Soft-landing pads or O-ring dampeners for bottoming out?

[Master of Shakes]

So i finally received my first mechanical keyboard (filco majestouch with brown switches) but I must say I'm having some trouble getting used too not bottoming out. I've gotten pretty bad fatigue in my right index finger at the moment and was wondering which of these two simple mods out help out with the situation more.

1. Elite Keyboards Soft-Landing pads
2. WASD keyboards o-ring dampeners

Also. any other tips to prevent this bottoming is welcomed. Thank guys!

[Skoobs]

So i finally received my first mechanical keyboard (filco majestouch with brown switches) but I must say I'm having some trouble getting used too not bottoming out. I've gotten pretty bad fatigue in my right index finger at the moment and was wondering which of these two simple mods out help out with the situation more.

1. Elite Keyboards Soft-Landing pads
2. WASD keyboards o-ring dampeners

Also. any other tips to prevent this bottoming is welcomed. Thank guys!

i use both, because i also bottom out. one oring + one soft landing pad = about 1.5mm thick, key travel beyond actuation point is 2mm. it basically feels like you barely move past the actuation point. and the tactile point is always before the actuation point (as far as i know)

also, mcmaster-carr is better for the orings. ill paypal you 5 dollars if you can find an o ring that is something like 1.6-1.8mm thick to replace both the oring and the soft landing pad. lol. i hate mcmaster carr's web page.

the orings i get are 50a and are mcmaster carr part number    2418T114

[sordna]

i use both, because i also bottom out.

Skoobs, you mean you use both because you are trying to bottom out as early as possible! Not sure that's the best thing for your hands' health. Most folks want to avoid bottoming out, so they look for solutions that do not reduce key travel visibly.

OP, the o-rings and pads won't prevent you from bottoming out, they will just make the impact to your fingers and joints softer when you do (as well as reduce the noise). The soft-landing pads (even the firm ones) are softer than soft o-rings. My preference is 40A durometer o-rings from wasdkeyboards.com.

[laffindude]

Type slow and light, then gradually increase your speed. Keep in mind you're trying to break years of bad keyboarding habit learned from using membrane boards. It will take some getting used to.