Corne Max Build Guide

You've just received your Corne Max kit and want some help assembling everything? Look no further!

Contents of the Kit:

Please don't hot-plug your lovely new Corne Max PCB (No connecting or disconnecting your TRRS cable whilst the keyboard is plugged in) this will likely break it!

First up, check you've got everything you need to build up your kit. It's also good practice to check there's no faults with your PCB, by just giving it a quick plug-in first. If there’s anything missing on our part, send us a message here and we'll get replacements sent out!

1 x Corne Max Aluminium CNC Case	1 x Set of Corne Max PCBs	1 x Set of Acrylic Back Plates
1 x Set of Acrylic LCD Screen Covers	14 x 6mm M2 Screws	4 x 8mm Standoffs
1 x TRRS Cable	10 x Rubber Feet (Optional)	42 x Switches of Your Choice (Not included in kit)

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As for tools, all you'll need is a Phillips Head Screwdriver, it's as simple as that!

Making the Corne Max:

All of the below steps should be repeated for both halves, no difference in which side you're making up!

Step 1: Installing the PCB

It may seem like an odd first step, but I'd recommend starting off by screwing in our 8mm Standoffs for the OLED Cover onto the PCB. This can be a bit awkward to do once the PCB is in the case, so it's best to get it out of the way.

INSTALLED STANDOFFS FOR OLEDS

Now that the PCB is ready, we can insert 5 or 6 switches into the case, this makes lining up the pins on the switches a lot easier than doing them all at once:

SWITCHES IN CASE

Once the switches are installed we can carefully place our PCB onto the bottom of these switches, making sure the switch pins align with the hotswap sockets, and push the PCB so that the pins all get inserted!

If you're having trouble getting the PCB into the plate, try inserting the USB-C port and TRRS Jack first, once they're in it should drop in nicely

PUSHING PCB INTO CASE

MAKE SURE THE SWITCHES ARE FULLY SEATED

Finally we can insert the rest of the switches into the case and PCB, making sure the pins are aligned before inserting them.

SWITCHES ALL INSTALLED

Step 2: Installing the Acrylic

Our second step is to screw in our acrylic backplates and LCD screen covers. First off we can peel the protective covers off of the acrylic backplates and then screw them into the case.

Be careful not to tighten the screws too much, this could crack the acrylic

SCREWED IN BACK PLATES

Finally, we can repeat the same process for the LCD screen covers:

LCD SCREEN COVERS INSTALLED

Step 3: Finishing Touches

Now that the main assembly is completed you can add on your rubber feet or tenting, the placement of these are down to personal preference, here's what we've gone for:

RUBBER FEET ATTACHED

TENTING RING ATTACHED

Finally, we can put on our keycaps of choice, by simply pushing each keycap onto their respective switches and we're done!

COMPLETE BUILD