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Offline DoctorNunu

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Wooting keyboards
« on: Thu, 07 November 2019, 10:35:28 »
Hi, does anyone happen to have any drawings or measurement of the wooting keyboards? (More specifically pcb and plate)

Interested in either designing a new case or to use the pcb + plate for an already existing case.
I would appreciate if someone could send me any info they have about the mounting style and measurements. Thanks!  ;)

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Re: Wooting keyboards
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 08 November 2019, 08:05:27 »
Don't even bother ;) . Due to the way their switches are designed, tolerances are extremely tight.
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Re: Wooting keyboards
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 08 November 2019, 08:17:53 »
Don't even bother ;) . Due to the way their switches are designed, tolerances are extremely tight.

Hehe, I re-watched your video the other day on the Wooting switches. Clearly a complex design, I’m guessing adding lube to the switch will most likely misdirect the optics?

Anyway, would be a fun project to try out. When saying the tolerances are extremely light, what would you would happen when switching case? Or did you just mean that they low tolerance in general?

Offline Leslieann

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Re: Wooting keyboards
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 08 November 2019, 14:56:54 »
Tight tolerances, not loose.
Their design doesn't lend itself to modding, or possibly even repairs beyond replacing the "switch".
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Re: Wooting keyboards
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 09 November 2019, 04:48:20 »
Don't even bother ;) . Due to the way their switches are designed, tolerances are extremely tight.

Hehe, I re-watched your video the other day on the Wooting switches. Clearly a complex design, I’m guessing adding lube to the switch will most likely misdirect the optics?

Anyway, would be a fun project to try out. When saying the tolerances are extremely light, what would you would happen when switching case? Or did you just mean that they low tolerance in general?
Why would you want to lubricate a super smooth switch? XD
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Offline DoctorNunu

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Re: Wooting keyboards
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 09 November 2019, 07:17:41 »
Don't even bother ;) . Due to the way their switches are designed, tolerances are extremely tight.

Hehe, I re-watched your video the other day on the Wooting switches. Clearly a complex design, I’m guessing adding lube to the switch will most likely misdirect the optics?

Anyway, would be a fun project to try out. When saying the tolerances are extremely light, what would you would happen when switching case? Or did you just mean that they low tolerance in general?
Why would you want to lubricate a super smooth switch? XD
You can never get too much smoothness lol  :))

Nah just curious as of how it would work out.

Offline chyros

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Re: Wooting keyboards
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 09 November 2019, 08:12:00 »
Don't even bother ;) . Due to the way their switches are designed, tolerances are extremely tight.

Hehe, I re-watched your video the other day on the Wooting switches. Clearly a complex design, I’m guessing adding lube to the switch will most likely misdirect the optics?

Anyway, would be a fun project to try out. When saying the tolerances are extremely light, what would you would happen when switching case? Or did you just mean that they low tolerance in general?
Why would you want to lubricate a super smooth switch? XD
You can never get too much smoothness lol  :))

Nah just curious as of how it would work out.
I think if anything it would make it worse :p . I really don't think people should just automatically want to lube everything tbh.

I also suspect that, like you said, it could end up interfering with the optics in this case.
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Offline DoctorNunu

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Re: Wooting keyboards
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 09 November 2019, 12:01:43 »
Don't even bother ;) . Due to the way their switches are designed, tolerances are extremely tight.

Hehe, I re-watched your video the other day on the Wooting switches. Clearly a complex design, I’m guessing adding lube to the switch will most likely misdirect the optics?

Anyway, would be a fun project to try out. When saying the tolerances are extremely light, what would you would happen when switching case? Or did you just mean that they low tolerance in general?
Why would you want to lubricate a super smooth switch? XD
You can never get too much smoothness lol  :))

Nah just curious as of how it would work out.
I think if anything it would make it worse :p . I really don't think people should just automatically want to lube everything tbh.

I also suspect that, like you said, it could end up interfering with the optics in this case.

What I would like to do is atleast lube the springs or even swap them out, I’m super petty about weights and I can not stand even the slightest hint of spring crunch or ping..