I mean thats fair enough - (and I get partial plates have been around for a while) But my top mount boards have significantly less flex in feel. That might not be the case in practie, and of course diffferent materials and switches can affect this feel too. I might do some science on that with some weights and the calipers.
I am stil interested in the flex in the middle bottoming out - on the 268 for example, screw in stabs touched the bottom of the case. If thats the same for this board (depending on stand off height and depth of case) there may be a risk of shorting.
That being said, Iām all for innovation and Iām def interested to try - @xondat Iād love to come and take a drive over when you get the sampleā¦
Iāve never actually heard someone claim they have less flex in top mount vs tray mount. Thatās quite fascinating to me. Though āflexā can be hard to determine, I feel. I mean, most configurations that are meant to flex, donāt flex a ton. Generally speaking, itās just more meant to feel more natural and free, vs tray, where you are actually physically stopped by the center pegs, which in my experience, is completely true.
Iāve not used a 268, but that is interesting. Seems like a CRAZY amount of flex to me, if the pcb/plate bend far enough down to touch the case. Regardless, shorts are never a concern, at least for me, because I have a $2 roll of electrical tape, which has never once been defeated by a short.
We might be talking at odds here on perception. What I see is flex is different parts of the board reacting differently. I.E. on a GH60 you have different areas that feel different. On a Top Mount board the fastners aroudn the edges give it a rigid feeling on the edge with a slightly softer play towards the middle.
So by less flex on top mount, I really mean more gradual changes in keyfeel - in difference to the tray mount style. More consistency on top than on tray
On this though - its literally just on the sides, lots of different key feel under the keys depending on where you are pressing I suspect.
Fun OT story, one time I had a lead from a 2+2 set of marine auto batteries that welded itself to the enclosure during a battery test. I wrapped it myself but it didnāt work, scared the shit out of the poor trainee I sent in there. I was exonerated by the melted tape with a hole through it. After that, QA added steps to isolate the cabinet because we lost 2 batteries and a controller board from that little event.
Also, Iām not a fan of flex. Iāve been wrong before, I hated linears once.
Will have 7-8 available in the next couple of weeks. Wonāt hype it up too much as I think at least that many are going to go for one. Theyāll be on shop.noxary.co, Iāll try and remember to give a heads up here. Best place to follow progress is on my Discord (noxary.co). These are part of a factory quality test, so hoping theyāre good!
The Revo One 60% case was missing a center standoff and I remember people disliked the design because of it. I actually quite like the effect because it gave it a slight bit of flex and also changed the typing sound. I think this is a good design feature and love the look of this case.