Editing Backlit keyboard (section)

==Full-colour backlighting==
Traditional LEDs are monochromatic and have two legs: positive and negative. Keyboard switches designed to accept LEDs typically only provide space for a standard LED with two legs, so full-colour illumination is not possible. As stated above, Cherry themselves resolved this issue by providing support for external LEDs. Since the Cherry MX shell theoretically has space for a full RGB LED, clone manufacturers typically utilise all four base holes (two for the LED, and two for the jumper or diode) to accommodate the four legs of an RGB LED. The LED recess shape is amended to support such an LED, and RGB switches can be distinguished from monochrome LED switches by the shape of the LED recess.

Clone manufacturers using this process include [[Kaihua]] ([[Kaihua PG1511 series|PG1511 series]]), [[Gaote]] ([[Gaote PG150 series|PG150 series]]), [[Greetech]] ([[Greetech GT02 series|GT02 series]]) and [[TTC]] ([[TTC KS4 series|KS4 series]]).

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File:Kailh PG1511 RGB Blue and Blue.jpg        | Kaihua PG1511 RGB Blue (left) and Blue (right)
File:Kailh PG1511 RGB Blue with LED fitted.jpg | Kaihua PG1511 RGB Blue with RGB LED fitted
File:Kailh PG1511 RGB Blue with LED.jpg        | View of LED from below
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