every time you post a comment, i feel like i'm being watched
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I am going to try that glue first since there's plenty of surface area on the membrane to glue to. Gotta wait for the glue to come into stock.
More interestingly, I found this little article on DIY conductive glue. (http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Conductive-Glue-and-Glue-a-Circuit/)
As it appears to be more flexible than the Wire Glue, it sounds ideal for those Model M mods I've been contemplating. Now were was that hack saw? ;)
That's interesting to hear about the Cherry clears. How were they compared to browns and blues in terms of stiffness?
I guess this also means they are harder to bottom out on?
A little overpackaged.LOL. Last time I bought some Microsoft licenses they were packed like this. A simple envelope would have been enough.
You mean the stiff spring will make the "clicker" stick to the keytop? Interesting...
The casing and leaves should be the same for all Cherry switches. Only the stems and springs should differ. It helps keep costs down (and makes creating "custom" switches by modders a lot easier).
lmao.
do your kid(s) get pissed because you have their legos tied up all the time? & did you make the little keyboards?
the white/clear thing is to easy to do... because they look white!
thx for info. got another one- do u think alps simp blacks are louder/quieter than blues?
then why are my wifes black alps as loud/louder than my clears(whites:))? not diputing what you are saying, just that i know im hearing something.
it is true of either of us typing on both kb. maybe it is because the blacks have higher pitched sound, but they definetly have a sound going down & a louder sound coming up.
thx guys. i dont have a dell to calibrate with ripster.. want to send me one? ;)Good luck with that. (I mean because Elite Keyboards doesn't have them in stock).
&that sound linky was awsome, have no idea why i havent used that resource before. after listening to that, am considering the blues over browns, that little bit of 'tinnyness' will irritate me after a while. kinda like the alps.
i assume the mic levels were the same on all tests? & i agree with your assesment of the sound with the 'clears' vs the browns.
the abs is a nice board with very nice 'feel', especially for getting it for $48 delivered. however that high pitched component gets to me after my wife has been typing for awhile. that doesnt happen to often so no real problem.
since she agreed that she doesnt really need numpad at home i think she will be much better off ergonomically & happier with the cherry switches. not that she is complaining at all, in fact she gives me funny looks when i mention getting yet anothe kb. the thing is i KNOW whats best for her in these matters & im just going to have to make the sacrifice & get her that filco.
for her own good of course...
cant do anything till after xmas anyway. so np.
just did a major upgrade to both our comps & built a comp for win hs out of the spare parts. so even hinting at spending any money related to computers would be pretty stupid on my part.
though i am squirreling some $$ away so i can upgrade from 4gig to 8gig on my comp. just got figure a way to order it without her finding out... lol.
Really, what is the point of 8 GB of ram? I say this as a person who likes to run 2GB of ram in Windows without a pagefile.
Gee, I walk away for a bit and now you guys are posting about how many GBs of memory you use?
lol. is it 4gb of ram or 2gb of ram? u may think running with no pagefile hasnt hurt your performance but you would be wrong.
i dont get why you actually go in and disable it. there is absolutely no reason to & every reason not to.
but whatever makes you happy is cool.
Derailments Are NEVER Pretty!Show Image(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=5335&stc=1&d=1256306096)
My point has been that I run 4GB of memory without any need for virtual memory.
just that for whatever reason you choose to run your comp without something that helps the perf of your comp & has no downside.
Yes. I think it's the MIKE2 or TIM4 model.
I can't remember. Must not have enough memory.
depends on what you like, but overall id say no. fyi im a strategy & rpg fan so my perspective is biased.Please, please, use capital letters.
i replaced my nostromo with a fang gamepad, i just noticed that the keys on the fang actually have some stiff resistance( this forum has twisted my brain- now i actually 'feel' the key action whenever i press keys on anything) at first then just give away. think im going to have to open it up unless one of you guys can tell me its just some rubber dome variation.
Please, please, use capital letters.
all lowercase and no newlines makes homer something something
hopefully this was meant in good fun. otherwise the implication is becauae i dont type up to certain standards im an idiot. homer is an idiot after all...
im sure you didnt mean it that way, but sometimes people need to think before they make quick, snippy comments. guilty of it myself.
