I just modded my Reddragon Kumara the other day, and as a tip to strip those annoying thin wires that don't strip cleanly with the wire stripper, make two or three shallow cuts into the insulation with a box cutter or any other sharp knife, then pull the insulation with your nails. The wire will strip cleaning without loosing strands. If your keyboard has RGB and you use it on all the time I'd be careful soldering the red cable because a bad connection (i-e more resistance) could make it overheat or make your keyboard malfunction due lack of current.
Fun fact: my Das Keyboard 4's non-detachable cable is actually detachable! Internally it just has a standard USB 3 micro-B connector plugged into a daughterboard. So with a $6 adapter cable I now have a USB-C Das Keyboard that still supports USB 3 I've been meaning to convert my Race 3 to USB-C as well and this video has definitely given me the inspiration needed lol
Awesome! I was actually eyeing my das keyboard 4 pro from across the room when I saw this video. Glad to hear it was successfully converted! Can’t wait to do mine! 😊
It's C for common, its a term we use in electronics since its a common area to put your ground or negative in. I EXTREMELY recommend putting hot glue or epoxy to secure it or over time you might yank the breakout board accidentally
I was just thinking about doing this to a mouse for the same reasons, could be tricky for space though, and if the cable comes lose with gaming it could be more frustrating than helpful. Nice video man!
Was literally going to buy a whole new custom keyboard as of the usb c but found this video and I have now just bought that type c converter UPDATE: worked brilliantly only problem I encountered was a short circuit on the usb c port all it took was some insulation tape
Recommend one iron, uses hakko XD. Hakko is the way! I though for this for long time (though I already bought only usb c boards XD), but usb c mod felt more like forum urban legend good you made vid XD
I got a budget mechanical keyboard that is really valuable to me not in terms of price. The keyboard was from my girlfriend. I went home I went home from school (I'm in College) and just saw my keyboard's USB plug dented and flat. I tried to fix it but it fits too tightly now when being plugged to my laptop which I am afraid might break when plugging and unplugging. It's not a detachable cord so I am definitely going to try this out since the connections and soldering seems simple to me since I am studying electronics engineering. I just needed the guidance of this video for assurance lol. Trying this soon once my Type C female breakout board arrived!
Update: Well like I said, I'm an ECE student so it was a bit simple for me and of course it works as I expected. But since I do not have shrink tubes for now, what I did is is since I stripped the four wires a bit long and my type C female breakout board does not have a hole, the excess stripped wires was covered with electrical tape to avoid any contact to each other which may cause shorting. And then wrapped the four again as whole with electrical tape again this time, to be secured. As I do not have a putty like what I'm planning in the first place, I just melted extra black plastics from random things using my extra soldering iron. That way, the breakout board is intact and looks good since I used plastic and just did a bit of sanding
Ima try this on my mouse and keyboard later today ima keep yall updated on this comment. Hopefully I don't break everything ! Edit/Update: It worked !!! Now I'm going to make my own coiled cable with aviator conection!!connection!!! Woooo. USB type C and cool cables !!!!! LETTS GOOOO!!!. Also, I'm switching the switches to yellow ones !!! Woooo!!!!! So glad I did this. I'll keep yall posted on the switches and custom cable here!.
Yo quick reply! On my seccond keyboard.! The 2nd one i modded it with lots of keybord mods. Works great!. USB TYPE C detacable, lubed switches.... more and more. now im on to my mouse! Watch out. LEETSS GOO!!!!!!!!
Hey! First off, thanks for the video. Really helpful. However, my Keyboard has the following wires: - Yellow - Green - White - Black - Red Could you help me out here? What to do with the Yellow wire?
Yellow is essentially an extra ground wire that connects to the shielding of the cable. You can ignore it or just solder it to the black wire together to reduce EMI.
@@dalehenrirenomeron3188 I left it hanging! Obviously, before putting everything together, I tested how it would work with just leaving the extra wire hanging. After making sure it works, I put everything back together.
