#🔧│keyboard_modding

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glacial wind
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Long pole fits the travel height of the switches. Non long pole doesn’t and has a chance to push keycaps off if they’re loose and you push the sides hard

sweet cedar
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ohh

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thank you

trail heart
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Hey guys, I’ve never modded a keyboard, changed keycaps or anything of the sort. I just got my wooting 60he and I wanted to change the keycaps. Do I need to find caps for lekker switches or can I use any cap? I saw a YouTuber use cherry mx key caps

mellow beacon
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can anyone link me good stabs for the jades? I actually have no clue what to look for

mellow beacon
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ty

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wait so I gather that plate mount/clip in/screw in all work on the 60he module but only plate mount works on the 60he

bronze grove
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Correct.

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The regular 60HE's PCB doesn't have the design required to support any installed stabilizers. It's on the plate - plate mount.

The 60HE Module's PCB was slightly redesigned for installing stabs on it, and the PC plate has the holes required as well.

mellow beacon
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I understand, thanks!!

pale aspen
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so PC plate has different design from OG steel plate due to mounting hole for screwn in?

bronze grove
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Yep.

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But it also has support for plate mount.

pale aspen
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hmmm i guess i have to postpone plan for cutting custom plate again

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until module arrive

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i wish you had pc plate file

pliant rapids
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anybody got website recomendations for keycaps?

halcyon obsidian
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module delay Sadge

uncut musk
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it is what it is

agile grove
fierce void
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we got anymore videos of jades?

uncut musk
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yeah its rough, thankfuly i decided to get the fast shipping so hopefully i get in the first few days of February

gaunt linden
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No one has gotten their module yet?

normal schooner
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@void hollow darlingbonks

void hollow
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on pc its so wierddd

uncut musk
void hollow
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im gonna cry

pale aspen
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pcb foam?

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you mean case or plate foam?

void hollow
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plate foam = pcb foam

agile grove
void hollow
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alright

gaunt linden
fierce void
void hollow
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sec lemme find you guys the video

gaunt linden
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Thxxx

void hollow
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Videos of Jades vs Lekkers^
@fierce void @gaunt linden

agile grove
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imo jades kinda just sound like hand lubed lekkers

void hollow
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they sound really great imo

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different people, different sound preferences i guess

fierce void
agile grove
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just depends on mods I guess tbh

pale aspen
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ngl i want harsh clacky

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use stock lekker lol

agile grove
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its hard to find a sound test with exactly I wanna do

pale aspen
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cf plate

void hollow
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clacky i would think of raptors instead

void hollow
agile grove
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lekkers are their own thing imo, they sound a little more thocky to me but overall sound kinda odd

pale aspen
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raptor is good clack
lekker is ....

pale aspen
fierce void
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direct comparison

agile grove
void hollow
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ooh, happy birthday in advance

agile grove
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but sound so much thockier in others??

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I wonder what that dudes config is

pale aspen
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they sell as 10

fierce void
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I really dont think so

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lekkers sound wobbly and janky

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lekkers need to burn in hell

void hollow
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i want jades but i cant afford them rn so peperee

pale aspen
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gateron poison wooting since the begining

sweet cedar
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idk what was up with that video it sounded much worse then every other vid ive seen

agile grove
pale aspen
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this is only explaination

agile grove
pale aspen
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asia

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i use taobao

void hollow
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checked aliexpress?

agile grove
pale aspen
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rule of thumb

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always search ali

void hollow
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real

agile grove
pale aspen
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what funny is Amazon/Etsy is reseller of Ali and Ali is reseller of Taobao

agile grove
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lemme check shipping rq

pale aspen
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for dyesbut set it is $30 Amazon / $20 Ali / $10 on Taobao

pale aspen
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ali is known for that

agile grove
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I did also just get christmas money and should be getting money in my account soon

pale aspen
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here is price of three main HE switches

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currency is RMB

agile grove
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I might just end up buying them myself tbh, but I already bought my module with L60s so kinda a waste of 20 bucks imo

pale aspen
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imo Raptor is bang for buck and still has full travel for versatile DKS

agile grove
pale aspen
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deep one

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imo thock is much easier to get than clack

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foamm

agile grove
pale aspen
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it seem people get ks20u dual rail already

void hollow
agile grove
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I think my lekkers will do good while I wait for other switches tbh

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I really want jades but I'll be so upset if a better switch comes out

void hollow
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correct

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im thinking to sell my l45s actually

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will just stick to stock l60s for the moment while i wait for new switches

agile grove
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come Q2 this year im sure there will be a ton of HE switches to chose from

void hollow
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i overspent my allowance for this month already sooo- yeap!