& thx ripster, maybe i am to sensitive about it(i do hate to be bad at anything:)), but it is someting im working on, its just that age & pain make it a much slower proccess than what i(& others) would like. very frustrating.
do appreciate you guys getting me on the 'path to enlightenment' though. ;)
Hey Mike2h, you should drink some warm amber nectar, like the liquid stuff in my IBM mug. It'll certainly calm your aggravated ego, it tastes quite nice too. :tea:I would love to have a cup of apple cider (especially if it's spiked).
"When" I get some spare time I will have to try this with the old Nostromo N50 I have sitting on the shelf.
Why are you listing some guy's keyboards collection? Sure, he has a N52 and double-shot keys on his keyboard, but I don't see the point. :yawn:
Don't forget the $2 bill.
Damn, that font Cherry uses on their keys is butt-ugly. I would love to buy a 'board to harvest some double-shots from, but that font kills me. All it would need is sharp edges on the end of the letters.
While she didn't shave the key stems, IIRC, Chloe did cut the springs in the switches of several of her keyboards to lower the resistance.
And check this. 7 key rollover (all 7 keys recognized) on USB.
How they do that?
Sidenote: I also stuffed it with one of the heavier elements in the periodic table currently banned in California. This thing now weighs almost a pound, more than most rubber dome keyboards.
I also know why even Topre seems to have a hard time keeping keys perfectly aligned. We are talking tenths of a mm tolerances here.
I assume the heat although I was very very surprised. I haven't burnt out a diode in ages. This mod is pretty safe to the controller as far as I can tell since I had lots of shorts on that connector as I attempted to solder to those 17 or whatever pins.
Only other advice I have is to go slow and test frequently. I had one ribbon connector I replaced since all the flexing broke one of the wires.
I also know why even Topre seems to have a hard time keeping keys perfectly aligned. We are talking tenths of a mm tolerances here.
I hated all the programming software that came with the N52. I just created a profile with what keys the N52 mapped to (I hated that the default had Caps Lock mapped), and I just remapped each game in the game's settings. That way, I wouldn't have to remember to load various profiles, or whatever.
I didn't know the new N52s had programmable memory! Maybe Topre can learn a thing or two from Belkin about this. DIP switches in 2009 - Inconceivable!
What's the Dpad like on the te though? They look kinda funky. Also, the advantage of the Cherry Reds is you can rest on the activation point and spam like crazy.
What's the Dpad like on the te though? They look kinda funky. Also, the advantage of the Cherry Reds is you can rest on the activation point and spam like crazy.
I'm just curious your guys impressions. It's only $50 at Walmart, Where America Shops so I could always pick one up if I wanted LEDs.
Did they fix the round thumb button too?
Here's a pic of the innards of the N52te. The good news is you could get leads to the pads easily and not have to deal with the connector and spaghetti wiring. The bad news is it looks a little tight for Cherry Keys even if you sunk the PCB down as far as you could into the base.Show Image(http://i.techrepublic.com.com/gallery/217718.jpg)
Source: link (http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-13636_11-217706-1.html?tag=content;leftCol)
Actually, I would just remove the PCB and go back to the Spaghetti route. But you'd lose the pretty leds.Show Image(http://i.techrepublic.com.com/gallery/217722.jpg)
Other than that and the LEDs you see on the PCB it looks identical in design. No metal plate but lead would take care of that.
All that hard work paid off.Show Image(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=5631&stc=1&d=1257908073)
Modern Warfare 2 - Game Rankings Avg Review, N=20 95.02% (http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/951944-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2/index.html)
PC gaming is still dying, and MW2 is part of the problem. did you not yet notice you are playing a console game on a PC, not a PC game? have you joined in on the 9v9 max, unmoddable, P2P room-to-room-fun multiplayer?
EDIT nevermind, i forgot what the EA rep said, about the significant changes made for the PC version... MOUSE CONTROLS, GRAPHICAL OPTIONS, IN-GAME TEXT CHAT...
L4D2 isnt helping either. valve releases a great game, with which they promise all sorts of new content... LEVELS, CHARACTERS, AND WEAPONS... what happens? a year later, they re-release the same thing, but with different LEVELS, CHARACTERS, AND WEAPONS... and charge $50 all over again! fans get mad, so they release HALF of ONE level for all those suckers that bought #1. split community, etc.
its funny that the type of games keeping PC gaming alive are not even making much money. quake live, for instance.
PC gaming is still dying, and MW2 is part of the problem. did you not yet notice you are playing a console game on a PC, not a PC game? have you joined in on the 9v9 max, unmoddable, P2P room-to-room-fun multiplayer?
