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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: slueth on Sat, 28 May 2011, 13:42:33

Title: doh! topre key key not smooth
Post by: slueth on Sat, 28 May 2011, 13:42:33

One of my switches is not smooth anymore! It goes down but takes a lot of pressure before it slides down.
Is it easy to remove the switch? gah! I hate family members...

Title: doh! topre key key not smooth
Post by: reaper on Sat, 28 May 2011, 13:44:27

Why? What did they do to it?

Title: doh! topre key key not smooth
Post by: DesktopJinx on Sat, 28 May 2011, 14:26:22

That rubber dome keyboard you got with your computer? You put that out whenever you put out the guest towels.
Or if necessary, whenever you move away from the computer :)

Title: doh! topre key key not smooth
Post by: noodles256 on Sat, 28 May 2011, 14:37:23

i feel like gh is starting to turn into OCN.

Title: doh! topre key key not smooth
Post by: keyboardlover on Sat, 28 May 2011, 14:39:59

Quote from: noodles256;352527

i feel like gh is starting to turn into OCN.

That's an old joke.

Title: doh! topre key key not smooth
Post by: noodles256 on Sat, 28 May 2011, 14:40:43

Quote from: keyboardlover;352531

That's an old joke.

i do remember seeing it on old tablets dating back to prehistoric times

Title: doh! topre key key not smooth
Post by: DesktopJinx on Sat, 28 May 2011, 14:46:27

What is OCN? The old cantankerous neighbor? obsolete computer network? over-cooked noodles? outspoken crybaby nerds? obsequious cable newscasters?

Title: doh! topre key key not smooth
Post by: keyboardlover on Sat, 28 May 2011, 14:55:21

I'm gonna go with over-cooked noodles.

Title: doh! topre key key not smooth
Post by: slueth on Sat, 28 May 2011, 15:58:14

My bro keeps using my topre board because he says its the best.  I say no(cus he has sweaty hands and after he is done the board is nasty) and put it away. Well I went to sleep and he clambered on my computer to play video games, woke up and the topre board was out and dirty, and one of the keys doesn't depress properly...

I actually left my unicomp out because its a tank, he doesn't like it much.

Title: doh! topre key key not smooth
Post by: keyboardlover on Sat, 28 May 2011, 17:48:27

Rigs has a problem with sweaty hands too. There is such a thing as too much whackin off you know!

Title: doh! topre key key not smooth
Post by: slueth on Sat, 28 May 2011, 19:18:23

Offensive problem has been fixed! My work here is done..
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20171355/100_0018.JPG)
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20171355/100_0019.JPG)
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20171355/100_0020.JPG)
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20171355/100_0025.JPG)
I meant my keyboard not Ripster ;0

The plunger was sticky(not sure what made it stick), took a cotton swap and swabbed it, and reassembled.  What a hassle, too many freaking screws.

Title: doh! topre key key not smooth
Post by: trievalot on Sat, 28 May 2011, 20:07:55

The plunger was sticky(not sure what made it stick)

i got a pretty good idea
(http://www.instructables.com/image/FTIWBY8F0LKLJ29/Human-Whack-a-Mole-arcade-machine-game.jpg)

Title: doh! topre key key not smooth
Post by: slueth on Sat, 28 May 2011, 20:45:19

I might drool on the keyboard when I am sleeping though, it is probably better to put it under the toilet seat.

Title: doh! topre key key not smooth
Post by: Tony on Sat, 28 May 2011, 21:29:48

Buy another Topre and a computer and give it to your brother as a gift.

We can always buy another mech keyboard but not another brother. On the worst case you have to wait 9 months and 10 days for delivery.

Title: doh! topre key key not smooth
Post by: slueth on Sat, 28 May 2011, 21:33:16

Why would I buy him a gift after he snuck my board out and then gunked on it...
He has his own keyboard(cherry clears) and computer, he just likes using the topre and soiling it...

Title: doh! topre key key not smooth
Post by: Tony on Sat, 28 May 2011, 21:38:42

OK, then kill him and sell his Cherry clear keyboard in Geekhack's bulletin. He deserve no mercy when misusing your Topre like that while ignoring his own Cherry.

Title: doh! topre key key not smooth
Post by: BucklingSpring on Mon, 30 May 2011, 08:22:48

Quote from: ripster;352611

Next time sleep with your keyboard under the pillow.

LoL - Bad advice, this is exactly what he did to begin with.

I suspect the stickyness came from Tooth Fairy mucus
(http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/4/49922/1010648-tooth_fairy_super.jpg)