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i have the same opinion^

agile grove
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plus I have a buddy who's willing to help lube my L60s (he already got the lube kit since he and his brother got wootings a few months back. actually the reason im getting a wooting lol)

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I've spent the most money ever this year I think

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mainly buying games since I met some new people and didnt share any games with them

void hollow
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wooting ruined me

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i dont think i could ever touch a keychron ever again

pale aspen
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eh it is different kind

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i still need tactile for typing

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typing on linear

gaunt linden
agile grove
polar girder
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All POM box stem ay yoooo

fierce void
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yup yup like my GMK Darling set, except they have a pbt darling now

gaunt linden
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What is that

gaunt linden
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Also the new ks-20’s have doble side rails now?

pale aspen
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dua rail yep

polar girder
bronze grove
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They remind me of Noctua. But in a knock-off kind of way visually.

gaunt linden
bright spruce
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they still have the hole so gonna sound dogshit

bright spruce
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more stable

sharp yew
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lmao the noctua of switches

polar girder
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Hole for the magnet/stem or hole for the RGB pass through?

bright spruce
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magnet hole

polar girder
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I think that hole is pretty necessary lol

gaunt linden
bright spruce
bright spruce
polar girder
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Oh wow

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Gross

gaunt linden
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Thank you

polar girder
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Plastic between the magnet and PCB?

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Auto skip the jades for me

stray tiger
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The Kailh switches have been known for a while. They actually have 2 switch models

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Kailh Sakura Pink Magnetic and Kailh Ice Cream Magnetic

sharp yew
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can huano make some magnetics

stray tiger
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With HE switches now available from gateron, raesha, kailh, heijn, zenaim, akko and one other company, I think its safe to assume that most other companies will jump on board as well (assuming Gateron loses their patent claim filing)

gaunt linden
pale aspen
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just out of stock for now

pallid echo
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done, just gotta let it dry!

bronze grove
pallid echo
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i am planning to pair it with gmk sumi caps and a custom strap

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should be endgame hopefully LOL

loud zephyr
# pallid echo

Looking gooood! I dream of this case in alu with gasket mount. Such a sleeper design feelsgood

stable kindle
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@pallid echo you do primer first? Or a light sand?

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Looks great though!

pallid echo
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the paint i used included primer in it tho so there is that too haha

pallid echo
bright spruce
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I dont have link

stable kindle
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I know the can doesn't say but usually the primer + paint is for prepainted surfaces. The primer in the combo cans don't do a good job on a virgin surface. I've tested plastics like PVC, pla, etc... with different combinations of sanding, primer, paint, and for sure sand+ primer+ paint/primer was the most durable. but I haven't tried the test on abs. Hopefully what you did will hold up cause it looks 10/10

pallid echo
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i put a matte clear coat over it to help with durability since i heard that helps

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also to help hide some of the small mistakes i made since this was my first time spray painting something

stable kindle
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yeah it will help to a degree. good idea for matte to hide mistakes !

