2mm length between activation and full bottom out is the great feel that mech keyboards are so famous.
If you type with the appropriate force (read: lighter), the keys are registered so that you can quickly type new keys. Your fingers start to dance on the keyboard instead of mercilessly punching the keys.
If you type like this on red, you will feel the booby feelings that all of us are talking about. You don't need to visit your mothers and grandma so often any more.Show Image(http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/files/old-breast-implants_107.jpg)
wtf... What are you insinuating here?...Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion_custom/th_aji.gif)
2mm length between activation and full bottom out is the reason of great feel that mech keyboards are so famous.
If you type with the appropriate force (read: lighter), the keys are registered so that you can quickly type new keys. Your fingers start to dance on the keyboard instead of mercilessly punching the keys.
If you type like this on red, you will feel the booby feelings that all of us are talking about. You don't need to visit your mother and grandma so often any more.Show Image(http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/files/old-breast-implants_107.jpg)
There was a mod I saw somewhere, I can't remember for the life of me where it was. But you take a sheet of rubber or something, punch a little circle out, and put it inside the cylindrical thing that the stem sits in. Gonna try and find it now.
Nope. I think I know the difference between a Cherry MX switch and a Topre switch. Thanks though!There was a mod I saw somewhere, I can't remember for the life of me where it was. But you take a sheet of rubber or something, punch a little circle out, and put it inside the cylindrical thing that the stem sits in. Gonna try and find it now.
I think you are talking about a mod to reduce the sound of the upstroke on Topre switches. It's not what the OP is looking for.
Nope. I think I know the difference between a Cherry MX switch and a Topre switch. Thanks though!There was a mod I saw somewhere, I can't remember for the life of me where it was. But you take a sheet of rubber or something, punch a little circle out, and put it inside the cylindrical thing that the stem sits in. Gonna try and find it now.
I think you are talking about a mod to reduce the sound of the upstroke on Topre switches. It's not what the OP is looking for.
There was a mod I saw somewhere, I can't remember for the life of me where it was. But you take a sheet of rubber or something, punch a little circle out, and put it inside the cylindrical thing that the stem sits in. Gonna try and find it now.
There was a mod I saw somewhere, I can't remember for the life of me where it was. But you take a sheet of rubber or something, punch a little circle out, and put it inside the cylindrical thing that the stem sits in. Gonna try and find it now.
I believe they are supposed to go on the stem of the keycap as well, and if you could teleport them there, the cap would not sit higher. But since you then have to press the cap onto the stem with the o-ring there, it does not go the whole way on (at least with the o-rings I have) because they are larger than the rectangular cutout for the switch stem. At least I think this is what is happening, I did put a ringed cap next to a normal cap to verify the height difference.
There was a mod I saw somewhere, I can't remember for the life of me where it was. But you take a sheet of rubber or something, punch a little circle out, and put it inside the cylindrical thing that the stem sits in. Gonna try and find it now.
This?
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=8780.msg156424#msg156424 (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=8780.msg156424#msg156424)
and just for info the topre version is here
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40582.msg806150#msg806150
There was a mod I saw somewhere, I can't remember for the life of me where it was. But you take a sheet of rubber or something, punch a little circle out, and put it inside the cylindrical thing that the stem sits in. Gonna try and find it now.
This?
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=8780.msg156424#msg156424 (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=8780.msg156424#msg156424)
and just for info the topre version is here
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40582.msg806150#msg806150
Those mods do 2 different things. The first is sort of what the OP is after, reducing the movement after actuation by placing a stopper somewhere (in this case under the keycap like a thicker oring). The second (Topre mod) reduces the movement before activation very slightly and is for reducing the sound of the keys hitting the top casing when coming back up.
What I propose is putting a tiny piece of rubber in the centre hole of the casing to reduce the distance after actuation something like an oring, but more direct (acts on the switch stem directly whem bottoming out). This is assuming that the pole part of the stem is the part that hits first when bottoming out MX switches.
Ah, I see what you mean now. I do have a solution, but it requires either A) PCB mounted keyboard or B) keyboard with easy open switch holes (Phantom, UTKL, newer LZ boards, etc.)
1) Put all the o rings on the caps.
2) Pull all the tops off of the switches.
3) Grab a cap, put a switch top housing over the stem of it, then slide the switch stem into the cap by hand all the way.
4) Take the stem/cap assembly and put the switch back together.
Ah, I see what you mean now. I do have a solution, but it requires either A) PCB mounted keyboard or B) keyboard with easy open switch holes (Phantom, UTKL, newer LZ boards, etc.)
1) Put all the o rings on the caps.
2) Pull all the tops off of the switches.
3) Grab a cap, put a switch top housing over the stem of it, then slide the switch stem into the cap by hand all the way.
4) Take the stem/cap assembly and put the switch back together.
That sounds like it would work thanks! Harder thicker O-ringish pieces could solve my problem now if I can find something. I am thinking about calculating how tall the piece would need to be based on what Oobly said about needing to cover the space between keycap and switch top on bottom out before travel distance is reduced. Now I am worried that distance might vary with the profile of the keycap.
Ah, I see what you mean now. I do have a solution, but it requires either A) PCB mounted keyboard or B) keyboard with easy open switch holes (Phantom, UTKL, newer LZ boards, etc.)
1) Put all the o rings on the caps.
2) Pull all the tops off of the switches.
3) Grab a cap, put a switch top housing over the stem of it, then slide the switch stem into the cap by hand all the way.
4) Take the stem/cap assembly and put the switch back together.
That sounds like it would work thanks! Harder thicker O-ringish pieces could solve my problem now if I can find something. I am thinking about calculating how tall the piece would need to be based on what Oobly said about needing to cover the space between keycap and switch top on bottom out before travel distance is reduced. Now I am worried that distance might vary with the profile of the keycap.
Most well made keycaps have "+" shaped support ribs always at the same height which the oring presses against. Some don't though, and for these you need to experiment with different numbers of orings per row. Not the nicest solution.
I have tried the mod I mentioned earlier and I like it. You can set the amount of travel reduction to exactly how much you want and because the mod is in the keyswitch itself, you can use any keycaps without changing the travel. It also gives a nice soft landing which you can adjust the feel of by changing the material.
I herebey call this mod... The Cherry MX "Trampoline" Mod tm! I will post details of the mod later today.
P.S. - If you do the mod to red switches and set the "touchdown" point to just after activation you may like them for typing. I don't know if you can open the switches on the K70 without desoldering them, though.
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0.o i wanna see pics