Build your wilba.tech SALVATION with the stock FR4 plate, or use third-party 60% plates made of metal or plastic. Build it half-plate or plateless. Tweak the foam pad placement to make the leaf springs more or less flexible. Modify the stock FR4 plate to have slots that match the WT60-D WEIRDFLEX PCB, or into a half-plate design. Make your own leaf springs out of other materials.
Wilba’s WT60-D WEIRDFLEX PCB is compatible with most 60% cases that support a USB-C connector on the PCB. It has tray case mount holes for cases such as Mekanisk Fjell, Mekanisk Klippe, KBDfans Tofu, and other similar cases based around the legacy Poker2 form factor. It can also fit in cases where the PCB is mounted via the switches to the plate, and the plate is attached to the case, and also cases made from laser cut acrylic.
The PCB has slots above and below the alpha keys, providing some flex if built using a half-plate or without plate. Note that building with half-plate or without plate may cause so much flex that the PCB may make contact with the case if typing very hard, or be too flexible in feel. It is advised to use a foam layer or cut small pieces of foam to support the PCB in places and tweak the amount of flexibility to your preference. If building with a full plate in any material, foam layer or supports are not required.
It supports the most popular layout options of custom keyboard enthusiasts. The bottom row supports 6.25U and 7U spacebar, thus supporting cases with HHKB and Winkeyless blockers. The backspace and right shift can be split (like HHKB), and the Caps Lock can be full or stepped. ISO Enter and split left shift is also supported.
Also, the PCB is compatible with the Unified Daughterboard standard, via the JST connector footprint on the PCB (requires soldering JST connector, sold separately), and thus may be compatible with cases that use the Unified Daughterboard and PCBs with the JST connector in the same position (wilba.tech Thermal, Keycult No.1/60, Mekanisk Klippe S).
Head over to the SALVATION keyboard page to pick up the board and all the other goodies included!