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i think if you got a wrist pad it will help a lot too so you wont be touching the case. i suspect if your paint does flake, it will delaminate where the palms of your hands rest on the keyboard

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@pallid echoif you havent taken off the tape yet

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either take the tape off before the paint fully dries

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or make sure to score the tape along the edge before removing. else the tape can take parts of the paint with it

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ive made this mistake a couple of times

pallid echo
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let me get started on that then

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thanks for the heads up

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almost perfect, got a little paint overhand on the top, any tips on how to take that off without damaging the other paint?

bronze grove
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A sharp knife and very careful cutting?

pallid echo
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welp i expected that to be the answer i just didn’t want to risk messing it up lol

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here goes nothing

stable kindle
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made wootings first white plastic case

stray tiger
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Should be pretty easy honestly

stable kindle
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patent it

pallid echo
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ok i cut it pretty easy

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just time to get the keycaps and we are set

stable kindle
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lucky

craggy viper
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I was taking my nap did I do somethin

stable kindle
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wooting still has my money and module and mansen wont help me

harsh dove
polar girder
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PCB/Magnet

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I can’t imagine a piece of plastic between the two enhances “signal”

harsh dove
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It doesn’t affect it

polar girder
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I mean it’s not blocking it but it’s preventing the magnet from touching it

pallid echo
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would it be a bad idea to purchase more gmk sets if i use my kb for gaming? i heard some stuff about shine but never experienced it myself

polar girder
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Idk if it normally would or not tho I guess

native shuttle
harsh dove
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Which is what makes them far better than traditional mechanical keyboard switches

polar girder
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Maybe the plastic is why it can’t get 4.0

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But yeah gotcha

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Not really interfering then

pallid echo
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a big upgrade imo

polar girder
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Raptors good

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Lekkers mid

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I’ve had, l60, l45 and raptors

frosty sentinel
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My space bar sounds scratchy after lubing.. and I can’t figure out why

pallid echo
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u can also turn the raptors into frankenswitches with the lekker stems but it’s personal preference

frosty sentinel
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I’ve taken it apart 4 times

pallid echo
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either way is good tho

polar girder
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Currently rocking the frakenlekker with the l45 stem/spring.

crystal ibex
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does the lekker stem only reduce wobble on raptor?

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wonder if the stock rapotor is good enough

polar girder
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The Lekktor 45’s as I like to call them

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Stock raptor good

crystal ibex
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so to clarify stem change only improves wobble right

polar girder
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Idk about only

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But def mostly

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It sounds different for sure

crystal ibex
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yea id reword it to mostly

polar girder
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But stock raptors are sweet

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No reason to buy both if you don’t already have the lekkers

craggy viper
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i love my stock jades

polar girder
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Just fun experiment if you already have them

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I’m probably going to get another HE switch at some point tho

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I don’t love the raptors

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They’re good but not perfect

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IMO

craggy viper
polar girder
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idk I’ll probably just wait a while until a bunch drop

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Don’t feel like buying everyone as they drop lol

craggy viper
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i ordered some but i wont know how they would sound (got it with a holy60 preorder)

polar girder
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Oh nice

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Hopefully they sound good cuz that case won’t do them any favors lol

craggy viper
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u dont even need to mod the stock wooting with it and itll sound good still @polar girder

quiet bay
craggy viper
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its just a run of the mill pbt keycaps

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and not overpriced abs keycaps

harsh dove
quiet bay
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I'm going to redo my switch tape mod but more thoroughly this time

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Be back in.....7+ hours.....

craggy viper
untold wigeon
craggy viper
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but the only change on my stock wooting is the jades

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thats the crazy part

quiet bay
craggy viper
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me buying just jades to make the wooting sound better vs the ppl spending over 600 and it still sounds mediocre

quiet bay
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must do budget and time consuming way

craggy viper
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and they still need to tape mod and foam

craggy viper
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for what they are

untold wigeon
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i dont think cheap is the right word for this but tehnically you are right

craggy viper
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cheat code for better sound

untold wigeon
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considering they destroy even tape modded and lubed up lekkers

wet hazel
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Those are genuine? Cheaper than the first I saw on Ali, also free shipping

untold wigeon
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time is money

wet hazel
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That JYBMAK thingy, ugh

untold wigeon
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get them from gaterons official store

craggy viper
untold wigeon
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they have one

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on ali

wet hazel
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Ah, didn't know

craggy viper
# wet hazel Those are genuine? Cheaper than the first I saw on Ali, also free shipping
Gateron

