Ducky YOTD - Cherry stablizer.

[MissMurd3r84]

Hey peeps. I decided to remove my space bar to clean under it and check if the POM spacebar I had would fit (Sadly it won't, not even after removing the extra stems in it  ) and when I was removing it, the stablizer stem things seemed to be sticking out too far on the left hand side and it was crooked, so I pushed it back in and now both stems are completely flat where they sit, I was wondering, is this how they are meant to be, or are they meant to be at the same level as the switch stem? The keyboard is working fine, but now it seems so easy to remove. I am probably just being paranoid about it, but thought I would ask here just to make sure. 

[alaricljs]

The stabilizer doesn't have a spring like the switch.  It relies on the switch and keycap to pull the stabilizer stems back up from fully depressed.

[WhiteFireDragon]

Not fully understanding what you're describing, but if it works fine, I wouldn't worry about it. Just make sure that when you push the spacebar down from the very left side and the very right side, it should feel consistent and goes down straight. That's the purpose of what stabilizers are suppose to do.

[MissMurd3r84]

Thanks for both the replies, am fairly sure it isn't ruined then.

WhiteFireDragon; I was meaning is the stabiliser stems means to stick out higher than the casing around them or are they the same height as the casing around them.. Maybe this picture will show you what I mean

[damorgue]

No, they are fine. The stems of the stabilizers will stick to the cap and follow it up. In their natural state, those stabilizers should be in the depressed position since they don't have springs, as mentioned above. If you lift the stabilizer stems by hand, you will notice that they end up at the same height as the switch stem.

[WhiteFireDragon]

Without the spacebar attached to the stabilizers and switch, the stabilizers will be in the down position because they don't have springs to push them up. This is natural. The four plastic corners are not relevant to anything because they don't touch the middle piece or the spacebar. If you take the finger and pull the stabilizers up, it will be the same height has he switch in the middle.

edit: damorgue beat me to the post

[MissMurd3r84]

Thanks for all the replies. Only thing that made me wonder was that when I removed my spacebar, the stabilisers some how got themselves stuck to a point that they were actually sticking out. This shall be a reminder not to change computer things at 5 Am with no sleep
Thanks again for the help.

[tp4tissue]

Thanks for all the replies. Only thing that made me wonder was that when I removed my spacebar, the stabilisers some how got themselves stuck to a point that they were actually sticking out. This shall be a reminder not to change computer things at 5 Am with no sleep
Thanks again for the help.

quit trollin'

[MissMurd3r84]

'Sif trolling. I just get paranoid about breaking it, especially since it nearly cost me $200