Costarrrrrrr!!!!
Costarrrrrrr!!!!
Who would want rattly headaches like that though.
Costarrrrrrr!!!!
Who would want rattly headaches like that though.
Rattle is GOOD..
Rattle = Freedom FlexShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/UqxGM5b.gif)
Cherry stabilizers and clones are terribad, because they're very sensitive to cap-stem misalignment, which is quite common for the longer key-caps. This causes the mushy bottom out action..
Whereas with Costar stabs, the bottom out is Always crisp and Clean
There is a better stabilizer you will pay out the nose but it does exist. The Zeal stabilizers are amazing I used them in my first build.. smooth as silk and zero rattle.. only issue is that price! and there screw in so there not compatible with everything out there. I guess you get what you pay for spend 10-12 bucks get 10-12 bucks worth of quality vs spending 30-40 and getting almost perfection.
There is a better stabilizer you will pay out the nose but it does exist. The Zeal stabilizers are amazing I used them in my first build.. smooth as silk and zero rattle.. only issue is that price! and there screw in so there not compatible with everything out there. I guess you get what you pay for spend 10-12 bucks get 10-12 bucks worth of quality vs spending 30-40 and getting almost perfection.
TP4 is right. Costar stabs > Cherry. Also plate mount Cherry stabs rattle a lot more than PCB mount. Use Cherry PCB mount screw in stabs if you're really worried about rattle. Make sure you clip and lube them, though.
Zeal stabs aren't particularly great. The wires tend to pop out very easily.
TP4 is right. Costar stabs > Cherry. Also plate mount Cherry stabs rattle a lot more than PCB mount. Use Cherry PCB mount screw in stabs if you're really worried about rattle. Make sure you clip and lube them, though.
Zeal stabs aren't particularly great. The wires tend to pop out very easily.
Yeah I also find Costar is better. I've clipped all my Cherry stabilizers while it vastly improved the feel but you can still feel the stabilizers being there.
Where as Costar you just put a bit of lube in the contact points then they become "invisible" like you don't even notice they exist. The rattle is completely gone and all is left is the switch feel.
I haven't get to try lubed Cherry stabilizers yet but that seems like a lot of work to get to the correct spots (might even need to desolder). Also PCB mount Cherry stabilizers is a lot easier to work with but 95% of the board out there are plate mount.
Only real trade off I'd say with Costar is that it grinds with the inside of thick keycaps. Apparently it's fixed on the new Cooler Master keyboard but there isn't much info about it yet.