If your fingers are hurting, then you probably just need to build up a little more strength in your fingers by using the board for more than a week.i said finger joints. my fingers are pretty strong for, say, buckling springs.
What weight is the board, 45g?
If your fingers are hurting, then you probably just need to build up a little more strength in your fingers by using the board for more than a week.i said finger joints. my fingers are pretty strong for, say, buckling springs.
What weight is the board, 45g?
Do you have arthritis at all?maybe i do. it was never an issue because i don't bottom out on my mechanical boards.
unpossible.. what would they "land on" there's no surface for what you're asking.there are two surfaces, they touch each other when bottoming out, this is why i experience pain.
unpossible.. what would they "land on" there's no surface for what you're asking.there are two surfaces, they touch each other when bottoming out, this is why i experience pain.
i found out that standard o-rings with 5mm inner diameter fit topre keys. need to find softer ones or make them myself... what material did you use to make your pads? i remember it was some kind of soft rubber or something
i think i'll put the dampener on the back side of the keycap.unpossible.. what would they "land on" there's no surface for what you're asking.there are two surfaces, they touch each other when bottoming out, this is why i experience pain.
i found out that standard o-rings with 5mm inner diameter fit topre keys. need to find softer ones or make them myself... what material did you use to make your pads? i remember it was some kind of soft rubber or something
silicone rubber domes from a regular dome board. I cut a hole in the little domes.
I don't think these will fit the topre stem, they'd be stretched to breaking on topre..
I think you may be able to go with the silicone dental bands on ebay..
I was actually suggesting that because with Topres it's virtually impossible to not bottom out unless you're on a super light board.
I was having pain in my upper forearms from having to use those muscles to actually lift the finger off the key, i.e.: the upward motion. What solved that for me was moving from the 45g to the 55g.
I investigated Topres a while back and I had to eventually reach the conclusion that Cherry Reds with soft padding is the nicest (and easiest) thing for the painful joints and nerves.maybe also clears. it's very difficult to hit bottom on them.
You might try the all 45g Topre. Or see if you can land a 30g uniform.it is the all 45g.
I think the upward movement that's causing you pain (you know, after the key actuates, you have to lift your finger up for the next stroke)no, it's hitting the bottom that causes pain (see what daerid said about bottoming out below your post).
Edit;explains what? on my laptop i type much less and much slower.
Wait you said you didn't experience pain when typing on scissor switches! This explains a lot!
I was actually suggesting that because with Topres it's virtually impossible to not bottom out unless you're on a super light board.
I was having pain in my upper forearms from having to use those muscles to actually lift the finger off the key, i.e.: the upward motion. What solved that for me was moving from the 45g to the 55g.
Edit;explains what? on my laptop i type much less and much slower.
Wait you said you didn't experience pain when typing on scissor switches! This explains a lot!
i see offtopic in my topic! go back to topic!
i decided to make landing pads for the keycap edges. i'll cut them from some soft rubber and place them around the plunger housing (the black square on the picture).
Does anyone know of any pads or O-rings that work on:
Mitsumi Switches?
NMB Space Invaders switches?
I am very interested to know as I have a lot of friends who use those kinds of keyboards. It would be kewl to modernize them and make them softer and squishier. Thanx!
i see offtopic in my topic! go back to topic!
i decided to make landing pads for the keycap edges. i'll cut them from some soft rubber and place them around the plunger housing (the black square on the picture).Show Image(http://www.keyboardlover.com/img/switches/Topre_Switch2.jpg)
Please take pics and document!
Question, on the quiet pro, is the "Upstroke" dampened as well?it seems yes.
Pro function keys use Raiders (Click picture larger)
I'm not sure 30g Topre would be any different from just getting MX reds...the 30g Topre are annoyingly light with only a very slight bump...and if the point is to try to not bottom out, you're really just better off with MX Reds...it is really just trying to make Topre do something it isn't meant to do and without any of the benefits of the switch itself...