70pcs included in each pack • Operation Force:  30±7gf • Total Travel: 3.5±0.2mm • Initial magnetic flux: 120±15Gs • Bottom-out magnetic flux: 800±80Gs • Pre Travel: Freely setting • Pre-Lubed: Yes • Typing Style: Linear • Lifetime: 100 million times keystrokes

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well its 56 usd on their usa website

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sound wise yes

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raptors are better than the standard lekker (l45/l60) and gatteron ks20s but not better than jades

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same perf and the jades are a 30gf spring

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just bottoms out sooner

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lekkers performance within each others are very mariginal

untold wigeon
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the problem i have with the raptors is they are still quite spendy and do not fix the main issue i have with the lekkers fully

craggy viper
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lighter

untold wigeon
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they are lighter i think

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btw jade owners are they too light?

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that is a point of concern

craggy viper
untold wigeon
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i only ever used 60-90g switches before and thats what im used to

craggy viper
untold wigeon
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true

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for gaming its better for sure

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but for typing remains to be seen

craggy viper
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same starting weight 30gf but the jades end at 37g and not 45

craggy viper
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eventually ill lube them and put 68 grams springs in it

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i could be lazy and steal the 40gf starting - 60gf end springs from the l60s

untold wigeon
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that was my plan but the lekker springs are shit

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they need a lot of lube at the bottom to sound good

craggy viper
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bc the closed off pom housing

untold wigeon
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taking apart 141 switches is quite annoying too

untold wigeon
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its nylon housing iirc

craggy viper
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thats why u only take off 60

untold wigeon
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why do so many people care abt RGB

craggy viper
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disable rgb is always better

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if u want performance

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wasnt that what u cared about?

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just sayin

untold wigeon
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ye but rgb itself still works

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with it

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you just can do effects

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like AOE

craggy viper
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rgb off > rgb

untold wigeon
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right now i do have rgb with aoe but i do swap between rgb off and aoe rgb a lot

craggy viper
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i feel like the raptor hes would have a weird tint

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since the housing is orange

cyan summit
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ngl aoe is the best fx imo shrug

untold wigeon
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i feel like its a proper way to flex the hall effect switches

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as no other razer or corsair pleb can do AOE properly

cyan summit
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like I haven't been friends with any other fx, maybe jelly but not that much

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yes.

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unless they are really really good abs so no rgb shines through but that might not be the case

uncut musk
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Rgb overrated ngl

cyan summit
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yea just saying

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and the wear when using abs is horrible aswell

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especially on white

native shuttle
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quiet bay
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Yes

quiet bay
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Although pretty sure both of them dont have iso compatibility

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iso is not too pretty xd

native shuttle
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but for ansi its sweet? will fit nice?

quiet bay
polar girder
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Jades are lighter than l45?

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Fk

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I need jades

native shuttle
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tyty

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im fairly new here, pbt or abs?

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gmk seems out of my league atm haha

polar girder
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PBT

sweet cedar
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pbt for budget

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gmk for top end

pallid echo
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does anyone know any pbt sets that look similar to gmk sumi?

sweet cedar
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but there r also some pretty high end pbt sets

pallid echo
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would u guys get gmk for a board that would be primarily used for gaming? i heard it can shine really fast

pallid echo
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hmmmm might just commit to gmk sumi then

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maybe i’ll like it whenever it shines but it will probably be a long long time

sweet cedar
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u can polish them if u want

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but abs and pbt both shine

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just at different rates

craggy viper
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gmk feels nicer imo

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also novel keys has a sale for gmk keycaps

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b2 get 1 free base set

sweet cedar
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ive only tried one gmk set but i can say it is much much higher quality then anything else ive tried

pallid echo
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u guys convinced me

native shuttle
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anyone got any gateron dot com coupon codes? xD

pallid echo
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i don’t use my gmk strikers as much for gaming but i’ll give it a try too

untold wigeon
sharp yew
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just got the jades, now to wait for wooting to ship my plate

untold wigeon
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mine did that on the wasd keys in 3 months

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considering GMK actually shines the whole keycap and doesn't have half good and half bad like mine are, I'd say it's more durable

