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Title: Hello hello
Post by: Heliobb on Sun, 17 May 2015, 03:56:12

Hi there

Came to mechanical keyboards with /r/mechanicalkeyboards. For the moment simply using a ducky zero with brown but preparing to setup a novatouch tkl with nice keycaps that's why I'm here.

Love the forum, see you soon

Helio

Title: Re: Hello hello
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 23 May 2015, 22:05:31

Welcome to Geekhack!

Going from MX browns to Novatouch will be a bit of a change :p

Any idea which keycaps you'd like to put on it?

Title: Re: Hello hello
Post by: Heliobb on Wed, 27 May 2015, 15:57:59

Will love to put a pbt keyset. Don't know wich one.

I'm planing to build an ergodox too.

Title: Re: Hello hello
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 31 May 2015, 00:35:08

PBT are nice - if you don't mind the texture.  Many (maybe most) PBT sets have a nice texture on them, compared to ABS that is usually smoother.

Title: Re: Hello hello
Post by: Heliobb on Sun, 31 May 2015, 08:25:39

Essentialy I hate "sticky" keycaps. On my ducky zero I really don't like the original keycaps.

Title: Re: Hello hello
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 02 June 2015, 05:52:52

Quote from: Heliobb on Sun, 31 May 2015, 08:25:39

Essentialy I hate "sticky" keycaps. On my ducky zero I really don't like the original keycaps.

Ducky keycaps are generally ABS, and fairly smooth at that, which does add to the apparent feeling of stickiness.

PBT is generally lightly textured, and feels like really, really fine sandpaper.  Not sticky at all.

Title: Re: Hello hello
Post by: Heliobb on Thu, 04 June 2015, 10:53:41

Thanks for the feedback. Getting my TKL and PBT keycaps this week.

Title: Re: Hello hello
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 07 June 2015, 01:27:22

Quote from: Heliobb on Thu, 04 June 2015, 10:53:41

Thanks for the feedback. Getting my TKL and PBT keycaps this week.

Feel free to post back and let us know what you think of them :)

Title: Re: Hello hello
Post by: Heliobb on Thu, 11 June 2015, 07:06:42

Here is a gallery

http://imgur.com/a/uSMdV (http://imgur.com/a/uSMdV)

(http://i.imgur.com/jxdEXQv.jpg)

The keys I've grabbed are little bit high, doesn't know the profile. Feel really confortable with the pbt. Topre switches are really nice. I've setup the orings for the noise it's ok. I simply need something for my wirsts because is hight.

Title: Re: Hello hello
Post by: Heliobb on Thu, 11 June 2015, 09:39:01

Also orings on CarriageReturn are not the best. Key jump out twice a day. Have to remove it.

Title: Re: Hello hello
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 15 June 2015, 05:48:16

Is that the Novatouch?  Without a few specific visual clues it's kinda difficult to tell one black TKL keyboard from another :))

If it is the Novatouch, I'm not sure that O-rings would have much effect, as the whole slider moves up and down.  On MX switches the O-rings cushion the underneath of the keycaps as they hit the top of the switch on the way down.

Title: Re: Hello hello
Post by: Heliobb on Mon, 06 July 2015, 05:07:53

Yes it's a novatouch. Orings change a little bit the sound it's better.

Title: Re: Hello hello
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 12 July 2015, 03:43:40

Quote from: Heliobb on Mon, 06 July 2015, 05:07:53

Yes it's a novatouch. Orings change a little bit the sound it's better.

And O-rings actually work on the Novatouch?

I would have thought they'd just hit the slider, as it has that ring around it, in contradistinction to MX switches where the O-ring doesn't hit the switch until the switch is depressed.

Title: Re: Hello hello
Post by: Heliobb on Sun, 12 July 2015, 05:56:33

Yes it's work. Will make a video if you want. "down" key have sometimes problems (jump out) but it's the only one.

Title: Re: Hello hello
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 15 July 2015, 05:35:45

Quote from: Heliobb on Sun, 12 July 2015, 05:56:33

Yes it's work. Will make a video if you want. "down" key have sometimes problems (jump out) but it's the only one.

That's ok, I believe you :)

I just thought that as the whole slider moves down there is nothing for the O-ring to cushion against.

Title: Re: Hello hello
Post by: demik on Wed, 22 July 2015, 20:08:36

hey, you're missing the only topre board that matters.

HHKB!

Title: Re: Hello hello
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 23 July 2015, 05:32:06

Quote from: demik on Wed, 22 July 2015, 20:08:36

hey, you're missing the only topre board that matters.

HHKB!

HHKB don't need no O-rings!