TKD Cycle8 + Rakka HE Kit: Rapid Trigger with style

[@schwift6099]

Brother, we need more videos! You are the slept on king of the YT keeb community. The most in depth breakdowns I’ve ever seen! You got me into the custom keyboard scene man. It all started with me having issues with my gmmk pro from the moment I bought it. Then I found your vids on it. It helped but ultimately I threw that hunk of junk in the trash! Now I’ve built about 7 keyboards since then. My latest is a matrix labs Corsa in meteorite gray. HMX hades V2 switches, PBTFans NeonR2 w/glitter keycaps, TX AP stabilizers, and a custom CF plate and CF leafs from Hype Keyboards. It’s definitely my most all out build yet! Anyways man, thanks for helping to get me interested in what is now one of my favorite hobbies. Hope you’re doing well and I’m looking forward to more videos from you soon!

[@Tom-bk2yc]

The King is back. Welcome back Mate!

[@IOSam]

Thank you so much!!! Nice to be back in the KZbin trenches my friend!

[@SuperMyacc]

Welcome back!

[@IOSam]

Thank you!! I missed this place! :)

[@esra_erimez]

Yay! Yet another great video! Thank you!!!

[@IOSam]

Thank you for being here Esra!!! I guess our timing is in sync, eh? :)

[@JtwasLuck]

It's finally time to get a HE board ;) Rakka actually has implemented "SOCD", its called "Swift Flow".

[@IOSam]

Man that was fast! 😂

[@JtwasLuck]

@@IOSam And he's just by himself, the mad lad!

[@gittarman]

Blast to the past in the best way possible. Good to see you, Sam!

[@IOSam]

Hehe...thanks man!! I had been missing the "crunch" of editing videos under tight deadlines!! 😅

[@marounboumelhem3984]

Nice vid Sam

[@IOSam]

Thank you Maroun! (and nice to see you back here!)

[@sharkosaurfps]

Love seeing my fellow mainframers

[@IOSam]

AS400 for the win!

[@Ruler187]

As soon as I saw the terminal I knew he was talking about the fn key

[@cmplxszarchive]

insane quality vid

[@IOSam]

Thank you my friend!!!

[@m0rzn898]

did not know rakka pcb support stepped capslock, thanks for the info

[@IOSam]

I was surprised to find out as well... Since it was not documented. They designed it in a way that the switch goes sideways.

[@DokutahNiko]

I love my Wooting 60 Its currently in a Tofu case The only thing I don't like is the pcb does not support 7U spacebar so im hoping one day to get my hands on a He board in 65% of 75% layout that supports a 7U spacebar

[@IOSam]

Yeah… Unfortunately, 7U spacebars are (still) the domain of custom keyboards… From all the HE gaming production keyboards that came out this year so far, I don’t recall seeing one with the option for a 7U spacebar (other than the custom Cycle8 with Rakka PCB, but which is larger than a 75% though). The upcoming Wooting 80HE and Keychron K2 HE, also come with 6.25U spacebar, and not even KBDFans’ Takka60 HE PCB gives you the 7U option. But I’m sure a 65 or 75% custom board with a Rakka HE PCB option is just around the corner… Hall Effect technology is taking over the keyboards world, and that will be no different in the custom segment. And considering how popular 65 and 75% boards are these days, I’ll be surprised if we don’t see a good HE custom board in those layouts (including a 7U spacebar) being released soon.

[@ivanbardov]

This day just got better with another video from tIO Sam 👍

[@IOSam]

Ivan the great!!! Always nice to see you here in the comments section my good sir!!

[@TemProduction]

Thank you Mr Sam

[@IOSam]

Always welcome my friend!! And thanks for stopping by!

[@sharkosaurfps]

btw rakka already has SOCD on the beta fw channel

[@IOSam]

Just saw another comment here about it... That was fast, eh? XD

[@BType13X2]

I may have to get this TKL... Also and IO Sam video, I thought you got kidnapped by the keyboard mafia.

[@IOSam]

Hehe... Not the keyboard Mafia, but my 'daytime job Mafia' instead... :P

[@esra_erimez]

I *just* recently managed to finally climb out of my keyboard rabbit hole.

[@IOSam]

What do you mean? There is no such thing as climbing out of this rabbit hole... 🤣

[@JtwasLuck]

@@IOSam fr, I thought I got out of it but I fell back in haha

[@EnnTomi1]

wow, really really really want a cycle7 pcb that can null bind, so i can see whats the fuzz all about.

[@IOSam]

I hope Rakka comes around to produce a Cycle7 HE PCB... TKD sold a boatload of C7s, so it could be a good business for Rakka (depending on how good the demand was for their HE kit for the Cycle8).

[@morgan3625]

Does it support ISO?

[@IOSam]

Yes for the solder PCB (that accommodates both ISO and ANSI). For the hotswaps (both wired and wireless), they offer ISO only versions (you have to chose either ISO or ANSI). And the Rakka is ANSI only.

[@morgan3625]

@@IOSam oh alright thanks. Would you know of any keyboards with HE pcb that supports ISO?

[@IOSam]

@@morgan3625The Wooting 60HE is available in ISO version, as well as the upcoming 80HE.

[@Jonnychu-tq7hj]

The plate mount stab bias in this community is unreal.

[@IOSam]

True... I mean, the "trauma" was real a few years back, when every pre-built keyboard came with crappy plate stabs on it. But things have improved tremendously lately, especially in the aftermarket where you can now get plate mounted stabs that are on the same level of good PCB mounted ones. I have to say I am impressed with the ones that came in the Rakka kit. Really good stuff!