"do you hate it when you have a beautiful keyboard with a non detachable cable?" if a keyboard has a nondetachable cable it would not really be that beautiful XD
Hey JUJU I can't find usb c breakouts but i can find micro B and micro USB breakout boards, can they still be used and does the voltage and current matter? I found a 5V 1A. Im pretty sure the power should not matter, right?
Been thinking about doing this to my Razer Cynosa Chroma since if someone walked on the cable it would just unplug rather than break at the USB A connector lol... Using it for gaming on the TV so it happens a lot.. The connector is pretty mangled and this keyboard works fine for me :P
Hey, I don't know if you read your comments but I bought the first breakout board you recommended and I'm just a little unsure as to how to solder my keyboards wires onto it as its more of a hole instead of a pad like what the the one in the video looks like, do i just stick the wire through and fill up the hole with solder?
i bought a Rexus keyboard that came with non detachable cables. but then the Rexus team made a detachable version for their newer revision of my current keyboard. and since my cable is pretty much damaged, im going to change it to type c. its easier to replace the cable that way.
Hello and thanks for the tuto! I've bought the "(RECOMMENDED) - USB C Breakout (with 56k resistor)" as recommended for USBA but I'm kind of lost and need to know which one I need to solder ? Thanks :)
Hey Juju. I bought my wife a Glorious Full size keyboard and sadly, the cable is also not detachable. I haven't opened the keyboard yet. I tried looking for tutorials on how I would make the cable detachable but only end up with teardown videos. My problem now is that those teardown videos show the connector of the GMMK has 5 wires, unlike yours that only has 4. Could you help me out on this one? Thank you!
hello question, do you have any videos of a wireless keyboard(example ciy tester 68) with usb dongle just converting it into a type c so no need for battery replacement? thank you and hoping for the reply!
I have a mechanical that is REALLY OLD that got flooded and a bit (dried) muddy and i need to change the big and old 5-pin connector and upgrade it to usb-c to usb. You think i cn upgrade it to that? Like it is a 1996 mechanical keyboard....i want to show what the pcb looks like and the connection of the wire because i dont know which materials to buy so i could upgrade and (hopefully) get it to work. I cant see adaptors for it.
@JUJU that's awesome! Thanks again for the video, I'm quite new to mechanical keyboard haha, and Your videos are a great way to learn and get infos about them. Thank you!
I'm new to all this. If my keyboard has 2 black ground wires do I just solder them both onto the "G"? I'm assuming that 1 black wire is for the keyboard and the other 1 black wire is for the side usb ports? Its an apple keyboard I'm messing with.
Hey, i have iKBC mf 87 with rgb b. My micro Usb port is broken. Now i want to fix it. But i have 5 wires. i have white, green, red and 2x black. I think because of RGB. But how do i connect those with Adafruit USB C Breakout Board.
Thanks mate. With all respect, it is just the half of the job as you cannot use the keyboard in wireless mode, so your showcase is only useful if you want to replace the keyboard wire.
Maybe one day i will try it Im here just to ask, could it be possible to convert my steering wheel wiring to a usb pluggable system, so that i can detach just the parts leaving the cabling setup in its place Could there be any data loss or malfunctioning when doing so?
ok so umm idk if youll see this but i was gonna ask if i can change where the usb c port is on my rk61, bc i dont like it in the middle, ik im sorry its a dumb question but i just wanted to know sorry
So what do I do with the fifth wire of my keyboard have five wires instead of four? I’ve tried just putting the extra wire to the ground as it’s a bare copper capable. But nothing works. So I ended up having to resolder my keyboards cable back together. Can anyone answer this question?.
I have a keyboard with a cable that splits into two to connect to my PC. Seems like one for the lights, and one for the actual power. Would this mod work with that? Would I need a different female USB-C port?
I just have a question if you convert a keyboard that has a computer software like ROG keyboards with Armory crate will that hinder the software from recognizing the keyboard?
@JUJU i have a hyper x alloy elite which is also a usb hub so in fact i have to connect two usb Kabel with my computer. I guess i have to build in two usbc ports to the keyboard?
Thanks for the video, I wanted to do this as well but the USB-C Breakout in the link is totally different than the one in the video. Why is that? It is way too bulky for most keyboards to solder in place!
