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Title: Lubing Cherry ML Switches?
Post by: sircheddar on Fri, 13 May 2016, 09:33:26

Looking to try one of these and want to lube the switches as I heard it improved the feel. Has anyone ever lubed these? does it require desoldering and opening the switches, like mx boards? thanks!

Title: Re: Lubing Cherry ML Switches?
Post by: davkol on Mon, 16 May 2016, 05:08:10

ML are PCB-mounted, thus can be opened without desoldering, but you have to be careful, while doing so.

Points, that should be lubed, are showed in this picture (http://s1166.photobucket.com/user/magicmeatballs/media/Lube%20Guide/27c90ffd.jpg.html).

Title: Re: Lubing Cherry ML Switches?
Post by: bmilcs on Mon, 16 May 2016, 19:15:40

Quote from: davkol on Mon, 16 May 2016, 05:08:10

ML are PCB-mounted, thus can be opened without desoldering, but you have to be careful, while doing so.

Points, that should be lubed, are showed in this picture (http://s1166.photobucket.com/user/magicmeatballs/media/Lube%20Guide/27c90ffd.jpg.html).

I highly recommend this guide above. I've done 2 keyboards with this method, straight GPL105 (springs, inside stems) and GPL205 (sliders) on my 62g Ergoclear and GPL105(springs/stems), GPL105/205(sliders) on my 65g Ergoclear.

Title: Re: Lubing Cherry ML Switches?
Post by: need on Tue, 17 May 2016, 10:18:16

How much is living gonna improve ML?
Stock ones were sooooooooö  scratchy.