Pelican case Vladimir 's Pelican is a PCB-agnostic O-ring case for 60% keyboards.
KBD.news Published March 18, 2025
The Pelican by Vladimir aka kapee1/kape.0 is a 60% O-ring case compatible with many PCBs of this form factor.
I was heavily inspired by the Bakeneko and Aperture (a keyboard from the local community with no worldwide GB). So I decided to combine the best of both and make it available to anyone who enjoys DIY projects as much as I do – Vladimir.
The hole serves multiple purposes at once: it helps reduce the front height without any consequences (but affects the sound, of course) and makes pulling out the whole PCB sandwich much more convenient.
Features
Unikorn-like O-ring mount
Space for a 402080 battery installation
Front height = 17.7 mm
C-series daughterboard compatibility
Most 60% O-ring PCBs will fit
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Published on Tue 18th Mar 2025. Featured in KBD #189 .
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