Yes, anything is possible. Either modify slider or top of slider channel tab.
I'd show detailed pics but I'm lazy after achieving complete #1 dominance.
It doesn't need to be done for all 4 sides. Just the two points that make contact during the upstroke.
Could be down if mini versions of Complicated White Dampened ALPS style bumpers were inserted into the sides.Show Image(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=6692&d=1261854599)
Not that anyone would actually DO anything that crazy.
I don't think that there is space inside the switch to do this. The rubber dampers would have to be very very small.
BTW, I think that there are more flaws with Cherry switches. They have a bit of friction.
I think that the ideal switch -- for me, at least -- would be something in-between a Cherry Clear and a Topre: A rubber dome and a coiled spring in parallel. The dome would provide tactility, but does not have friction like the Cherry's slider does. The spring would provide increasing resistance (and not be almost insignificant, as it is inside a Topre switch).
I've tried dremel on plastics before, NEVER had a good experience, it bites too deep, and rips out chunks.I am guessing that you are doing it wrong. Because plastic has such a relatively low melting point, you need to use a low speed; otherwise, you would just melt the plastic instead of cutting/grinding.
The friction, you're talking about is unavoidable as long as the switches are made with plastic.I am talking about the friction of the slider against the contact leaf. It accounts for most of the friction inside a Cherry switch. Clears are worst, because of the large bump on the slider. Blues are best, because of the inner slider moving only around actuation/reset.
I am guessing that you are doing it wrong. Because plastic has such a relatively low melting point, you need to use a low speed; otherwise, you would just melt the plastic instead of cutting/grinding.
Low speed does require a good Dremel, however. Use a real brand Dremel; cheap copies regulate only power, not speed.
Proxxon multitools were made to cut plastics, but I would not recommend them. They have good speed regulation, but not much power, so they are not useful for anything but plastics. I have had two, and both broke the first day I used them.
I am talking about the friction of the slider against the contact leaf. It accounts for most of the friction inside a Cherry switch. Clears are worst, because of the large bump on the slider. Blues are best, because of the inner slider moving only around actuation/reset.
I am guessing that you are doing it wrong. Because plastic has such a relatively low melting point, you need to use a low speed; otherwise, you would just melt the plastic instead of cutting/grinding.
Just don't steal my patented tactile frictionless magnetic switch idea.
Just don't steal my patented tactile frictionless magnetic switch idea. I plan on selling it to Apple and buying a Caribbean Island and become it's Dictator.
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Nah. Bad air. West Coast USA air is nice and clean.
Except LA of course.
it's impossible to make the switch perfectly silent.
The downstroke (bottom out) sound can be dampened by o-rings
HOWEVER, on the rebound stroke, when you let go of the key, it will slightly click against the upper housing of the switch..
Does anyone know if we can add dampeners to the inside of the switch?
it's impossible to make the switch perfectly silent.
The downstroke (bottom out) sound can be dampened by o-rings
HOWEVER, on the rebound stroke, when you let go of the key, it will slightly click against the upper housing of the switch..
Does anyone know if we can add dampeners to the inside of the switch?
Wow.....TP4....cherry kind of stole your idea for their silent switches.... :o
Wow.....TP4....cherry kind of stole your idea for their silent switches.... :oThen again, ALPS Electric did the same thing in the 90s. In a *tactile* switch.
Cherry MX silents address some of your concerns. There are others who have internally dampened the switch by putting a thin layer of liquid latex in the housingWell, yeah, sure. But, y'know, the thread is from early 2012.