EDIT nevermind, i forgot what the EA rep said, about the significant changes made for the PC version... MOUSE CONTROLS, GRAPHICAL OPTIONS, IN-GAME TEXT CHAT...
L4D2 isnt helping either. valve releases a great game, with which they promise all sorts of new content... LEVELS, CHARACTERS, AND WEAPONS... what happens? a year later, they re-release the same thing, but with different LEVELS, CHARACTERS, AND WEAPONS... and charge $50 all over again! fans get mad, so they release HALF of ONE level for all those suckers that bought #1. split community, etc.
its funny that the type of games keeping PC gaming alive are not even making much money. quake live, for instance.
Demo. No more waves.
PC Gaming Limps Along!Show Image(http://www.vermario.com/splunge/wp-content/lego011.jpg)
not my pic
i havent even played the demo, i dont need to know, valve already admitted, "the same... but MORE!"
and i loved L4D, as well as the at-first-impossible hardest difficulty
Here's the best review of MW2 I've seen yet. Arstechnica. (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2009/11/dancing-with-the-devil-ars-reviews-modern-warfare-2-pc.ars) Unlike those stupid gaming sites or gaming forums, they can write AND know their stuff. I pretty much agree with everything the guy says (and yeah, lots of PC copies left at my retailer).
PC Gaming is dying fast if this is any indication.
My next mod is gonna be Red Cherries on a PS3 Controller - Uncharted 2: Among Theives is in the mail!
P.S. Uncharted 2 is a great game. Plus, the babe is named..... Chloe!Show Image(http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/102/1026373/uncharted-2-among-thieves-20090918014133368.jpg)
this pic is for examining pixels only! :biggrin1:
Why am I not surprised......
I just remembered I have a Steam account, so I downloaded HalfLife2, Counterstrike Source, to my newest PC. The video stress test at 1920x1200 4xAA runs at 275fps. Doesn't really make the games better though.
That machine is overpowered and underused, sadly.
(Crysis can still bring it to its knees with the highest settings though.)
Nurse! I'm ready to call it.
PC GAMES DEAD ON NOV 16TH 2009Show Image(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=5728&stc=1&d=1258387626)
So much for MW2 - that game sure didn't last long for $60. Now on to the PS3. As you can see the Cherry Keys are too big and the MLs are only a tad smaller in one direction (depth is a big issue).
The other problem - the PS3 controller is actually pretty great as is! Even though the buttons are 100g they are short travel, tactile, and I don't have sore thumbs.
Whats more interesting is the implications of PC Gaming dying:
- Maybe the Gaming keyboard companies will start looking for other target markets?
- Nvidia stock anyone?
- Why DO people pay $300 for a video card and less than $30 for a keyboard?
- 6000 DPI mice.... snore......
P.S. Uncharted 2 is a great game. Plus, the babe is named..... Chloe!Show Image(http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/102/1026373/uncharted-2-among-thieves-20090918014133368.jpg)
this pic is for examining pixels only! :biggrin1:
Great Job!Show Image(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=2409&d=1241763378)
This is how low I recessed my spacebar. Experiment with different keys (Cherry's are low profile).Show Image(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=5516&stc=1&d=1257178412)
Just ordered myself an n52 to join in the fun :D
I've been using an n50 for a while, but after getting a mechanical keyboard my fingers aren't too happy on the crappy rubber domes. So I decided to keep the n50 as a backup and mod the n52.
I guess the differences for me will be:
Plan to paint the silver bits yellow to match my keyboard and mouse - might have to ask my gundam/warhammer friends for info on how to go about this
Cherry brown switches - though I'm tempted to try some ghetto reds
Replace the controller with a teensy so I get n-key rollover, keys/macros can be stored onboard and I don't need drivers.
Great! Fun mod but cutting the switch mounts is a PITA!
N52 is NKRO.
Although the teensy mod would be nice to get rid of the drivers. And you would have to be able to load multiple profiles quickly.
you could just as easily (if not easier) do this mod to a n50, the n50 has pins sticking out. But if your bent on using a teesy guess you know more about that than me.
http://www.xim3.com/community/index.php?topic=8122.msg91041#msg91041
done for the N52te. Anyone here with brown cherries? would like to exchange some blacks :)
Check out this site for the inner workings of the different switching mechanisms.
http://www.fuuuoverclock.net/fuuboards/491752-mechanical-fuuboard-guide.html