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Title: For a thousand years, I lay dormant
Post by: tjcaustin on Sun, 06 August 2017, 14:24:09
So after a long, long time, I decided I needed a new clicky keyboard and picked up a rantopad mxx to try gateron blues on the cheap. 

It's not too bad coming from a 55g hhkb.  A little higher off the desk that I'm used to, but not that big a deal.  The question now is, assuming I keep it, what next?  The stabs are mushy and stiff af and the cheapo caps are definitely meh.  Is there new things I should be doing to stabs besides krytox?  Do gateron switches need the lubing and springs of yore?  Which gmk kit should I put on it?  I have cyan and carbon and I'm debating getting penumbra from originative.
Title: Re: For a thousand years, I lay dormant
Post by: Halverson on Sun, 06 August 2017, 14:52:06
Who is this noob here, meow
Title: Re: For a thousand years, I lay dormant
Post by: dante on Sun, 06 August 2017, 14:53:45
People used to worship Gateron; now Kailh is their new lord.
Title: Re: For a thousand years, I lay dormant
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 06 August 2017, 15:09:43
Quote from: dante on Sun, 06 August 2017, 14:53:45
People used to worship Gateron; now Kailh is their new lord.

it's all the same stuff..
Title: Re: For a thousand years, I lay dormant
Post by: tjcaustin on Sun, 06 August 2017, 16:00:29
There's the classic unicorn vomit mods
(https://imgur.com/lSEKuWw.jpg)

Cyan mods
(https://imgur.com/Nc9fXvA.jpg)

Cyan
(https://imgur.com/DDDrbK9.jpg)

Carbon
(https://imgur.com/4z8IV17.jpg)

Other thoughts are penumbra gmk or getting the wor mod set from originativeco
Title: Re: For a thousand years, I lay dormant
Post by: raxander on Mon, 07 August 2017, 11:06:39
From what I can gather, that rantopad uses cherry mx stabilizers.  There is a mod you can do for cherry mx stabilizers that will address the "mush" involving clipping the little anemic feet off the base, but that would involve major surgery if the board has a plate.  You'd have to desolder everything basically so you could remove the plate, remove the stabilizers, clip them and re-assemble.  If it feels stiff, they might've used a green switch for the spacebar rather than a blue - in which case you could just desolder and replace just that switch.  Can't think of any other reason it could feel a lot stiffer than other keys.
Title: Re: For a thousand years, I lay dormant
Post by: Findecanor on Mon, 07 August 2017, 11:56:27
Quote from: raxander on Mon, 07 August 2017, 11:06:39
There is a mod you can do for cherry mx stabilizers that will address the "mush" involving clipping the little anemic feet off the base, but that would involve major surgery if the board has a plate.
You would need to desolder only each switch that is straddled by a stabiliser. Then the stabilisers can be removed from the top.
But if you install O-rings, then the mush will not be noticeable anyway.
Title: Re: For a thousand years, I lay dormant
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 24 August 2017, 13:39:47
After using it for a few weeks, it feels like the stabs just needed to be broken in or I needed to get used to them again.  Also, decided to keep carbon on it  So far, still happy with clicky clicky switches again.
Title: Re: For a thousand years, I lay dormant
Post by: ander on Sun, 27 August 2017, 04:44:01
Quote from: dante on Sun, 06 August 2017, 14:53:45
People used to worship Gateron; now Kailh is their new lord.

Speaketh for thine selfeth—Gat blacks still kick other blacks IMHO.