If this project can be of use for several old keyboards that would be great!
I forgot the 268 has a blocker, lol.
The m65-a, clsms, and 268 all share the same PCB footprint but that’s partially from the fact that they all have multiple options for the bottom row.
From LZ’s post about the clsms
So it won’t work with the 268 because there’s no 6.25 space bar with 1.25 modifier options.
But it will work with the LZ board. Again, that one already has a large cutout, so there are other options for usb-c replacement if someone needed.
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There have to be people in need at some point for a 268 PCB replacement that won’t want to dremel the case. It’s usb mini and Noxary is gone.
But there weren’t anywhere near the number of boards sold as the m65-a.
If someone was really needing a replacement, you could add bottom row support for it on this PCB.
I guess this is more of a footnote for the project
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Adding this button would not only need (small) modifications to the PCB, but also modifications in the official QMK and VIA repo.
I am not sure I’d commit doing that as of now unfortunately; my brain is also busy on other projects as well 
But maybe in the future as specific 268 support ?
This way I could adapt best to the platform and it’s original feature, and this could be a Phoenix Project No 2 
How the 268 has been popular at that time ?
I just noticed the weight on mine says 9/22
So there are probably only 22 in existence. 268.2 switched to usb-C
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Jumping on the bandwagon of people who would like to one or two of these PCBs. My M65a has been acting up and I’d like to get it a new PCB. Do you think you’d be willing to do another run soon? Longshot, but worth an attempt 
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I may make a batch of 10 solder version in the future
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That would be amazing, I’ll keep checking back occasionally for updates!
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I just ordered 10 Solder PCBs and 10 full plates 
@zanduby and others you may be able to acquire replacement PCBs very soon 
Also note that I have a few half plates remaining for those that are interested.
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Put me down for one solder and one 1/2 plate, good sir. You should still have my PayPal info
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Understood!
Super rad, please let me know when those come in, depending on the cost i’d like 2 pcbs and 1 full plate, but will at least commit to 1 of each at this time.
Hello all,
Just a quick message to tell you that I received the 10 Phoenix Project No 1 Type S PCBs (solder variant) and the 10 FR4 full plates!
From a bird eye view everything looks ok, but will of course take time to fully test all of them to be sure.
The white silkscreen looks significantly better than on the previous versions I received: it looks like JLCPCB improved the sharpness of the silkscreen when black soldermask is used.
Another improvement (and new service) is the component baking service, a process to heat components at moderate temperature for several hours to remove moisture.
For example WS2812 leds are known to be very sensitive to moisture and could break during the reflow process. They contacted me, asking if I’d want to bake those components before soldering them (for extra cash of course) witch I accepted.
It is nice to see when a company is constantly improving over time, witch is the case for JLCPCB.
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What a great turn around time as well! Please let me know price and we can work a PP invoice or something.
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It is usually very fast indeed, at around 1 week.
Before deciding on price I have to check if all PCBs are working.
I don’t want to make money, but dunno want to sell at a loss either
I will be out for 2 weeks, so no news till mid/end April unfortunately …
Thanks for setting expectations. It is all good, happy to wait. I’ll keep an eye out
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I just returned from holidays and could find time to test all 10 Phoenix Project No 1 Type S PCBs.
They all work just fine, all flashed with official VIA firmware, all RGB leds working and the key matrix fully tested.
Next step is to solder the ESD cable on them.
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All ESD cables are soldered !
Now for people interested in having one I made a few cost computations for the price and came with the following pricing (whitout shipping).
Phoenix Project No 1 Type S PCB: 35$ (10 available)
Phoenix Project No 1 FR4 plate : 10$ (10 full available, 5 half available).
I live in Europe so shipping to the US for example is quite expensive (expect around 45$) unfortunately.
PM me if you are interested !
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For information, as already a few people gave their interest, I ordered a bunch of card boxes and packing foam. Everything should be at my door this month.
I’ve spent the last couple weeks prepping some new switches, and now I have one of the two PCBs up and running. I ended doing a stem swap between some V1 zealios and cherry clears. the new cherry body/zeal stems feels a bit mushy, but the opposite is so nice.
Anyways, thank you Rico for doing this run. Its nice to have a PCB with working LEDs again lol. The grounding wire is super nice, but since my case has been covered with cerakote it doesn’t have the same issues as the original. Its nice to be sure nothing is going to happen.
I messed up the bottom left control and had to resolder that, but otherwise everything went smoothly. Using VIA was super easy as well. I’ll report back again once I get the other pcb set up.
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