Author Topic: Does "Bottoming out" key hurt anything? (Read 4598 times)

Dongulator · « **on:** Sun, 06 October 2013, 23:31:59 »

I'm just asking, I have been using linear reds and am constantly bottoming out the keys... just making sure.

IMHB · « **Reply #1 on:** Sun, 06 October 2013, 23:42:09 »

I really do not think so.....unless you push really, really hard.

Belfong · « **Reply #2 on:** Sun, 06 October 2013, 23:43:18 »

The better keyboard has a steel plate where the switch is attached to, so bottoming out would just make a nice sound of hitting steel. Should not harm it or anything.

SNF · « **Reply #3 on:** Sun, 06 October 2013, 23:48:11 »

fingers

Hyde · « **Reply #4 on:** Sun, 06 October 2013, 23:54:06 »

For the most part I'd say don't worry about it.

However if you're reallyyyyyyyy picky, I'd say it will damage your finger joint and make tiny dents on the inside of your keycap from hitting the corner of switch housing.

Though the damage is so subtle it probably wouldn't matter.

bazemk1979 · « **Reply #5 on:** Sun, 06 October 2013, 23:57:31 »

Quote from: 8BitCartoon on Sun, 06 October 2013, 23:31:59

I'm just asking, I have been using linear reds and am constantly bottoming out the keys... just making sure.

looking at your question, then looking at your avatar.... What are you?!?!?! a cry baby in BL body?

Tony · « **Reply #6 on:** Sun, 06 October 2013, 23:58:18 »

That does not hurt much, but why punching on the keys if you can dance on the keyboard? Remember that you only have to go half way to make a key registered.

Be sophisticated with such wonderful peripheral. Keyboard God has sent you a missionary.

Dongulator · « **Reply #7 on:** Mon, 07 October 2013, 00:05:09 »

cool.. thanks for the quick response fella's. I guess I was asking since reds seem to have such a light touch that its hard for me not to bottom out all the time. Maybe I will look into something that takes a little more force.

Dongulator · « **Reply #8 on:** Mon, 07 October 2013, 00:07:16 »

Quote from: bazemk1979 on Sun, 06 October 2013, 23:57:31

Quote from: 8BitCartoon on Sun, 06 October 2013, 23:31:59
I'm just asking, I have been using linear reds and am constantly bottoming out the keys... just making sure.
looking at your question, then looking at your avatar.... What are you?!?!?! a cry baby in BL body?

What makes you think I'm being a "cry baby in BL body"

Linkbane · « **Reply #9 on:** Mon, 07 October 2013, 00:27:14 »

It only hurts your typing speed.

Seriously though, learning not to bottom out brought me from 110-120 to over 140.

bazemk1979 · « **Reply #10 on:** Mon, 07 October 2013, 00:29:51 »

Quote from: 8BitCartoon on Mon, 07 October 2013, 00:07:16

Quote from: bazemk1979 on Sun, 06 October 2013, 23:57:31
Quote from: 8BitCartoon on Sun, 06 October 2013, 23:31:59
I'm just asking, I have been using linear reds and am constantly bottoming out the keys... just making sure.
looking at your question, then looking at your avatar.... What are you?!?!?! a cry baby in BL body?

What makes you think I'm being a "cry baby in BL body"

For the love of the keyboard community don't break a nail bottoming out

Dongulator · « **Reply #11 on:** Mon, 07 October 2013, 08:16:04 »

yeah yeah

terran5992 · « **Reply #12 on:** Mon, 07 October 2013, 08:28:49 »

Keyboards are meant to be able to bottom out

Hyde · « **Reply #13 on:** Mon, 07 October 2013, 08:33:35 »

Quote from: terran5992 on Mon, 07 October 2013, 08:28:49

Keyboards are meant to be able to bottom out

^

Agreed. Though I bottom out on mechanical keyboards because it sounds nice and it's more fun lol.

And obviously I don't bottom out with the force of 1000 fury.

davkol · « **Reply #14 on:** Mon, 07 October 2013, 17:02:08 »

Quote from: Linkbane on Mon, 07 October 2013, 00:27:14

It only hurts your typing speed.

Seriously though, learning not to bottom out brought me from 110-120 to over 140.

* davkol is waiting for tp4tissue to chime in.

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #15 on:** Mon, 07 October 2013, 17:05:00 »

Quote from: davkol on Mon, 07 October 2013, 17:02:08

Quote from: Linkbane on Mon, 07 October 2013, 00:27:14
It only hurts your typing speed.

Seriously though, learning not to bottom out brought me from 110-120 to over 140.

* davkol is waiting for tp4tissue to chime in.

I think he still got a few days left at camp

hashbaz · « **Reply #16 on:** Mon, 07 October 2013, 17:07:49 »

Typing speed isn't everything. Bottoming out is fun and clacktastic.

T0ken · « **Reply #17 on:** Mon, 07 October 2013, 20:38:12 »

Quote from: 8BitCartoon on Mon, 07 October 2013, 00:07:16

Quote from: bazemk1979 on Sun, 06 October 2013, 23:57:31
Quote from: 8BitCartoon on Sun, 06 October 2013, 23:31:59
I'm just asking, I have been using linear reds and am constantly bottoming out the keys... just making sure.
looking at your question, then looking at your avatar.... What are you?!?!?! a cry baby in BL body?

What makes you think I'm being a "cry baby in BL body"

My initial interpretation as well was that bottoming out was hurting your fingers...I was imagining a guy fighting off imaginary bad guys with a toy nunchaku and then complaining about keyboards hurting his fingers...Not the case I guess; and your keyboard is designed to handle the bottoming out.

Thimplum · « **Reply #18 on:** Mon, 07 October 2013, 20:40:55 »

It's won't break stuff. People say that they can type faster without, but I do it anyways.

Linkbane · « **Reply #19 on:** Mon, 07 October 2013, 21:58:45 »

I honestly type quite a bit faster typing more lightly, because if you type for speed and you bottom out, you deserve to use a rubber dome. It's the exact same, overcompensating force and pressing all the way down. If you didn't want to have an actuation at the bottom, you should actually use the damn switch like it's supposed to be, by actuating it near the center.

1391406 · « **Reply #20 on:** Mon, 07 October 2013, 23:28:42 »

I could truly care less whether I bottom out. I've never damaged a keyboard as a result.

davkol · « **Reply #21 on:** Tue, 08 October 2013, 01:06:52 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 07 October 2013, 17:05:00

Quote from: davkol on Mon, 07 October 2013, 17:02:08
Quote from: Linkbane on Mon, 07 October 2013, 00:27:14
It only hurts your typing speed.

Seriously though, learning not to bottom out brought me from 110-120 to over 140.

* davkol is waiting for tp4tissue to chime in.

I think he still got a few days left at camp

* davkol waits for TotalChaos to chime in, although that won't happen either.

Linkbane · « **Reply #22 on:** Tue, 08 October 2013, 01:42:40 »

Quote from: davkol on Tue, 08 October 2013, 01:06:52

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 07 October 2013, 17:05:00
Quote from: davkol on Mon, 07 October 2013, 17:02:08
Quote from: Linkbane on Mon, 07 October 2013, 00:27:14
It only hurts your typing speed.

Seriously though, learning not to bottom out brought me from 110-120 to over 140.

* davkol is waiting for tp4tissue to chime in.

I think he still got a few days left at camp

* davkol waits for TotalChaos to chime in, although that won't happen either.

Waits for someone to inform davkol that TP was been, yet again apparently, banned for another week.

noisyturtle · « **Reply #23 on:** Tue, 08 October 2013, 02:00:46 »

Botteming out is about as much of a circlejerk as stickering your board is.

It may look good, but ultimately it does nothing.

Bottom out to your hearts content.

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Author Topic: Does "Bottoming out" key hurt anything? (Read 4598 times)