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and better to use once it's fucked

native shuttle
old swallow
native shuttle
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oh gotcha, fine to just use stock ones? - I'm clearly very new to this hobby haha

fluid ravine
untold wigeon
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the sad part is that stock wooting just with those jades outperforms my tofu60redux with lubed l60s

craggy viper
untold wigeon
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i ordered the jades but i was expecting this

old swallow
untold wigeon
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ever since i was opening up these switches

craggy viper
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Btw my jades aren't lubed @untold wigeon they feel as smooth as ink blacks

untold wigeon
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i knew no matter how much money you spend it will be shit

craggy viper
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Maybe oil kings

untold wigeon
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CAM opened some of these up

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they are properly lubed

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from the factory

craggy viper
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Sheesh

untold wigeon
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thats why they are so expensive im guessing

fluid ravine
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yep

untold wigeon
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most people dont realize how big of an achievement this is

fluid ravine
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fr

untold wigeon
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it makes even the discounted L45s with the module look like a ripoff imo

fluid ravine
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Like the prelube from the factory is majorly improved comparing to what it was before

untold wigeon
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there might be a 3x price difference but the sound is atleast 10 times better

fluid ravine
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now we got the most solid sounding HE switch in the market atm

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guys i promise i will buy a new set of HE switches in the future

untold wigeon
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mine are coming i guess

craggy viper
fluid ravine
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On my toes

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1.25 per switch

untold wigeon
marsh saffron
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Im Canadian so id probably pay 100$

fluid ravine
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💀

marsh saffron
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If not moredogekek

fluid ravine
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hundo ius crazzzyyy

untold wigeon
fluid ravine
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ima actually wait for more releases of HE switches

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decide lator

untold wigeon
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you know now that i think about it

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sound wise

marsh saffron
untold wigeon
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ceramic keycaps would go pretty fucking well with these jades

fluid ravine
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o

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marbly

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thats what im thikning of

untold wigeon
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ceramic keycaps make your keyboard instantly way more deep

craggy viper
craggy viper
untold wigeon
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i was looking at cerakeys but they are out of stock

fluid ravine
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how much is it again?

untold wigeon
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and the light springs on the jades will create issues

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cerakeys is cheaper than GMK believe it or not

craggy viper
craggy viper
untold wigeon
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the legends will fade tho

fluid ravine
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how you get .80

craggy viper
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But I can get 3x gmk sets for 300

untold wigeon
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so it's best to just buy them blanks

craggy viper
untold wigeon
fluid ravine
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oh fk

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i did 70/56

craggy viper
fluid ravine
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now im lost

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lol

craggy viper
fluid ravine
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m

craggy viper
fluid ravine
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lost again pt 2

craggy viper
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Bc u divided the amount of switches per dollar

fluid ravine
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i shouldve not tooken cs
made me brain dead

craggy viper
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Over dollar per switch

untold wigeon
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you have any stab issues with the jades?

craggy viper
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Nope

untold wigeon
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good

craggy viper
craggy viper
untold wigeon
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nah i meant is it wobbly and shit

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as this acts like a long pole switch

craggy viper
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No wobble

untold wigeon
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i will change out to the module so considering the 20 bucks it might be worth it to get some tx long pole stabs

fluid ravine
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Yeah im thinking of spring swapping the 60 grams into my future HE set

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prefer 60-65 grams

craggy viper
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I got used to 30 bc of thr yuki aim keeb

fluid ravine
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mm

craggy viper
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I'm sad that the 80he case isn't standardized

untold wigeon
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it wont matter as its gasket mounted

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you won't case swap it

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no matter what

old swallow
untold wigeon
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no

craggy viper
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But I like a dif case

old swallow
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so how could it be standardized?

untold wigeon
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not really possible

craggy viper
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I can cope

old swallow
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haha fair

sharp yew
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so how does 80he case branding look trollge