Hello, I have followed your tuto but I got a problem ... I've tried soldering a breakout board usb-ce, I did well I think. The first board was a cheap one, I've tried a regular usb-c to usb A 2.0 cable, and it works, but after that I tried a swift cable coiled. And the keyboard started to act weird ...It turns on and then off, and windows says "unknown device". Any idea ?
question, where, if anywhere would i solder a second black wire to? i bought a similar looking female usb-c port at first and with my research, couldn't find anywhere that gave me proper instructions so I bought another one with a1-a12 and b1-b12 in hopes that would work and it sadly didn't. any advice on what to do in that case?
You can solder it to the same ground black wire or to the casing of the usb-c female. It is a shield wire. You must have soldered the wrong black wire to the gnd. Try the other one and it should work and check your pinout 5v is typically red and black is typically gnd. If there is an extra black which looks thicker and is adjacent to the gnd wire it's the shield wire. You can probe it out with a multimeter to confirm.
Hey Juju! I'm trying to do this for a razer blackwidow but it has an additional black wire. I have the adafruit usb c breakout board from the description
"I have so many tools that only I use" Now that you've recommended them, that's no longer the case. ;) Sorry, stupid joke. I know you meant "I only use" rather than "only I use". Edit: Also I like the recommended USB soldering iron. Although, the pinecil is about the same price, goes hotter, and seems to have more features for the display/os. On the other hand, pinecil's are all out of stock until sometime later this month, which is a bummer.
I have rakk xtle and ithas 5 wires 2 black im glad i didnt cut it first. Can you tell me where those 2 black wires goes? Done research cant find answer
can I do this on my non mechanical keyboard? i have a membrane one and in my country, mechanical keyboards are expensive and i needed a cheap long lasting one and was forced to buy membrane
Hey, so Im looking to buy the adafruit one. In the video, you say to connect the V with the red wire. But on the Adafruit 4090, there are SBU1, SBU2, VBUS, CC1, and CC2. Which one do I connect the red wire to for voltage?
What would happen if I grounded cc/cc1 to the same zero ohm resistor with in the keyboard? Came factory with it on the ground wire on the left board. Some have said USB C needs a 5k ohm resistor in series with CC1 to generate 5v. But if it’s already populated on the board internally I’m not seeing the reason behind this and why the mod isn’t working at all.
would it be the same general idea if I wanna do this to my corsair keyboard? I don't really use it so I wanna mod it as a fun little project but I'm just wondering if making it detachable would require an extra step due to the usb pass through
I want to do this with a razer huntsman elite. Any ideas? I have 2 usb's going into the back of the pc, so i'm assuming I'd need to put a splitter or a hub inside the keyboard? Any help would be great. I have 0 experience with this, but have taken the keyboard apart before so I know the inside layout.
Hey man I appreciate the tutorial you made but I have a small problem I just followed the steps you said in the vid one problem for me is that when I plug the type c cord, only the lights are working but the keyboard isn't detected what might be the problem to this? thanks man
So if I get that Adafruit breakout with the 56k resistor, do I solder a cable connecting CC1 to VBUS and then wire VBUS, data, and ground like in the video?
Im going to try this in my MSI Vigor GK80. I dont know if it would work properly because this model has a cable with two USB connectors to allow an USB passthrough on the keyboard. As long as the keyboard works is fine, I dont mind if I lose the USB passthrough capability. My main keyboard is a 60% (modded Anne Pro 2) and I would love to be able to change it easily when I need a full keyboard. I have my keyboard connected with an usb c coiled cable with gx12 aviator connector and it would be awesome if I could use the same cable to connect my two keyboards as I please. I've ordered the adafruit usb c breakboard and a jst ph 5 pin connector with 30 cm of cable to try if it works without damaging the original cable.
For the Adatafruit board, what wires would you put in what connections because there's CC2, SBU1, D+, D-, CC1, SBU2, VBUS, GND? And what would you do for the empty connections?
GND - Black/GND, VBUS = V+ = +5V/Red, D+ = Green/D+, D- = White/D- You could use the CC pins to enable C to C compatability if the adafruit board has the resistors on it.
