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Offline Geroximo

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How often do you have to relube? (HHKB)
« on: Mon, 13 February 2017, 18:52:06 »
Hey,
I recently lubed my Type-S and it felt amazing!
Now that I've been using it for a week, I feel like the lube has worn off almost completly.
I'm not sure whether this is normal or if I used the wrong lubricant ...
What are your experiences with lubed HHKBs? Do you need to relube? Which lube did you use?
Your input would be appreciated.

Cheers
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Re: How often do you have to relube? (HHKB)
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 13 February 2017, 18:55:31 »
What lube did you use and where did you put the lube?
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Re: How often do you have to relube? (HHKB)
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 13 February 2017, 19:43:18 »
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 13 February 2017, 18:55:31
What lube did you use and where did you put the lube?

I used universal silicone grease which I had laying around on the following spots:

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Re: How often do you have to relube? (HHKB)
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 13 February 2017, 20:00:10 »
I am also interested in this question, I lubed mine last night with Techkeys thin lube. Just the rails.
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Re: How often do you have to relube? (HHKB)
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 13 February 2017, 21:08:03 »
I have always used a medium to thick krytox mix on those same areas and it lasted so long as I didn't remove the sliders and handle them a lot.

I'm not at all familiar with silicone grease but I would be careful with using just any lube.
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Re: How often do you have to relube? (HHKB)
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 13 February 2017, 23:45:31 »
If you're relatively clean and don't **** with it, probably never
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Re: How often do you have to relube? (HHKB)
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 14 February 2017, 07:49:44 »
Quote from: TacticalStache on Mon, 13 February 2017, 23:45:31
If you're relatively clean and don't **** with it, probably never

by relatively clean, did u mean in a dust-less environment?
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Re: How often do you have to relube? (HHKB)
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 14 February 2017, 18:57:23 »
I have never needed to re-lube my topre boards. I prefer only the lightest coating of krytox grease/oil mix- just enough to make it slick but not change the friction. If you overlube, it will feel soft and silent but then quickly wear into the non-contact points and you'll feel like you dont have lube anymore.

Thats just my thoughts on the whole "lube wears off" thing people talk about with MX switches a lot.
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Re: How often do you have to relube? (HHKB)
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 14 February 2017, 19:51:41 »
Quote from: Jumie on Tue, 14 February 2017, 07:49:44
Quote from: TacticalStache on Mon, 13 February 2017, 23:45:31
If you're relatively clean and don't **** with it, probably never

by relatively clean, did u mean in a dust-less environment?

No, I mean not eating at the computer (and the like).
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Re: How often do you have to relube? (HHKB)
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 27 February 2017, 15:41:59 »
Whenever she starts to smoke.
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