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The Wobkey Rainy75 is a gasket mount 75% keyboard with 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth Wireless, pre-lubed HMX Violet switches, double-shot PBT keycaps, RGB lighting, flex cuts, 1.2 mm PCB, Polypropylene flex cut plate, pre-lubed M-One stabilizers, an Aluminum case, bottom weight, and VIA compatibility. This board sems to tick every feature there is to have in a custom keyboard, all at a price that's extremely aggressive, so let's take the board apart and see what makes this board what it is, and see if there's any opportunities to explore! Typing Tests are conducted through a Fifine Dynamic Mic run through USB-C to a USB-C front header on my PC case, captured through OBS. The mic is positioned at a distance of 6“ from the home row with on-board gain maxed out, no adjustments made in OBS or in editing. The IXTech boom arm the mic is mounted to is positioned ~33“ from the keyboard, and is insulated at the top and bottom of the clamp with a layer of acoustic foam and cardboard. TO MAKE THE BOARD WORK WITH VIA: First, download the JSON files from the woblab website listed on the instructions. From there, go to and click on the “SETTINGS“ icon in the top center cluster of icons. From there, turn on the option for “show Design tab“. You should now see an extra “brush“ icon in the top center of the screen. Click on that icon, then click “Load“ next to “Load Draft Definition“, and upload the correct JSON file for your model of Rainy75. If you find the board still can't connect to VIA, try a different JSON file: I had to try a few different ones before I found the one that was right for my board since the folders that describe them don't seem clear on that front. Socials: Twitter/X: Instagram: Threads: @themanicgeek Twitch: (Sun. @ 9 AM Pacific, Wed. @ 7 PM Pacific) Wobkey Rany75 Kickstarter (Affiliate Link): Wobkey website: TIME STAMPS 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - Pricing 1:04 - Exterior Design 2:12 - QC issue 2:33 - HMX Violet Linears 3:18 - Keycaps 3:40 - PP Plate lmao 4:03 - M-One Stabilizers 4:18 - Foams 4:42 - Stock Typing Test 5:26 - Foam Recommendations, PCB Design 5:50 - Dumb-bell Gaskets and Assembly Flex 6:23 - No Foam Typing Test 7:17 - Explainer: Case Foam Is The Way 7:45 - Typing Test: Case Foam and Bottom PTF Sheet 8:27 - Battery 8:51 - VIA compatible, mostly 9:18 - Kickstarter, tho... 10:16 - Closing Thought and Outro Music provided by YouTube Audio Library #customkeyboard #rainy75 #budget
