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Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: Zamorph on Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:06:02
Hey, I have had my filco for about 1 1/2 months now and I got this weird ping sound when I press keys with with a stabilizer.  What is this? xD
thanks for the input.
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: SecrtAgentMan on Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:07:27
Yeah it's happened to other members as well, I won't continue further with why because nobody knows yet for 100% certainty.

What I do know is that Diatec is unwilling to actually remedy said problem and will tell you to %$^# off
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: keyboardlover on Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:11:31
What kind of switches does your Filco have? It's an intermittent issue.

Please see the Ping poll for more info (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?18739-Have-you-experienced-the-Filco-quot-ping-quot-noise).
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: Zamorph on Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:12:04
Reds mag touch 2
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: keyboardlover on Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:13:40
Wow that's the first I've heard of this issue on a board with reds.
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: Zamorph on Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:15:36
Quote from: keyboardlover;369691
Wow that's the first I've heard of this issue on a board with reds.

 
Great, I must be the really unlucky one haha... that or red owners don't notice the sound :P

The funny thing is that I was using this board earlier today and did not experience this sound.  I will  update if it goes away/changes.
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: redpill on Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:16:53
Is it a momentary ping, or a sustained ring that lasts for a second or two after you press the key?
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: Zamorph on Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:20:11
Quote from: redpill;369695
Is it a momentary ping, or a sustained ring that lasts for a second or two after you press the key?

I press key---> hear noise, maby 1 or 2 seconds when I press then again when I let go of the key.  Space bar is affected (if at all sometimes), but not as much as bs/ enter.  Shrug.  I did replace the keys (bs and enter only) and grease them, but then again the enter key on the numpad that i did not touch also does the ring and I did not touch that one.
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: noodles256 on Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:32:42
ping
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: Zamorph on Tue, 28 June 2011, 20:21:54
Sound is gone now. :D
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: nhwhaup on Tue, 28 June 2011, 21:25:09
Quote from: keyboardlover;369691
Wow that's the first I've heard of this issue on a board with reds.

 
My full sized Filco with the reds pings all over the place.  My tenkyless Filco with the reds has absolutely no pinging.
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: keyboardlover on Tue, 28 June 2011, 21:29:06
Such a weird and sporadic issue.
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: Oqsy on Tue, 28 June 2011, 21:35:51
http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/commercials/2010/8/geico-mike-mcglone.jpg

"Can switching to GEICO really save you 15% or more?

Do Filco owners over-analyze every little thing?"
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: mmmty on Tue, 28 June 2011, 21:38:11
Quote from: nhwhaup;369725
My full sized Filco with the reds pings all over the place.  My tenkyless Filco with the reds has absolutely no pinging.

It seems like full size Filco gen 2 have pinging issues. My full size Filco red also pings. My tenkeyless Filco 2 brown doesn't ping.
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: Astounding on Tue, 28 June 2011, 21:52:19
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?19210-Do-Leopolds-suffer-from-the-dreaded-quot-Filco-Ping-quot

Please see my thread about this issue ^
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: jshotz on Tue, 28 June 2011, 21:55:59
My Filco seems to ping, but I don't really care.  Every keyboard I've had has made some sort of weird noise.  If it weren't for reading the posts around here, I don't think I'd even have noticed or realized that it was an issue.
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: Haes on Tue, 28 June 2011, 22:09:08
mine is fine , no issues whatsoever.
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: euler on Wed, 29 June 2011, 00:10:17
Just received the Linear R and I am enjoying it as much as my Filco brown board. Both boards ping a bit on some keys, but I don't normally hear the pinging over ambient sounds.   Since the red board is new, I am paying more attention to its actions, but even then, it sounds ok to me.  Man, I like the build on these boards -- solid foundation, efficient layout.
Title: weird sound on filco
Post by: Tony on Wed, 29 June 2011, 00:18:25
It is quite normal metal resonance. It depends on weather, your table material, and your keyboard's component (keycaps, switches, plates) and your finger force.

Compared with a rubber dome, my Filco brown is much more noisier and pinging a lot. Who cares? Headphones are invented for good reasons.