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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => DIY Discussions ARCHIVE => Topic started by: mtl on Tue, 24 August 2010, 15:48:46
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The Realforce 103U-UW has variable weight keys. It's a nice keyboard, but I have a problem with typos on low-force keyboards because I consistently hit keys off-center. A possible solution is to buy a Realforce 103UB (all 55g) and swap the rubber-dome mats. My goal is to end up with a white, all 55g Realforce (not a fan of the black-on-black keys).
I'm thinking this will solve my problem, since I can type cleanly on two keyboards with Cherry blacks, but lots of typos on Cherry brown and variable weigh Topre.
Does anyone know if the rubber mats on the 103U-UW and 103UB are compatible, and can be swapped? I'm thinking it will be an easy mod, since this topic by Ripster (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:5697) says the keyboards are easy to open.
As a corollary, is anyone in the market for a new Realforce 103UB with a (slightly used) variable weight mat?
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If you're going to go through all that trouble, just swap around a couple of the domes you have on the 'board you already own (say, the A key for Scroll Lock) and make them all 45g. That, and you'll save some money. I doubt people would be lining up to buy a Realforce without the warranty, especially since it would be "damaged goods."
To more directly answer your question, yes, you should be able to swap the domes. The 103U-UW is the same as the other 103 varieties but have some additional goodies.
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Thanks for the advice. Will report back the results if I go through with it.