This video inspired me to make my own custom cable because my prebuilt now has the USB-C port to do it!
Cheers mate!
My pleasure! Nice job!
I just modded my Reddragon Kumara the other day, and as a tip to strip those annoying thin wires that don't strip cleanly with the wire stripper, make two or three shallow cuts into the insulation with a box cutter or any other sharp knife, then pull the insulation with your nails. The wire will strip cleaning without loosing strands. If your keyboard has RGB and you use it on all the time I'd be careful soldering the red cable because a bad connection (i-e more resistance) could make it overheat or make your keyboard malfunction due lack of current.
Can you explain it better? What do you mean by being careful soldering the red cable?
@@kethakaa red = power =5v = all the juice = if you fuck that cable/solder oh boy great thing will happent aka you going to break something basicly
Fun fact: my Das Keyboard 4's non-detachable cable is actually detachable! Internally it just has a standard USB 3 micro-B connector plugged into a daughterboard.
So with a $6 adapter cable I now have a USB-C Das Keyboard that still supports USB 3
I've been meaning to convert my Race 3 to USB-C as well and this video has definitely given me the inspiration needed lol
do you know the name of the piece?
@@sup.11bpm35 It's a male Micro-B 3.0 to female USB C cable
The one I got is 10cm and just about fits in my Das
Awesome! I was actually eyeing my das keyboard 4 pro from across the room when I saw this video. Glad to hear it was successfully converted! Can’t wait to do mine! 😊
It's C for common, its a term we use in electronics since its a common area to put your ground or negative in.
I EXTREMELY recommend putting hot glue or epoxy to secure it or over time you might yank the breakout board accidentally
I’m a first year computer engineering student and you just taught me this lol
@@platypusaf be extremely careful as there are different meanings for C always check the circuit diagram
Always keen to watch your new uploads!
Thank you Elisha! :) Always happy to see you comment!
MATE THIS VIDEO IS GREAT, AND I LOVE HEARING A FELLOW AUSSIE DOING KEYBOARDS
love from western syd
I’ve been looking for something like this for abt 2 hours and I just so happened to stumble upon this right after giving up THANK YOU
Pleasure
Yoooo, this is actually genius. Thank you
My pleasure :) It's such an easy and fun mod! Cheap soldering iron and bam!
I was just thinking about doing this to a mouse for the same reasons, could be tricky for space though, and if the cable comes lose with gaming it could be more frustrating than helpful. Nice video man!
Great idea! Most logitech mouses are already detachable though.
i was about to comment on the previous video asking about the non usb type connections and here we are... watching this amazing vid!
Thank you so much, my cables were so tangled before but since I usb c modded my keyboard my setup is so neat
Glad I could help!
Was literally going to buy a whole new custom keyboard as of the usb c but found this video and I have now just bought that type c converter UPDATE: worked brilliantly only problem I encountered was a short circuit on the usb c port all it took was some insulation tape
Amazing!
Just discovered your channel. I was hoping you can make a tutorial for how to make a DIY keyboard dust cover. I think it is a bit creative work.
Love your work and enthusiasm mate :-)
Glad you enjoy it!
Great video. I'm still having difficulty wraping my head around the 56k resistor thing. Why did you say I need to connect it to VCC instead of GND?
Great video man. Wish you showed how you glued it or the results of that. That was the only part I questioned how it would work.
Hot Glue Gun! :D
Man this is so awesome! I want to do this to my keyboard!
Recommend one iron, uses hakko XD. Hakko is the way!
I though for this for long time (though I already bought only usb c boards XD), but usb c mod felt more like forum urban legend good you made vid XD
Hakko is definitely the way to the heart, but not to your wallet ;)
But yes i love hakko! Amazing quality and linked on the website :)
@@goodjihad yeah it is very pricey. Especially where I live (was ~140) But it is hefty boy too, feels premium
@juju tried checking the links for the daughter board. It looks totally different from what you used. Kindly clarify
I got a budget mechanical keyboard that is really valuable to me not in terms of price. The keyboard was from my girlfriend. I went home I went home from school (I'm in College) and just saw my keyboard's USB plug dented and flat. I tried to fix it but it fits too tightly now when being plugged to my laptop which I am afraid might break when plugging and unplugging. It's not a detachable cord so I am definitely going to try this out since the connections and soldering seems simple to me since I am studying electronics engineering. I just needed the guidance of this video for assurance lol. Trying this soon once my Type C female breakout board arrived!
