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geekhack Marketplace => Vendor Forums => The Keyboard Company => Topic started by: wsjudd on Wed, 02 July 2014, 07:24:29
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One of the easiest ways to modify the feel of your keyboard is to add o-rings around the stem of each keycap. These provide a softer landing for each key, reducing the travel distance and muffling the ‘clack’ sound that happens when you bottom out.
There are a couple of key attributes of each o-ring: thickness and hardness. In general:
- A thicker ring will reduce key travel more than a thinner ring.
- A softer ring will make a switch quiet more effectively than a harder ring.
We’ve recently added three o-ring sets to our store. Each set comes with 125 o-rings, allowing you to outfit a full keyboard and have a few spares left over as well:
- Red O-Ring switch dampeners for Filco & MX keyboards (http://www.keyboardco.com/product/o-ring-switch-dampeners-for-filco-keyboards.asp)
- Blue O-Ring switch dampeners for Filco & MX keyboards (http://www.keyboardco.com/product/o-ring-switch-dampeners-for-filco-keyboards-blue.asp)
- Black O-Ring switch dampeners for Filco & MX keyboards (http://www.keyboardco.com/product/o-ring-switch-dampeners-for-filco-keyboards-black.asp)
For more details, visit the links above or read the full article on our blog:
http://www.keyboardco.com/blog/index.php/2014/06/red-blue-black-o-rings-arrive-at-keyboard-co/ (http://www.keyboardco.com/blog/index.php/2014/06/red-blue-black-o-rings-arrive-at-keyboard-co/)