Cherry Stabilizer Questions

[NikoGasm]

So I got a DK9087 recently and it uses Cherry stabs. They feel really mushy to me (as reported by most people as well) and I've heard some things about a mod you can do eliminate the mush.

I have two questions about that:

1. Does it really work?
2. If so, what exactly do you do?

[alaricljs]

Yes it works... video/thread

[tp4tissue]

Yes it works... video/thread

Also LUBE

[NikoGasm]

Thank you very much. I'll be doing this to my stabilizers when I get home.

[bardomudo]

My KBT Oni had mushy stabilized keys. All I had to do was lube it and after a day or two it became normal. Really hard to differentiate from my Filco with Costar stabilizers.

[Hyde]

I've seen those video before but I've always wonder that how hard is it to get those stabilizer "stems" out of the housing to do the mod?

[alaricljs]

You have to pull the switch and the entire stabilizer set out if you're talking about plate mount.  If you have a Korean board then you have to dismantle the whole keyboard since they use PCB mount.

[Hyde]

You have to pull the switch and the entire stabilizer set out if you're talking about plate mount.  If you have a Korean board then you have to dismantle the whole keyboard since they use PCB mount.

Mmmmm sounds like a lot of work.

Oh and I also try cherry stabilizer for the first time today.  I went to NCIX and they have a demo CM Storm Trigger for me to play around.  I though people were exaggerating but, for the lack of better word it indeed feel mushy when bottom out.  Have to say I definitely prefer costar stabilizer better.

[Polymer]

If you plan on adding o-rings, I think it is actually better to have cherry stabilizers..

If you don't plan on adding o-rings then I can definitely see where people don't like the difference in the larger keys.    Maybe not so much the space bar but definitely the large keys like backspace/Shift/Enter...

[NikoGasm]

I bought like ~500 o-rings for just under eight dollars a few months ago. I set up one of my keyboards, didn't like it, and now they all just sit in their bag. So I definitely don't plan on adding o-rings.