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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: BucklingSpring on Mon, 11 November 2013, 18:38:43

Title: New Ducky - Squeaky Spacebar
Post by: BucklingSpring on Mon, 11 November 2013, 18:38:43

Hi Guys,

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How do you lube this thing?
I just tried to inject some Jig-A-Loo under the stabilizer stems near the wire. The squeaking is gone for now.

Title: Re: New Ducky - Squeaky Spacebar
Post by: terran5992 on Mon, 11 November 2013, 19:08:38

Gonna be hard to lube this

Title: Re: New Ducky - Squeaky Spacebar
Post by: BucklingSpring on Mon, 11 November 2013, 19:13:40

Yeah, When I saw that under PCB stabilizer bar... I thought hum, how am I going to get there without tearing the whole thing apart?

Quote from: terran5992 on Mon, 11 November 2013, 19:08:38

Gonna be hard to lube this

Title: Re: New Ducky - Squeaky Spacebar
Post by: terran5992 on Mon, 11 November 2013, 20:13:36

I dont think its possible. You have to remove the pcb to lube it

Title: Re: New Ducky - Squeaky Spacebar
Post by: laffindude on Mon, 11 November 2013, 20:16:36

Uh no. You can drop a bit of lube where the stabilizer clips into the stabilizer body. That is visible from the top.

Title: Re: New Ducky - Squeaky Spacebar
Post by: infiniti on Tue, 12 November 2013, 08:43:57

That's a plate mounted cherry stabilizer.

Desolder the switch and remove it.  You will then be able to remove the stabilizer through the slot. :thumb:

(http://imageshack.us/a/img716/7987/z2qr.jpg)
Pardon the quality.

Title: Re: New Ducky - Squeaky Spacebar
Post by: BucklingSpring on Wed, 13 November 2013, 11:38:43

Euh... Thanks but no :-)

I can clearly see from your pic that the bar is hold at the extremities. Gentle spray there from the top will deliver enough lubricant to resolve the problem. Which I did and so far so good.

But thanks for the detailed brain surgery protocol :-)

Quote from: infiniti on Tue, 12 November 2013, 08:43:57

That's a plate mounted cherry stabilizer.

Desolder the switch and remove it.  You will then be able to remove the stabilizer through the slot. :thumb:

Show Image

(http://imageshack.us/a/img716/7987/z2qr.jpg)

Pardon the quality.