don't suppose you know synaesthesia from SystemShock by any chance, do you?

Glad you like it man

Nope, i have NO idea who that is, or how to pronounce his nick

So, let me know how you want this KB to get to you. I can even ship it for you if you want

ecthelion · Post by **ecthelion** » 18 Feb 2008, 10:49

damn the white looks awesome!!

filipe · Post by **filipe** » 18 Feb 2008, 20:36

i cant find LED's anywhere ,where can i get

sn1p3r · Post by **sn1p3r** » 18 Feb 2008, 21:01

Yeah....!!! the white is the awesomeness..
GOOD WORK

Samaya · Post by **Samaya** » 18 Feb 2008, 21:03

filipe wrote:i cant find LED's anywhere ,where can i get

Then you haven't even started looking for them...

You can start here

Samaya · Post by **Samaya** » 18 Feb 2008, 21:10

And use THIS and THIS

Dust · Post by **Dust** » 19 Feb 2008, 06:41

The white sure does look good there. Green's not bad either. What colour are you planning on painting your KB Dae?

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 19 Feb 2008, 08:29

Thanks guys

@Dust: So far i'm planning on black

Dust · Post by **Dust** » 19 Feb 2008, 10:45

You mean paint the silver black?

StoneIce · Post by **StoneIce** » 19 Feb 2008, 12:23

FRIEKING SWEET. I LIKE THE GREEN LIGHTS , SWEET ONE

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 19 Feb 2008, 14:28

Dust wrote: You mean paint the silver black?

Well there wouldn't be much pointing in painting the black parts black, would there?

Yeah, the silver

viceroy · Post by **viceroy** » 22 Feb 2008, 12:13

slightly off topic...but here is a picture guide to making the new G15 blue

Sauce

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 22 Feb 2008, 17:24

viceroy wrote:slightly off topic...but here is a picture guide to making the new G15 blue

Sauce

Oh Nice!! Sheesh, 0603 SMDs...goodness. That's frikken tiny.Well at least now i know it's POSSIBLE. I even had a dude in UK ask me to mod his new revision G15 for him.I think there are about 5 people waiting for me to do theirs

Thanks for the linky viceroy