As someone with an affinity for both wireless devices and mechanical keyboards, I am saddened that wireless mechanical keyboards are few and far between. Only a handful of models exist, and unfortunately none of them quite fit my tastes. For this reason, I decided to go with a DIY approach. I figured since I had already voided the warranty on my Das a while back (with the vinyl wrap), I'd just go all the way and make the thing wireless.

This build log can serve as a guide for doing wireless mods in general. The process should be the same for most keyboards.

Phase 0: Planning

After a bit of research, I decided upon a method that is essentially replacing the internals of the mechanical board with that of a wireless one. The mechanical switches would be wired to replicate the membrane matrix of the wireless board, and connected to the wireless board's controller. This seemed like a straightforward, reliable, and cost efficient approach.

Being my first attempt at this, I decided to go for the least expensive board I could find. I ended up choosing a HP K2500 to be the donor keyboard since it had the same (104-key) layout as the Das and minimal amount of additional features. The small USB dongle was also nice.