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Title: How do I fix my Ducky's mushy spacebar and LEDs?
Post by: openminded on Wed, 20 November 2013, 17:37:09

So I just got my new Ducky (Non-Shine) keyboard with Red switches and I love it.

Unforunately, the spacebar is way too mushy and the Caps Lock and Num Lock LEDs are far too bright.

How would I fix the mushy spacebar to make it feel more tactile and disable the LEDS on those keys?

Thank you for reading.

Title: Re: How do I fix my Ducky's mushy spacebar and LEDs?
Post by: Photoelectric on Wed, 20 November 2013, 17:43:55

You can try using a black permanent marker over the LEDs to dim them.  Mushy spacebar... not sure you can solve that easily.  Some people consider Cherry stabilizers mushy--is that what yours uses?  If so, you'd have to do some desoldering to swtich to Costar stabilizers.

Title: Re: How do I fix my Ducky's mushy spacebar and LEDs?
Post by: Reomero on Wed, 20 November 2013, 17:59:19

If the stabilizers underneath the spacebar are the Cherry ones, that's probably why you think it's mushy as Photoelectric pointed out. I am aware of a mod to the stabilizers which makes them less "mushy" though, but I can't remember the thread/post.

Title: Re: How do I fix my Ducky's mushy spacebar and LEDs?
Post by: Photoelectric on Wed, 20 November 2013, 18:21:17

Oh, that could be clipping the Cherry stabilizers.  Could search for that.

Title: Re: How do I fix my Ducky's mushy spacebar and LEDs?
Post by: openminded on Wed, 20 November 2013, 19:05:11

Quote from: Photoelectric on Wed, 20 November 2013, 18:21:17

Oh, that could be clipping the Cherry stabilizers.  Could search for that.

Clipping? As in slicing open the actual wire?

Title: Re: How do I fix my Ducky's mushy spacebar and LEDs?
Post by: Photoelectric on Wed, 20 November 2013, 19:06:08

I mean search the forum for clipping Cherry stabilizers.  There are threads for it--I'm not sure as I've never done it before.

Title: Re: How do I fix my Ducky's mushy spacebar and LEDs?
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 20 November 2013, 19:35:34

lube + clip stabilizer nub..   I think it's probably also possible to just Sand the sides of the nub down a bit..

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