So I recently acquired a new old stock SIIG MiniTouch off eBay. Being new in its box there was really know way to know if it had the Monterey switches I was obviously hoping for or ivory Hua-Jie AK-CN2 switches as the keyboard was made with both. Unfortunately I got the latter.
God these things are awful.
OK they're not completely without merits. They have good tactility and decent sound, and the actuation is well-coordinated with the click. There is really just one problem: they are stiff as hell. My daily driver and the keyboard I am by far the mos used to is a Model M which doesn't exactly have a reputation for being light but this is on a whole different level. I literally cannot touch type on this keyboard as I constantly miss letters because I'm not hitting the keys hard enough. And if I do hit the keys hard enough it's literally painful for my fingers after a while.
Which brings me to my question: Is there any way to salvage these switches? Does anyone have experience modding them? Would it be enough to just put in a lighter spring or something?
