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AEK II spacebar

Posted: 29 Mar 2019, 00:13
by CarpCharacin
I just got an AEK II M3501, and I ended up cracking the spacebar as I was trying to remove it :cry:
Is anyone selling replacement spacebars?

Re: AEK II spacebar

Posted: 29 Mar 2019, 03:28
by abrahamstechnology
What part of it is cracked?

Re: AEK II spacebar

Posted: 29 Mar 2019, 03:45
by CarpCharacin
The space bar itself, on the front. I feel kind of dumb that I cracked it, but I think it was kind of brittle.

Re: AEK II spacebar

Posted: 14 Apr 2019, 00:33
by CarpCharacin
I super glued it, so at least it is usable now, but I'd still like to find a replacement spacebar. Does anyone know where I might be able to get one without needing to get a whole different keyboard?

Re: AEK II spacebar

Posted: 14 Apr 2019, 10:15
by the_ambyguous
pimpmykeyboard sells ABS and PBT spacebars with alps mount in DCS and DSA profile, individual keys

Re: AEK II spacebar

Posted: 14 Apr 2019, 11:26
by Findecanor
the_ambyguous wrote: 14 Apr 2019, 10:15 pimpmykeyboard sells ABS and PBT spacebars with alps mount in DCS and DSA profile, individual keys
Wrong stabiliser mount unfortunately. The AEK II's plate has Alps-type stabiliser mounts whereas SP's has Cherry-style mounts at the ends for Costar-style stabilisers (there are many keyboards with Alps-switches that indeed have those).
I also have some recollection of the AEK II space bar having a weird stabiliser wire, but I might remember wrong.

You could ask elecplus. Her company refurbishes keyboards, and sells keycaps at times.

Re: AEK II spacebar

Posted: 14 Apr 2019, 19:02
by abrahamstechnology
Findecanor wrote: 14 Apr 2019, 11:26
the_ambyguous wrote: 14 Apr 2019, 10:15 pimpmykeyboard sells ABS and PBT spacebars with alps mount in DCS and DSA profile, individual keys
Wrong stabiliser mount unfortunately. The AEK II's plate has Alps-type stabiliser mounts whereas SP's has Cherry-style mounts at the ends for Costar-style stabilisers (there are many keyboards with Alps-switches that indeed have those).
I also have some recollection of the AEK II space bar having a weird stabiliser wire, but I might remember wrong.

You could ask elecplus. Her company refurbishes keyboards, and sells keycaps at times.
Just use a Matias stabilizer kit or print these:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3396336