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Offline froogle

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How to reduce activation force with White Alps? (Fukkas)
« on: Thu, 16 December 2010, 12:24:19 »
I currently use the Sigma AFK-7100MC. I find that the key presses are lighter than my previous old rubber dome keyboard and so it is more comfortable than that. However, I have had a try on the Apple Aluminium Chiclet keyboard and the standard OEM HP low profile keyboard and found that I enjoyed typing on them more.

This was directly down to the activation force...I liked the lighter keys...


So, here is my question; how should I go about reducing the activation weight of the White Alps Fukka switches? I heard that one can cut the springs to shorten it, therefore making it lighter but I fail to see how I would achieve this evenly on every switch.


Thanks in advance guys.

from, the guy who is about to leave his first ever mechanical keyboard for an Apple Aluminium one...
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Offline Pylon

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How to reduce activation force with White Alps? (Fukkas)
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 16 December 2010, 14:15:44 »
If you don't mind a linear key feel, you can remove the tactile/clicky leaf in the switch, which will give you a substantially lighter, but linear feel.
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Offline 8_INCH_FLOPPY

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How to reduce activation force with White Alps? (Fukkas)
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 23 December 2010, 01:34:02 »
Don't mess with ALPs man. They will Fukka you up.
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Offline javifast

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How to reduce activation force with White Alps? (Fukkas)
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 31 December 2010, 09:20:08 »
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Too many keyboards....
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