You should've recorded a clip at the same volume level with a non-silenced keyboard for comparison.
Did it change the resistance at all? Did it make the keys any easier or harder to press?
How does the grease work?
Is it thick, and it just cushions the blow of the spring against the key, or does it some how just lubricate the stucture somehow to quiet the click?
is it thick?
So basically I'm no longer counting on rubber sleeve as an alternate to grease. So far grease has been the right way to go for dampening the actual click.
I would be scared of the tapes adhesive weakening overtime and the tape bunching up in the barrel and binding the key up. It would seem like it would be a mess to clean up.
I'm trying to stick to mods that are more or less reversible.
clearcoat comes off with nail polish remover
But the fun starts when the Dremel comes out. ;)
Nail polish remover may destroy plastic?
Nail polish remover may destroy plastic?
The nut/bolt mod also reduces spring ping. Has the disadvantage of more work upfront but you don't have to reapply grease every so often and results IMHO a better key feel.
2 pics -- first one shows position and amount of silicon grease; second one shows orientation of the key. These pics show position and size of the blobs of silicon grease that worked well for me in terms of reducing the sound (without affecting key feel); experiment and see what works well for you.
2 blobs total; this pic shows only one:Show Image(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=8897&stc=1&d=1270478417)Show Image(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=8898&stc=1&d=1270478427)
Any updates on this?
Keyboard still going strong? Is that grease leaking out and getting in your board? Or sliding down and gumming up the mechanism at the bottom of the spring?
Thanks
Sounds like* a good way to make a BS board office friendly. (*No pun intended.)
And the sound reduction is best when new, but disappears over time. Clever. What they really did was trick people into thinking these keyboards were quiet, then over a period of time get them acclimatised to the sound without knowing it. Sneaky IBM. :thumb:
Yeah, as I type on it and take note of weird key feel and take the time out to pry off the offending key and degunk it, it's getting a little better.
PS: It just occurred to me that I didn't have to look nearly as hard for that silicone grease. I'm sure the grease that comes on condoms would have worked fine.
That's also silicone, and won't hurt.. ahem.. rubber. Not sure how I would have explained it if she found ten condom wrappers in the trash, though. "Just greasing my keyboard...?" ;-)