Author Topic: 'Loose' Topre / HHKB spacebar? (Read 2847 times)

cheynestoking · « **on:** Fri, 18 November 2011, 04:44:35 »

Hi, long time lurker but first time post - and of course it's with a problem

The spacebar on my relatively new HHKB Pro 2 feels a little loose on one side (the side I hit the most). There's a little 'give' before the key action actually takes place which makes it noisier and cheapens the feel.

Based on a cursory search through the forum I can't find any similar complaints, but is this something that anyone's come across before? Is there a fix or is it just a trait of these switches?

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-Nick

TDK · « **Reply #1 on:** Fri, 18 November 2011, 08:15:54 »

Left hand end of the space bar? If so, mine is the same - it moves about 1mm before meeting resistance. I've never considered it to be a problem.

Simon.

cheynestoking · « **Reply #2 on:** Fri, 18 November 2011, 09:21:42 »

For me it's on the right-hand side. It's only slight, maybe 1mm's worth of play like you say.

ownerer · « **Reply #3 on:** Fri, 18 November 2011, 09:21:50 »

Mine's nice and tight, on two Topres. Sounds like a problem to me!

Edit: although mine does wiggle horizontally about 1mm.

RiGS · « **Reply #4 on:** Fri, 18 November 2011, 09:26:34 »

It's called spacebar rattle. It is not unique to Topre keyboards, pretty common problem with stabilized keys.

tsangan · « **Reply #5 on:** Fri, 18 November 2011, 10:12:43 »

ripster really has hate for these ABS space bars :crazy:

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Author Topic: 'Loose' Topre / HHKB spacebar? (Read 2847 times)