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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: filcomanfilthy on Sat, 21 September 2019, 13:02:52
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I have a set of gateron ink blacks for a build, and i am wondering what lube people would reccomend (if any) for someone who is looking for the prime use of gaming. I am also wondering what lube i should use for the spacebar stabs, and if gaming changes what i might use for that. Opinions and general gudielines for different lubes are welcome!
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The fact you are predominately gaming with the board you will be building doesn't make a difference one way or another when it comes to lubing your switches. For Linear switches that are decently smooth stock I personally prefer a thinner oil like Krytox VPF1415, GPL105 G00, GPL107 G00, etc (which all can work double duty as spring lube too). That's just me though, Krytox GPL205 G0 which a very thick (also hard to apply, need to go super light with it) Krytox grease seems to have become the community favorite lube for linear switches. I rarely use linear switches myself as I much prefer tactile switches, so I have yet to try 205 G0 on linears personally & couldn't say if it is superior to the oils I usually use with linears. If you want to go with a grease & are do not have any experience lubing switches yet, I would recommend to stay away from 205 G0 & go with Either Tribsys 3204 or 3203 as they are both very easy to work with.
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Lol
Lubing will not do anything for gaming performance, it will just reduce wear and friction on your switches ^_^
205g0 is fine if you have a small brush and know how to apply it.
I use Gazzew blend #6 for stab wire and Loob 3g for slider/housing as well as the switches