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Why do my Cherry MX Blues bind so badly?
Nerif:
--- Quote from: Leslieann on Thu, 26 January 2023, 20:28:16 ---Have you been using lubed switches and gone back to stock lubed blues?
That could play a part.
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These blues (as well as the entire keyboard) are completely stock
Leslieann:
--- Quote from: Nerif on Sun, 29 January 2023, 08:45:22 ---
--- Quote from: Leslieann on Thu, 26 January 2023, 20:28:16 ---Have you been using lubed switches and gone back to stock lubed blues?
That could play a part.
--- End quote ---
These blues (as well as the entire keyboard) are completely stock
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Yes, but are your other boards stock?
Lubed switches have far less bind and friction in general and if you use lubed and go back to non-lubed it can make the non-lubed feel faulty. This is especially true if you went up in spring rates at the same time.
Nerif:
--- Quote from: Leslieann on Sun, 29 January 2023, 11:57:23 ---
--- Quote from: Nerif on Sun, 29 January 2023, 08:45:22 ---
--- Quote from: Leslieann on Thu, 26 January 2023, 20:28:16 ---Have you been using lubed switches and gone back to stock lubed blues?
That could play a part.
--- End quote ---
These blues (as well as the entire keyboard) are completely stock
--- End quote ---
Yes, but are your other boards stock?
Lubed switches have far less bind and friction in general and if you use lubed and go back to non-lubed it can make the non-lubed feel faulty. This is especially true if you went up in spring rates at the same time.
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These blues don't feel bindy, they are actually binding. So if I press some faulty keys, for example, Control, It will get stuck for a second and then pop back up
Leslieann:
Even decent factory lube can have this issue, just it's so light most people don't notice which is why I questioned about using lubed before.
These however sound faulty, like they were improperly lubed.
Haven't heard of that being an issue with Cherry but I had it happen on Kailh.
While I hate to recommend it (it's semi safe on new boards but very bad on old ones), you can try cramming a bit of lube down around the stems. This should eliminate the bind.
Sintpinty:
--- Quote from: Nerif on Wed, 28 December 2022, 14:40:04 ---To be honest, I'm planning to change Cherry MX Blues with... Razer Greens. I've seen some man selling PCB from Blackwidow 2019 with Razer Greens for a dirt cheap price, and I guess it will be a good alternative to Cherry MX Blues considering that I really like clickjacket-based clicky switches. I've heard that keychattering problem with Razer Greens is actually lies in the awful PCB of the Blackwidow keyboards. Also I want to buy some springs for them considering that they are awful in stock Razer Greens.
Yeah, I know that I'm a pervert...
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good choice, razer greens are my preferred clicky, i think the clickbar in my current g pro is not enough click for me when i type, but maybe because i type heavy, lol.
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