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Muting Model F Feet Springs?

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ChairmanMeow:
New member here. I recently restored and floss-modded my F122 (obligatory pics attached). However, the springs that control the keyboard's feet buzz quite a bit when typing with the feet fully retracted. Has anyone found a good way to prevent this? I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions. My springs are reasonably corroded, but I'm not sure if this alone causes the buzzing.

fohat.digs:
If you don't use them you could just take them out. Otherwise stuff them with foam rubber or some other insulating material to immobilize them.

ChairmanMeow:
Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I change the feet setting often depending on what desk I'm working at, so I can't remove them or immobilize them completely.

For anyone else with the same question and constraints:
Inspired by the grease mod, I smeared each spring in Vaseline and now the ringing/buzzing noise is gone. A reapplication of Vaseline in the future should remediate new buzzing that emerges with time. I also tried using new, corrosion-free springs that I cut up from longer ones, but they still created noise.

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