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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Naweo on Thu, 23 June 2016, 23:23:49
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Heya,
I have recently learned how to change and replace and modify switches.
What does switch stickers really do?
What is the best way to lube switches without making them feel heavier/sluggish, or even better, make them feel more light? Thin or thick oil?
I tried following this guide:
Though I am not sure why I would dip my spring into a high viscosity oil, it just makes it feel sluggish and heavier? Should it not be a thin oil for everything?
Maybe using thick oil for the stem ping or hole makes sense to me.
All I want is my linears to feel more smooth, but most of all I want the lightest press possible.
I already lubed 2 switches, and they feel significantly smoothier, but also 2-3 gram heavier. I kinda just want to make my switches feel smoother without the cost of feeling heavier as well, but maybe I am wrong. When I test this with switch stems ramming each other, they are almost the same.
The smoothier and softer feeling is also good as I believe it slightly reduces finger fatigue, allowing me to type faster/better and more comfortably as well, so that should be good.
So when I start experimenting more with lubing, in case I screw up, any good way to clean the switches to start over?
And please share your experience and thoughts for linear lubing.
Thanks!
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I use Krytox 205 on sliders, thin DuPont Teflon Silicone Lubricant on housing hole, inside of stem, and its enough to trickle down on the spring.
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Dont' do it.. cherrk mx not meant to be lubed.. the lube just wears off, because there's no reservoir inside the switch which re-dips the nubs..
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This makes me think "get a decent keyboard to begin with" and "they should have done that in the factory".
Maybe fill the Cherry switches up with high-temperature grease from a grease gun. That might work nicely unless the grease manages to keep the contacts from closing.