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Title: 'Loose' Topre / HHKB spacebar?
Post by: cheynestoking on Fri, 18 November 2011, 04:44:35

Hi, long time lurker but first time post - and of course it's with a problem ;)

The spacebar on my relatively new HHKB Pro 2 feels a little loose on one side (the side I hit the most).  There's a little 'give' before the key action actually takes place which makes it noisier and cheapens the feel.

Based on a cursory search through the forum I can't find any similar complaints, but is this something that anyone's come across before?  Is there a fix or is it just a trait of these switches?

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-Nick

Title: 'Loose' Topre / HHKB spacebar?
Post by: TDK on Fri, 18 November 2011, 08:15:54

Left hand end of the space bar?  If so, mine is the same - it moves about 1mm before meeting resistance.  I've never considered it to be a problem.

Simon.

Title: 'Loose' Topre / HHKB spacebar?
Post by: cheynestoking on Fri, 18 November 2011, 09:21:42

For me it's on the right-hand side.  It's only slight, maybe 1mm's worth of play like you say.

Title: 'Loose' Topre / HHKB spacebar?
Post by: ownerer on Fri, 18 November 2011, 09:21:50

Mine's nice and tight, on two Topres. Sounds like a problem to me!

Edit: although mine does wiggle horizontally about 1mm.

Title: 'Loose' Topre / HHKB spacebar?
Post by: RiGS on Fri, 18 November 2011, 09:26:34

It's called spacebar rattle. It is not unique to Topre keyboards, pretty common problem with stabilized keys.

Title: 'Loose' Topre / HHKB spacebar?
Post by: tsangan on Fri, 18 November 2011, 10:12:43

ripster really has hate for these ABS space bars :crazy: