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Offline Zamorph

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« on: Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:06:02 »
Hey, I have had my filco for about 1 1/2 months now and I got this weird ping sound when I press keys with with a stabilizer.  What is this? xD
thanks for the input.
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Offline SecrtAgentMan

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« Reply #1 on: Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:07:27 »
Yeah it's happened to other members as well, I won't continue further with why because nobody knows yet for 100% certainty.

What I do know is that Diatec is unwilling to actually remedy said problem and will tell you to %$^# off
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Offline keyboardlover

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« Reply #2 on: Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:11:31 »
What kind of switches does your Filco have? It's an intermittent issue.

Please see the Ping poll for more info.
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Offline Zamorph

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« Reply #3 on: Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:12:04 »
Reds mag touch 2
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« Reply #4 on: Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:13:40 »
Wow that's the first I've heard of this issue on a board with reds.
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Offline Zamorph

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« Reply #5 on: Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:15:36 »
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Wow that's the first I've heard of this issue on a board with reds.

 
Great, I must be the really unlucky one haha... that or red owners don't notice the sound :P

The funny thing is that I was using this board earlier today and did not experience this sound.  I will  update if it goes away/changes.
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Offline redpill

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« Reply #6 on: Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:16:53 »
Is it a momentary ping, or a sustained ring that lasts for a second or two after you press the key?
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Offline Zamorph

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« Reply #7 on: Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:20:11 »
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Is it a momentary ping, or a sustained ring that lasts for a second or two after you press the key?

I press key---> hear noise, maby 1 or 2 seconds when I press then again when I let go of the key.  Space bar is affected (if at all sometimes), but not as much as bs/ enter.  Shrug.  I did replace the keys (bs and enter only) and grease them, but then again the enter key on the numpad that i did not touch also does the ring and I did not touch that one.
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Offline noodles256

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« Reply #8 on: Tue, 28 June 2011, 19:32:42 »
ping
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Offline Zamorph

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« Reply #9 on: Tue, 28 June 2011, 20:21:54 »
Sound is gone now. :D
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Offline nhwhaup

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« Reply #10 on: Tue, 28 June 2011, 21:25:09 »
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Wow that's the first I've heard of this issue on a board with reds.

 
My full sized Filco with the reds pings all over the place.  My tenkyless Filco with the reds has absolutely no pinging.
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« Reply #11 on: Tue, 28 June 2011, 21:29:06 »
Such a weird and sporadic issue.
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« Reply #12 on: Tue, 28 June 2011, 21:35:51 »
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« Reply #13 on: Tue, 28 June 2011, 21:38:11 »
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My full sized Filco with the reds pings all over the place.  My tenkyless Filco with the reds has absolutely no pinging.

It seems like full size Filco gen 2 have pinging issues. My full size Filco red also pings. My tenkeyless Filco 2 brown doesn't ping.
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Offline Astounding

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« Reply #14 on: Tue, 28 June 2011, 21:52:19 »
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Offline jshotz

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« Reply #15 on: Tue, 28 June 2011, 21:55:59 »
My Filco seems to ping, but I don't really care.  Every keyboard I've had has made some sort of weird noise.  If it weren't for reading the posts around here, I don't think I'd even have noticed or realized that it was an issue.
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Offline Haes

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« Reply #16 on: Tue, 28 June 2011, 22:09:08 »
mine is fine , no issues whatsoever.
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Offline euler

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« Reply #17 on: Wed, 29 June 2011, 00:10:17 »
Just received the Linear R and I am enjoying it as much as my Filco brown board. Both boards ping a bit on some keys, but I don't normally hear the pinging over ambient sounds.   Since the red board is new, I am paying more attention to its actions, but even then, it sounds ok to me.  Man, I like the build on these boards -- solid foundation, efficient layout.
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Offline Tony

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« Reply #18 on: Wed, 29 June 2011, 00:18:25 »
It is quite normal metal resonance. It depends on weather, your table material, and your keyboard's component (keycaps, switches, plates) and your finger force.

Compared with a rubber dome, my Filco brown is much more noisier and pinging a lot. Who cares? Headphones are invented for good reasons.
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