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Re:A hand-wired USB and Bluetooth keyboard powered by Python by mchan889 on Monday May 18, 2020 @10:46AM (#23222966)
This looks cool, however can someone with some electronics know-how explain to me why the connections on most, if not all the keys are crossed? They don't look like insulated wires, though I could be wrong.
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Re:A hand-wired USB and Bluetooth keyboard powered by Python by n3k5 on Monday May 18, 2020 @12:24PM (#23224500)
Insulated wires that look a lot like bare metal are quite common, e.g. in electromagnet coils.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet_wire

The insulation melts away where it comes in contact with hot solder, so it's very easy to work with for hand-wiring projects.

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Re:A hand-wired USB and Bluetooth keyboard powered by Python by fenwick67 on Monday May 18, 2020 @11:45AM (#23223869)
Looks like they only appear to be touching in the photo but aren't really.
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