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Offline ChairmanMeow

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Muting Model F Feet Springs?
« on: Thu, 18 April 2024, 13:17:45 »
New member here. I recently restored and floss-modded my F122 (obligatory pics attached). However, the springs that control the keyboard's feet buzz quite a bit when typing with the feet fully retracted. Has anyone found a good way to prevent this? I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions. My springs are reasonably corroded, but I'm not sure if this alone causes the buzzing.
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Re: Muting Model F Feet Springs?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 18 April 2024, 13:59:44 »
If you don't use them you could just take them out. Otherwise stuff them with foam rubber or some other insulating material to immobilize them.
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Offline ChairmanMeow

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Re: Muting Model F Feet Springs?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 18 April 2024, 16:01:10 »
Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I change the feet setting often depending on what desk I'm working at, so I can't remove them or immobilize them completely.

For anyone else with the same question and constraints:
Inspired by the grease mod, I smeared each spring in Vaseline and now the ringing/buzzing noise is gone. A reapplication of Vaseline in the future should remediate new buzzing that emerges with time. I also tried using new, corrosion-free springs that I cut up from longer ones, but they still created noise.
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