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Title: Oh, the irony...
Post by: ergonaut on Mon, 14 December 2020, 07:24:06

I just bought a new keyboard, an XD75. Initially, I'd thought about going with Kailh Box Silent switches. One of the reasons I eventually decided against those was the whole thing that Kailh Box switches might damage your keycaps. So I went with Gateron Silents instead. And now some of my keycaps fall off when I turn the board upside down  :eek:

Title: Re: Oh, the irony...
Post by: Kavik on Mon, 14 December 2020, 16:03:54

Are your keycaps cracked, or are the Gateron stems just too small? Which keycaps are they (Cherry, SP, Tai Hao?)?

Title: Re: Oh, the irony...
Post by: yui on Tue, 15 December 2020, 01:11:11

and the kailh box cracking thing was solved more than a year ago, no longer an issue... but yeah seems strange that your caps just fall off, i have gmk on gat silent reds and they are pretty tight

Title: Re: Oh, the irony...
Post by: ergonaut on Tue, 15 December 2020, 03:30:04

Quote from: Kavik on Mon, 14 December 2020, 16:03:54

Are your keycaps cracked, or are the Gateron stems just too small? Which keycaps are they (Cherry, SP, Tai Hao?)?

As far as I can tell, they are not cracked. I don't really remember the brand, they're some cheapo caps I bought from Aliexpress a while back. Also, they were installed on my Kinesis before, which has Cherry MX browns. Maybe they are just a bit worn out now? I don't know.

Title: Re: Oh, the irony...
Post by: ergonaut on Tue, 15 December 2020, 03:30:33

Quote from: yui on Tue, 15 December 2020, 01:11:11

and the kailh box cracking thing was solved more than a year ago, no longer an issue... but yeah seems strange that your caps just fall off, i have gmk on gat silent reds and they are pretty tight

Good to know, thanks.