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Hey folks, I'm toying with the thought of a portable, wireless/BLE, 34 key split kbd. Most builds that I've looked at hide the battery. Questions:

  • Do you mount the batteries? If so, where? Examples?
  • Does it in any way impact the portability?
  • Are there any other notable differences (in comparison to a wired board) one should be aware of?
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[–] rooq 1 points 1 year ago

I do enjoy LEDs because I like to color-code my layers but I don't need a display. If the battery fits under the MCU then this sounds ideal but if I have to charge it every 2 hours because it has to be small then it won't be worth it for me.

Thanks for the advice.