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Title: HHKB domes have become heavier overtime
Post by: Auslander on Tue, 31 January 2023, 19:32:08

I've been using my HHKB JP for a while as my daily driver and i have two new in box ones and they are much lighter than the one i've been using, sometimes i notice the extra weight is giving me a slight amount of fatigue and if i switch to one of the unused HHKBs the fatigue is gone.  I bought all 3 HHKB's at the same time and they all felt the same so im certain the one that is my daily driver has just stiffened up a bit over time.  I have a pack of Deskeys silencing rings that are standard thickness, would using those to reduce the travel help to reduce some of the weight?

The Topre domes get stiffer over time due to drying out from use right? Is there such thing as a lube for the dome sheet that could perhaps alleviate this?

Title: Re: HHKB domes have become heavier overtime
Post by: Nerif on Thu, 02 February 2023, 10:29:05

This thing happens with ALL switches based on rubber domes, and Topre is not an exception, at least as far as I know.

Title: Re: HHKB domes have become heavier overtime
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 02 February 2023, 18:20:52

yup, and give it enough time, they might even crack.

Title: Re: HHKB domes have become heavier overtime
Post by: PlayBox on Mon, 06 February 2023, 14:44:31

Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 02 February 2023, 18:20:52

yup, and give it enough time, they might even crack.

wait tp4 is on topic?

Title: Re: HHKB domes have become heavier overtime
Post by: tricheboars on Tue, 07 February 2023, 08:48:50

some people try and collect aged topre as they like it better. personally 45g topre is about as heavy as i like.

Title: Re: HHKB domes have become heavier overtime
Post by: Nuap on Tue, 07 February 2023, 16:47:57

It happens with Topre.


I replaced my >10 year old domes with Deskeys BKE Domes because they were too heavy (they didn't go to waste, they're now with an aged dome enthusiast).

Title: Re: HHKB domes have become heavier overtime
Post by: invariance on Fri, 10 February 2023, 02:17:29

Quote from: Nuap on Tue, 07 February 2023, 16:47:57

It happens with Topre.


I replaced my >10 year old domes with Deskeys BKE Domes because they were too heavy (they didn't go to waste, they're now with an aged dome enthusiast).

Is this an enthusiast into aged domes or an aged enthusiast into domes?  :))