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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: nllptr on Thu, 07 March 2013, 23:34:35
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I applied a silencing mod to my HHKB Pro 2 a la http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40582.0 (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40582.0). Using the following:
- 3/8" Punch (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000KE17JO/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) (was the smallest that would fit in the inch system)
- Rubber sheet (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005584T7C/ref=oh_details_o01_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
I punched a hole in the rubber sheet then cut out a box and trimmed a ring so it would fit the plunger.
This worked surprisingly well even though the rubber sheet I bought was super thin (was harder to deal with because of how thin it was). It successfully silenced the cheap feeling/noise when the keys come back up after a key press.
I believe the key feel is exactly the same but I get more of that "thock" sound almost completely eliminating any high pitch clacks from the keyboard. I like it a lot more now :D
Unfortunately the only photo I took while doing the entire thing is super blurry and taking the keyboard apart takes far too much work. If anyone really wants to see any pictures or videos I can take them.
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Something that has me concerned with this mod is if the rubber o-ring somehow gets caught on its way up and sticks the key. Can anyone chime in if this could possibly happen/has happened. I'm just curious is all...
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I was worried about something like that too but it seems to stick to the ceiling of the housing quite well and doesn't move when the plunger does.
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awesome!!