PlaketXL by Flatbrains! | GB Ended

Picture credit: Bagri


Hi everyone, we're Flatbrains! from France!

Our duo consists of Plaketdebeur, who mainly handles case design, and me, on the electronic side of things.

Up until now, we've kept a low profile by running mostly fnf runs and a bunch of prototypes. That said, you may have seen some of our boards around, such as the PlaketVNR, the Plaket60, or even the Samara.

We're glad to announce that the PlaketXL GB is now live until December 5th!




The idea

An old-school-looking 60% with a double F-row and a pen-holder


Picture credit: Tomish





History

The design process started almost 2 years ago when Plaketdebeur, who's passionate about OG boards, wanted something reminiscing of the 80s era and some of its iconic boards such as the Cherry G80-2100.

After several iterations on the design, a first prototype was ordered. It got displayed at some meetups as well as on streams, and received solid comments and feedback.

Eventually, Delta Key Co. reached out to us about running this as a GB. We took the opportunity to run another round of prototypes with another manufacturer, and implemented some changes based on the previously collected feedback about the first prototype.


PlaketXL's top secret R&D




Specifications

● Alpha angle: 6°● F-Row angle: 17°● Alpha mount: O-ring● F-row mount: Top-mount● EKH: 23.8mm● Front height: 19.5mm● PCBs: Solder or hotswap PCBs (same compatibility) (1.6mm) with C3 spec DB● Weights: Clear-coated dual internal brass weights● Weight: 3kg built (6.6lb)