Update: Well like I said, I'm an ECE student so it was a bit simple for me and of course it works as I expected. But since I do not have shrink tubes for now, what I did is is since I stripped the four wires a bit long and my type C female breakout board does not have a hole, the excess stripped wires was covered with electrical tape to avoid any contact to each other which may cause shorting. And then wrapped the four again as whole with electrical tape again this time, to be secured. As I do not have a putty like what I'm planning in the first place, I just melted extra black plastics from random things using my extra soldering iron. That way, the breakout board is intact and looks good since I used plastic and just did a bit of sanding
thank you bro I ordered from the link you provided and everything worked out great. You are a legend!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching :)
Ima try this on my mouse and keyboard later today ima keep yall updated on this comment. Hopefully I don't break everything !
Edit/Update: It worked !!! Now I'm going to make my own coiled cable with aviator conection!!connection!!! Woooo. USB type C and cool cables !!!!! LETTS GOOOO!!!. Also, I'm switching the switches to yellow ones !!! Woooo!!!!! So glad I did this. I'll keep yall posted on the switches and custom cable here!.
Nice job bro!
Yo quick reply! On my seccond keyboard.! The 2nd one i modded it with lots of keybord mods. Works great!. USB TYPE C detacable, lubed switches.... more and more. now im on to my mouse! Watch out. LEETSS GOO!!!!!!!!
Mine have a yellow wire where do i connect it?
Amazing job! Congratualations!
Thank you!
I lvove you mention people that has no money to buy usb mechanical keyboard
you are such a genius tbh
Thank you very much, I am thinking of doing this.
Hey! First off, thanks for the video. Really helpful. However, my Keyboard has the following wires:
- Yellow
- Green
- White
- Black
- Red
Could you help me out here? What to do with the Yellow wire?
Yellow is essentially an extra ground wire that connects to the shielding of the cable. You can ignore it or just solder it to the black wire together to reduce EMI.
@@goodjihad Thank you so much! I got it done today, and it works perfectly (thus far) ! :D
@KyoouN what did you do to the extra wire? did you just leave it hanging or did you solder it at the back?
@@dalehenrirenomeron3188 I left it hanging! Obviously, before putting everything together, I tested how it would work with just leaving the extra wire hanging. After making sure it works, I put everything back together.
@@KyoouN dang I also did mine but all I got was the lights only, but the keyboard won't even work anymore kek
"do you hate it when you have a beautiful keyboard with a non detachable cable?" if a keyboard has a nondetachable cable it would not really be that beautiful XD
Dat true lol. It can be more beautiful!
Did you lube the springs aswell?-? Im trying to lube my swtiches but i dont find many videos aboutblubing optical switches 😢
Great Video Juju. you thought about moding a keyboard to be wireless and charge off one of your cables?
Hey JUJU I can't find usb c breakouts but i can find micro B and micro USB breakout boards, can they still be used and does the voltage and current matter? I found a 5V 1A. Im pretty sure the power should not matter, right?
Perfect video this is exactly what I was looking for.
Glad it was helpful!
Been thinking about doing this to my Razer Cynosa Chroma since if someone walked on the cable it would just unplug rather than break at the USB A connector lol... Using it for gaming on the TV so it happens a lot.. The connector is pretty mangled and this keyboard works fine for me :P
Or just get a wireless keyboard
Great video, but... Amazon and Adafruit are both sold out! Any thoughts on alternative usb c breakout boards?
Im making a custom wooden case for my corsair k68, this will be a nice touch
Hey, I don't know if you read your comments but I bought the first breakout board you recommended and I'm just a little unsure as to how to solder my keyboards wires onto it as its more of a hole instead of a pad like what the the one in the video looks like, do i just stick the wire through and fill up the hole with solder?
i bought a Rexus keyboard that came with non detachable cables. but then the Rexus team made a detachable version for their newer revision of my current keyboard. and since my cable is pretty much damaged, im going to change it to type c. its easier to replace the cable that way.
