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Offline awry

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« Reply #50 on: Tue, 24 May 2011, 11:47:16 »
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Good.  It's leetness is ensured.

 
Sorry man. It's made in japan and pretty available. Info provided by my friend Squarebox. not that hard to get. jsut how much you're willing to spend.

http://www.retailfacility.co.uk/calculators/64-10-key.html
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« Reply #51 on: Tue, 24 May 2011, 12:05:29 »
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Alright guys - gonna buy the 87U this week woohoo! Does anyone have feedback/comments ont he 87U Silent version? I'm afraid it would feel significantly different...

Are you going the rakuten route instead of waiting for leopold.co.jp?
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« Reply #52 on: Tue, 24 May 2011, 12:09:28 »
Reaper said he got his from Bambi yesterday (5/23). 3-day EMS shipping so that means he put in the order on 5/19 or 5/20. Maybe you should try emailing Bambi again.

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?18335-Realforce-87UB-55g
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« Reply #53 on: Tue, 24 May 2011, 12:11:16 »
Really?  Which model did he get?
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« Reply #55 on: Tue, 24 May 2011, 12:40:16 »
I am so sad, Bambi doesn't like me, sold it to reaper instead...  Maybe I will get a Filco 10keyless red switch instead, since I already have an 86U, except Amazon is out of stock.
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Offline david

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« Reply #56 on: Tue, 24 May 2011, 20:44:48 »
Ripster, any thoughts on how the variable Topre compares to the Cherry Browns? I FINALLY got my damn Leopold FC200R w/ Browns in from EK today - took over 10 days. I am loving the Brown switches although I am not too fond/familiar of the long travel/depth of the keys (I think I'm just not used to it as I used laptop keys for so long now)...
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Offline david

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« Reply #57 on: Tue, 24 May 2011, 23:54:50 »
Excellent photo as usual, saw that in your wiki <3
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Offline RiGS

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« Reply #58 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 05:41:01 »
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Browns are springier.  This makes sense since the Topre has a very wimpy spring.

Now I COULD use force diagrams to explain this but I prefer the RipOmeter for it's visual power.


I think a little bit of resistance would be nice, as you press through the bump the resistance quickly drops, and because of that it is very challenging to avoid bottoming out.
Do you think it would be possible to make stiffer 50-60g aftermarket springs for the Topre.
Does it have any special material?
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Offline BucklingSpring

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« Reply #59 on: Wed, 25 May 2011, 09:35:58 »
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The Korean and EU collectors think they use Hanzo Steel though.  Have to admit though, with preliminary from my RipOruster results so far these springs must be treated.


All springs are treated, otherwise they'd be like paperclips.
The quality of the Torp treatment must be good enough to return to their positions 30million times.
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