I got Steel series 6g v2 (cherry mx red). This was my first mechanical keyboard. I've been using for a while and I feel something wrong with keys since I started to use. It often repeats key and I always have to be careful not to type twice/three times when I use it. So I searched and found this issue is called chatter, switch bounce. I firstly thought this issue is common for mechanical switch and I have to live with it. But I read many people claims they have never had this issue at all and it shouldn't.
I checked speed of key register and found that some switches are registering with less than 10ms interval.
I used this tool to test.
https://elitekeyboards.com/switchhitter.php
I contacted to local customer service and got replaced. So I tried to diagnosis this brand new keyboard with that tool again. It show there are several chatter keys in a few minuts experiment.
Additionally, the website tells that For a typical Cherry MX based keyboard, the chatter filtering is set to 5-10 milliseconds, but this is not a value that is typically disclosed by keyboard manufacturers. Since input speed capability is a marketable specification, many manufacturers understandably push their luck in this regard. This means that switches must be of excellent performing condition in order to avoid chattering.
Based of this knowledge my keyboard's switch aren't working properly at all....
This is my experience with mechanical keyboard. I love the size and minimal feature of this product. But it makes me question whether I should live with this issue for $100+ keyboard, or not.
I appreciate if you can provide your experience, check your keyboard too and let me know what keyboard you are using.
I have experienced this on the noppoo choc mini an awful lot, it seems to be very apparent there because of their lack of QoS or maybe it's a combination of their newer models not being as good as their older models or a combination of reds + the keyboard itself and so on, but anyway.
I've noticed that it is something that happens over time for the most part, but if it's happening straight away and your keyboard is issuing signs of chattering? send it back and get a replacement. One thing that I have noticed is that I have not noticed any chattering issues what so ever with the KUL ES 87, which is a very good TKL board, it's very well built and arguably the best TKL board on the market at this very moment.
Solutions (from what I've found out over the years are):
- Replace the switches yourself through soldering
- Find some alcohol as specified by touch_it and run it in between the switches to lube up the keyboard as a lot of keyboards get dry over time
- Replace the keyboard entirely, e.g. send it back and get a replacement
- This is a new one and I've not tested this out myself, I don't think it can be fixed through software, but:
http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/21/windows/keyboard-chattering-fix.htmlGood luck~! It sounds like a few faulty switches to me, I'd just replace it if it's still in warranty.