I think i can follow this method to mod my wired xbox gamepad... Thanks for the video
Hello and thanks for the tuto!
I've bought the "(RECOMMENDED) - USB C Breakout (with 56k resistor)" as recommended for USBA but I'm kind of lost and need to know which one I need to solder ? Thanks :)
4 pads typically. +5v Red, White Data -, Green Data +, Black GND.
@@goodjihad Hey thanks for the answer but I've bought the one you shared and I have CC2, SBV1, D+, D-, CC1, SBV2, VBUS, GND.
Thanks for the video. I gave my corsair k63 a usb c port :)
finally i can custom my keyboard !! thank man :D
Hey juju was wondering with the usb c board that you recommend buying, which cable goes where? I can see D+,D- and ground but what about v?
VCC = V = 5V+ = Voltage - all the same :) Red is commonly 5v
@@goodjihad Thanks man!! This is some good information you're giving out! Appreciate your time in answering
awesome cant wait to custom my keyboard when the warranty is over
Don't wait! Do it now! Not too hard and well worth it.
Hey Juju. I bought my wife a Glorious Full size keyboard and sadly, the cable is also not detachable. I haven't opened the keyboard yet. I tried looking for tutorials on how I would make the cable detachable but only end up with teardown videos. My problem now is that those teardown videos show the connector of the GMMK has 5 wires, unlike yours that only has 4. Could you help me out on this one? Thank you!
Have you found a solution to this problem?
What is the purpose of the C1 and C2 in that Daughterboard PCB sir? My cable has 2 Black wires in it.
Would it work if i take the Usb female port from a Phone?
hello question, do you have any videos of a wireless keyboard(example ciy tester 68) with usb dongle just converting it into a type c so no need for battery replacement? thank you and hoping for the reply!
Thanks very much! The keyboard I bought IS detachable, but my mouse I use at work and home isn't!
I have a mechanical that is REALLY OLD that got flooded and a bit (dried) muddy and i need to change the big and old 5-pin connector and upgrade it to usb-c to usb. You think i cn upgrade it to that? Like it is a 1996 mechanical keyboard....i want to show what the pcb looks like and the connection of the wire because i dont know which materials to buy so i could upgrade and (hopefully) get it to work. I cant see adaptors for it.
Stupid question but, would the keyboard software still work? For example a mech keyboard with rgb profile settings. Great tutorial btw!
Yea definitely will! You are simply cutting off the connector and putting your own :)
@JUJU that's awesome! Thanks again for the video, I'm quite new to mechanical keyboard haha, and Your videos are a great way to learn and get infos about them. Thank you!
Does it work with an USB 3.0 Micro-B aswell? If not, yould you make a video about it? :)
I'm new to all this. If my keyboard has 2 black ground wires do I just solder them both onto the "G"? I'm assuming that 1 black wire is for the keyboard and the other 1 black wire is for the side usb ports? Its an apple keyboard I'm messing with.
Hey,
i have iKBC mf 87 with rgb b. My micro Usb port is broken.
Now i want to fix it.
But i have 5 wires. i have white, green, red and 2x black. I think because of RGB. But how do i connect those with Adafruit USB C Breakout Board.
I have this question as well! Did you end up figuring out?
Thanks mate. With all respect, it is just the half of the job as you cannot use the keyboard in wireless mode, so your showcase is only useful if you want to replace the keyboard wire.
I would love to see you doing this in something like my old steelseries 7g =)
Hey if I do this to my mouse will be there any clicking delay or any other issue pls help
Maybe one day i will try it
Im here just to ask, could it be possible to convert my steering wheel wiring to a usb pluggable system, so that i can detach just the parts leaving the cabling setup in its place
Could there be any data loss or malfunctioning when doing so?
What should be the arrangement of wires to usb type c if i have 5 wires. Red,white,green,black and yellow
Hey I might be late but do you think I can do this with my GMMK (1) Full Sized Layout?
