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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: Harms on Sat, 12 December 2015, 02:53:43
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Hey guys, will the WASD blue o rings do anything to reduce travel on DSA caps? Or do I need larger o rings? Thank you for the input.
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You need fatter ones, or you can use two :)
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As suicidal_orange said, WASD blue O-rings are too thin - they are 1.8mm (http://imgur.com/a/CN7oB) thick.
So you have two options available :
- Use 3.0mm thick O-rings - they'll fit DSA keycaps like a glove but won't be compatible with Cherry & OEM profile keycaps.
- Use two O-rings on top of each others (1.5mm + 2.5mm) like this :
(http://i.imgur.com/VhPXu2e.jpg)
That trick will almost do the same job and you'll be able to use the 1.5mm thick O-rings with "low-profile" keycaps (made by CherryCorp - JTK - GMK - IMSTO or BSP) and both (1.5mm or 2.5mm thick) with OEM profile keycaps.
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EDIT : BTW I forgot to announce it over here at Geekhack but I'm now offering "soft" O-rings (in 40A durometer) directly from my store : lpwl.bigcartel.com (http://lpwl.bigcartel.com)
No moaaaar classifieds.
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Ic so 2.5 by its self wont work only 3 will... Thanks a lot :) Also if i use 3 by its self how much key travel does it reduce approximately?
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Or you can use the trampoline mode with either o-ring segments or silicon balls, it is very effective and more elegant than o-rings.
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EDIT : BTW I forgot to announce it over here at Geekhack but I'm now offering "soft" O-rings (in 40A durometer) directly from my store : lpwl.bigcartel.com (http://lpwl.bigcartel.com)
No moaaaar classifieds.
Nice, now I know where to send people searching for fat ones :)
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So you have two options available :
- Use 3.0mm thick O-rings - they'll fit DSA keycaps like a glove but won't be compatible with Cherry & OEM profile keycaps.
- Use two O-rings on top of each others (1.5mm + 2.5mm)
Sorry for the dumb question... but Option #1 is 3mm and Option #2 adds up to 4mm. Is there something I'm missing?
P.s. I'm having this problem too. Recently acquired a used set of DSA Dolch and only have 1.8mm o-rings on hand. Needless to say, they don't work at all.
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get some o rings from here then http://lpwl.bigcartel.com/products. I got the thick and XXL o rings. Both should work just fine and the customer service is awesome.
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So you have two options available :
- Use 3.0mm thick O-rings - they'll fit DSA keycaps like a glove but won't be compatible with Cherry & OEM profile keycaps.
- Use two O-rings on top of each others (1.5mm + 2.5mm)
Sorry for the dumb question... but Option #1 is 3mm and Option #2 adds up to 4mm. Is there something I'm missing?
P.s. I'm having this problem too. Recently acquired a used set of DSA Dolch and only have 1.8mm o-rings on hand. Needless to say, they don't work at all.
You missed one small detail !
Both options are placing O-rings at different heights on the keycap.
(http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/12-23-2015/Xm68ZB.gif)
In other words, the 1.5mm thick O-rings (from Option #2) are just there to provide support to the 2.5mm thick ones.
(http://i.imgur.com/wlZ6Bk0.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/AXu0vyH.jpg)
Haha ... even with pictures, I don't know if I succeeded in explaining this well ! ;D
Thank you both Harms & suicidal_orange for your support !
:thumb:
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Wow... Thanks for taking the effort to prepare those pictures. I totally get it now.
Now I see why the GH community has a legendary reputation...