Mechanical keyboard evaluation Part 9: Mechanical keyboard Xiaobai can also experience the introduction from mass production to customization - Luofei Xiaoqiao Pro assembly sharing

Speaking of Luo Fei, everyone's first reaction may be the dot keycap, the design is good-looking, and the keyboard is specially designed for girls and so on.

But in fact, Luofei's design has always been very bold and avant-garde. If it is said that it was only designed on the appearance of the keycaps, in the middle of this year, it was upgraded to Xiaoqiao Pro on the basis of Luofei Xiaoqiao, creating the first mass production of the horizontal plug-in Gasket structure. Customized mechanical keyboard.

What is mass production customization? Just like Wuque Studio, Luofei’s small program supports users to choose different positioning boards, frame colors, satellite shafts, shafts and other accessories for free matching, and it is easy to assemble one after getting it. Your own unique keyboard.

Let me take you to experience the charm of Luofei Xiaoqiao Pro through my own assembly process

There are a lot of accessories as a whole. When Luo Fei sent it, it was a very large box. When it was unpacked, there were four long boxes, seven small boxes, and a box of black alert keycaps. I bought an additional set of summer invasion keycaps. .

It should be noted that this keycap can only be used for Luofei Xiaoqiao 68 keys. I will explain in detail later that the additional keycaps purchased include Luofei’s lottery card, and an additional keycap with Luofei logo will be given device.

Open the outer package of the theme component, which contains instructions, a metal bottom case and two bags of silica gel.

There are three colors to choose from for the varnish-painted metal bottom case. I chose white, and the overall texture is very good. There is Touch-Pro printed on the left side of the line, and the black one on the right side is the power supply unit of Xiaoqiao Pro.

The Luofei logo is printed on the lower right corner, and the mirror texture of the baking varnish is very comfortable.

The back is the classic support of Xiaoqiao, which is also the origin of the name Xiaoqiao. The texture of the entire back is also very good.

The left knob is the switch button of the keyboard and the Bluetooth switch, and the middle is the Type-c interface.

Pick up the knob and look carefully and find that it is a transparent plastic that can transmit light. One end of the knob is printed with Luofei's fun 2㎡, which is also Luofei's long-standing concept, creating a more interesting life in a 2㎡ space.

There are copper fixed, iron fixed and PC fixed for the positioning board. I feel that the system copper fixed is stuffy, so I choose the copper fixed.

There are two types of sandwich pads: silicone and Poron. It depends on personal preference. I choose Poron.

There is only one type of PCB, and there is no split space design. You can see the logo and slogan of Luofei on the back.

If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools. Before assembling, let’s take a look at the tool kits of Xiaoqiao Pro, which are screw kits, data cables, small tool kits and lubrication kits.

The data cable is a paracord cable, not an aviation plug-in cable. It has an anti-shielding magnetic ring, but unfortunately there is no printed Luofei logo.

The lubrication kit is a can of grease, a can of oil, a thick-tipped brush, and a fine-tipped brush.

The small tool set is the key puller designed by Luofei orange and white, the shaft puller and the keyboard brush, all of which are printed with the Luofei logo, and the workmanship is exquisite.

Other accessories are also free to choose. I chose electroplated silver for the side panel, and there are several other colors to choose from. For details, please refer to the video I recorded later.

The satellite axis can be customized by Shengpanda and Luofei. My orange is customized by Luofei, which looks better when matched with the overall color of the keyboard.

There are many options for shafts, Jiadalong and Kaihua basic shafts, as well as Jiadalong CJ Wall, Kaihua Box jellyfish shafts and Internet celebrity TTC gold powder shafts.

It is worth mentioning that the wall CJ was first launched in Luofei Xiaoqiao Pro. Other mass-produced keyboards do not use CJ wall switches. The price is a little expensive but it is easy to use.

It can be understood as an upgraded version of Jiadalong G Silver Pro, which is more comfortable in smoothness and rebound, and is OK for codewords and games.

First of all, add silica gel particles to the eight positions of the bottom case to ensure soft elastic support when the PCB touches the bottom case.

Then locate the uppercase and lowercase switching keys on the positioning board, and put on a light-shielding plastic cover.

Then add silicone pads to all the frames of the positioning board. Remember that the small holes are inserted here, and the insertion is correct.

At this time, it is necessary to start lubricating the satellite shaft. Considering that readers have novice users, here is an explanation that thicker lubricating grease is used to lubricate the steel wire, and thinner lubricating oil is used to lubricate the dummy shaft.

Two brushes of different thicknesses, the thick one is used to apply even grease to the steel wire, and the thin one is used to lubricate the dummy shaft.

Just moisten the inner walls on both sides of the dummy shaft

Put the dummy shaft into the inner wall, and then insert it into the lower opening, don't get it upside down.

Just scrape a layer of steel wire directly into the grease

Then apply evenly with a coarse brush

When the steel wire is inserted into the dummy shaft and pressed down, you will hear a stuck sound. If you are worried about whether it is installed correctly, you can use tweezers to clamp the dummy shaft to see if it can move up and down.

Run all the satellite shafts and clamp the satellite shafts on the fixed plate. The steel wire must be inserted under the fixed plate first, otherwise it will not fit in.

After installation, the liner needs to be completely installed at this time. The order given by the official user manual is to install all the shafts on the positioning plate, then turn them over and cover them with sandwich cotton, and then use the PCB to directly mount the shafts.

I personally have the habit of assembling the keyboard, and the four corners are first installed on the shaft for positioning.

Then turn it over and spread the sandwich cotton on the back of the positioning board. If you are afraid that the sandwich cotton is laid upside down, just look at the Luofei logo side up.

Then put the PCB on the four axes at this time, and the four axes can be aligned with the PCB.

If your installation sequence is the same as mine, install all the remaining shafts after installation

During the installation process, it is heard that the card is not going in smoothly, then congratulations, you may have a crooked foot, use a shaft puller to pull out the shaft and adjust the alignment foot to reinstall.

After the installation is complete, the liner is clamped on the metal bottom shell, and it can be installed by sliding. This kind of slide rail type gasket structure is the first of its kind by Luo Fei.

After the edge is clamped, don't rush to install the side panel screws. It is best to insert the wires to test whether the lower shaft body is normal. If there are any problems, you can solve them in time.

After checking that all the axes are triggered normally, the side panel can be installed, and the left side panel is printed with the word Touch-Pro.

I forgot to mention that before installing the side panel, turn it to the back and plug in the power interface. It takes a little effort to get in.

Finally, it is the keycap replacement key. When you install the uppercase and lowercase switch keys, you will find that there is an indicator light on the keycap.

It is also the only indicator light on the entire keyboard.

Above, we have completed the assembly of Luofei Xiaoqiao Pro Professional Edition, isn’t it very simple!

This time, Luo Fei upgraded to Pro dual-mode slide-and-kneeling gasket structure keyboard on the basis of Xiaoqiao, which supports users to choose different positioning boards, bottom shells, sandwich cotton, shafts, and keycaps according to their preferences, to DIY their own unique one. Take the mechanical keyboard, which I personally like very much.

Of course, it is not perfect, there is no wireless 2.4g, and the windows system needs to use the Fn key in the upper right corner, which is a little far away.

I don’t mind these, I need a 68-key mechanical keyboard, and I want to assemble a keyboard by myself, friends who like the slide-rail gasket and Xiaoqiao’s unique design can buy it.

I am Tank, goodbye for the follow-up digital evaluation, thank you for your love.