Did you manage to do it?
@@EATERxq nah, haven't tried
ok so umm idk if youll see this but i was gonna ask if i can change where the usb c port is on my rk61, bc i dont like it in the middle, ik im sorry its a dumb question but i just wanted to know sorry
So what do I do with the fifth wire of my keyboard have five wires instead of four? I’ve tried just putting the extra wire to the ground as it’s a bare copper capable. But nothing works. So I ended up having to resolder my keyboards cable back together. Can anyone answer this question?.
Did you figure this out? My Roccat board has 5 wires and I would like to do this mod.
this... is effin genius. 🔥
Thanks brother!
I have a keyboard with a cable that splits into two to connect to my PC. Seems like one for the lights, and one for the actual power. Would this mod work with that? Would I need a different female USB-C port?
I just have a question if you convert a keyboard that has a computer software like ROG keyboards with Armory crate will that hinder the software from recognizing the keyboard?
My keyboard hasn't got a wire and it uses AAA batteries. How can I mod it so it works with both UBS and rechargeable batteries?
@JUJU i have a hyper x alloy elite which is also a usb hub so in fact i have to connect two usb Kabel with my computer. I guess i have to build in two usbc ports to the keyboard?
Would I need to get a different USB C board if my keeb has passthrough?
thats awesome mate .. thanks
No problem 👍
thank you i did this and useing it now lol sent the pics on twitter mate thanks!!!!!!
Thanks for the video, I wanted to do this as well but the USB-C Breakout in the link is totally different than the one in the video. Why is that? It is way too bulky for most keyboards to solder in place!
What if your keyboard has 5 wires instead of 4? I can't seem to get it to work. I have a USB C breakout with resistors.
Hello, I have followed your tuto but I got a problem ...
I've tried soldering a breakout board usb-ce, I did well I think.
The first board was a cheap one, I've tried a regular usb-c to usb A 2.0 cable, and it works, but after that I tried a swift cable coiled. And the keyboard started to act weird ...It turns on and then off, and windows says "unknown device". Any idea ?
question, where, if anywhere would i solder a second black wire to? i bought a similar looking female usb-c port at first and with my research, couldn't find anywhere that gave me proper instructions so I bought another one with a1-a12 and b1-b12 in hopes that would work and it sadly didn't. any advice on what to do in that case?
You can solder it to the same ground black wire or to the casing of the usb-c female. It is a shield wire. You must have soldered the wrong black wire to the gnd. Try the other one and it should work and check your pinout 5v is typically red and black is typically gnd. If there is an extra black which looks thicker and is adjacent to the gnd wire it's the shield wire. You can probe it out with a multimeter to confirm.
Hey Juju! I'm trying to do this for a razer blackwidow but it has an additional black wire. I have the adafruit usb c breakout board from the description
I have the same issue with my Fantech mk872. It has an additional more thick black wire. Have you found a solution?
@@kethakaa yea so i tested with a multi meter and iirc the extra cable was just grounded to the case and u can ignore it
@@yoshi4279 Thanks man
when he was shocked on first try, i started worrying because if it wasnt guaranteed on first try, id have to purchase more keyboards
hello sir may i ask if i do this mod can i use any type c cable ?like the one i used on my charger. thank you !
my breakout board didn't have d+ and d- only have dp and dn . What should i choose?
P stands for + and N stands for --
"I have so many tools that only I use"
Now that you've recommended them, that's no longer the case. ;)
Sorry, stupid joke. I know you meant "I only use" rather than "only I use".
Edit: Also I like the recommended USB soldering iron. Although, the pinecil is about the same price, goes hotter, and seems to have more features for the display/os. On the other hand, pinecil's are all out of stock until sometime later this month, which is a bummer.
I have rakk xtle and ithas 5 wires 2 black im glad i didnt cut it first. Can you tell me where those 2 black wires goes? Done research cant find answer
Thanks bro, works for my k552, a little bit of work but it's worth it.
does it gives delay?
does it have 5 wire? how ?
@mizufy where did you solder the brown wire? also have k552 kumara help bro
@@chronostain2201 i Heard You can just ignore the last pin without soldering
@Franco Marcelo the brown wire in k552? k552 has 5 wires this brown wire (ID) to usb type c will try
this video is just right for me! But can it work with the keyboard with function keys? I am trying to mod my corsair k63.
Yes. Any keyboard.
can I do this on my non mechanical keyboard? i have a membrane one and in my country, mechanical keyboards are expensive and i needed a cheap long lasting one and was forced to buy membrane
So can I cut and use a USB-C connector from a different cable instead?
did you use hot glue to keep the usb c port in place?
Hey, so Im looking to buy the adafruit one. In the video, you say to connect the V with the red wire. But on the Adafruit 4090, there are SBU1, SBU2, VBUS, CC1, and CC2. Which one do I connect the red wire to for voltage?
Vbus
Mine has 2 black wires. One thick and one thin. What would I do with them both?
What would happen if I grounded cc/cc1 to the same zero ohm resistor with in the keyboard? Came factory with it on the ground wire on the left board.
Some have said USB C needs a 5k ohm resistor in series with CC1 to generate 5v. But if it’s already populated on the board internally I’m not seeing the reason behind this and why the mod isn’t working at all.
Update: with the zero ohm resistor in series the lights actually came on but no key inputs.
would it be the same general idea if I wanna do this to my corsair keyboard? I don't really use it so I wanna mod it as a fun little project but I'm just wondering if making it detachable would require an extra step due to the usb pass through
Corsair keyboards have a separate pcb and cable for the passthrough. You can just ignore it but you would lose the passthrough.
Can you make a video on how to take a Key Switch out without a Switch Puller but without damaging the switch in any way?
Next video ;)
@@goodjihad yay
Help, so I I'm trying to mod mine but it seems theres a fifth black cable thats a little thicker than the four ones, where should I sother it?
awesome tutorial
Can you do a tutorial on how to make tha coiled wire! It looks soooo coool
Buy one
I want to do this with a razer huntsman elite. Any ideas? I have 2 usb's going into the back of the pc, so i'm assuming I'd need to put a splitter or a hub inside the keyboard? Any help would be great. I have 0 experience with this, but have taken the keyboard apart before so I know the inside layout.
Hey man I appreciate the tutorial you made but I have a small problem I just followed the steps you said in the vid one problem for me is that when I plug the type c cord, only the lights are working but the keyboard isn't detected what might be the problem to this? thanks man
im realy not shure but try reversing data cables mabey it will work i really dont know just saying
Im having the exact same problem
Same problem
is it possible for a vintage keyboard? i have a philips P2815
So if I get that Adafruit breakout with the 56k resistor, do I solder a cable connecting CC1 to VBUS and then wire VBUS, data, and ground like in the video?
I have the adafruit 8 pin breakout too. Did you find the way to do it?
Im going to try this in my MSI Vigor GK80. I dont know if it would work properly because this model has a cable with two USB connectors to allow an USB passthrough on the keyboard. As long as the keyboard works is fine, I dont mind if I lose the USB passthrough capability. My main keyboard is a 60% (modded Anne Pro 2) and I would love to be able to change it easily when I need a full keyboard. I have my keyboard connected with an usb c coiled cable with gx12 aviator connector and it would be awesome if I could use the same cable to connect my two keyboards as I please. I've ordered the adafruit usb c breakboard and a jst ph 5 pin connector with 30 cm of cable to try if it works without damaging the original cable.
UPDATE: The keyboard works with any regular usb c cable, but not with my aviator coiled cable.
Sir it might be late 7 month,
But my cable it has 5 colour, red, green, white, and then 2 black, what should I do
For the Adatafruit board, what wires would you put in what connections because there's
CC2, SBU1, D+, D-, CC1, SBU2, VBUS, GND? And what would you do for the empty connections?
GND - Black/GND,
VBUS = V+ = +5V/Red,
D+ = Green/D+,
D- = White/D-
You could use the CC pins to enable C to C compatability if the adafruit board has the resistors on it.
@@goodjihad What do I wire the CC pins to?