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actually its a little more subtle than the 60he

craggy viper
stray tiger
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75% and TKL doesnt have a standard. There are a few common PCB layouts but you run into commonality problems when you consider the F row (F13 or no F13?, knob or no knob, stacked F keys or spaced F keys) and thats before you event start talking about USB port placement, daughter board or no daughterboard, etc etc

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I mean there isnt even a standard that says TKL should have 87 keys or 88 keys.

old swallow
craggy viper
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Where's my knob

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And usb pass-through

old swallow
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WHERES MY KNOB WOOTING????? nah, i dont care too much for knobs

fluid ravine
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To me Pops knows everything :)

stray tiger
old swallow
willow bronze
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Knob is so 2020

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these days it's 65xl OkaygeBusiness

old swallow
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WHERES MY GODDAMN SCREEN WOOTING

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hehe

stray tiger
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If knobs are an important and popular feature, I'm sure Wooting will adopt it or do something even better.

loud zephyr
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forget knobs, I need a switch to turn my brain on and off

old swallow
loud zephyr
old swallow
stray tiger
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e-ink is the new hotness

loud zephyr
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sweet fanny adams - das crazy!

craggy viper
stray tiger
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e-ink that can show you system stats

old swallow
craggy viper
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Bongo cat gives free performance

stray tiger
willow bronze
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2nd

stray tiger
willow bronze
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i need me a pc kohaku, i will beg elaine daily

loud zephyr
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The real and one and only Bongo cat

willow bronze
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ayo wtf i need that

loud zephyr
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mf are so hard to win lel

craggy viper
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Satisfaction 75 has bongo cat

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And a knob

willow bronze
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i love paying 80$ a pop for artisans

craggy viper
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CannonKeys

The new SAT75 X is coming soon. The Satisfaction 75 is a 75% keyboard designed by Upas featuring a rotary encoder (knob), and an OLED screen. The design was inspired by Pirate Captain Henry Morgan's flagship vessel the "Satisfaction". The curve in the back of the case is reminiscent of a pirate ship.

willow bronze
harsh dove
harsh dove
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Like I’ve said before Jades are like stem swapped Raptors but without the friction feel

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And sound better

willow bronze
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hope its soon Prayge

untold wigeon
#

stop buying keyboards

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easy

#

right?

willow bronze
untold wigeon
harsh dove
untold wigeon
harsh dove
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I love it personally

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Like I’m typing on a cloud combined with my salvation

untold wigeon
#

my jades are on the way

loud zephyr
#

Jades perfect for gaming but dull for typing imo

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need an inbetweener

wind karma
#

why

loud zephyr
#

light springs

harsh dove
#

I actually find myself typing faster on the jades

wind karma
#

oh typing

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ye 30 grams or somehting

loud zephyr
#

no rebound, no soul

wind karma
#

i use 40 gram springs rn and the rebound is kind of weak and it makes me feel lazy to play sometimes lol

harsh dove
#

lol on Jades I’m getting like avg 120 wpm while on raptors and lekkers I was like 90-100 wpm

wind karma
#

may swap the jades ones out if i do get them

loud zephyr
#

ya give em a try - very nice

wind karma
#

45g is my sweet spot i think

craggy viper
old swallow
stray tiger
#

This guy is a member of my local keeb community and made some awesome knobby boards

craggy viper
#

30g springs is nice but want more

stray tiger
#

Or just the pad

harsh dove
#

Yeah I mean, I didn’t do super thorough testing , I could just be typing better one day lol but I felt like I could type faster and more comfortably on the Jades

loud zephyr
#

nice details on the knob

untold wigeon
#

knob enthusiast

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😳

loud zephyr
#

never

craggy viper
#

But the jades exp is satisfying

harsh dove
#

I’ve tried knob boards but I never find myself utilizing them fully with the audio setup I have

untold wigeon
#

same

craggy viper
#

If I could buy a 70g spring on the jades I will

lucid swan
#

i love seeing keycaps ill never be able to have thanks to nobody caring about isomm

loud zephyr
craggy viper
untold wigeon
lucid swan
#

i settled for blanks

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cause i couldnt do it anymore

loud zephyr
lucid swan
#

im still open for suggestions tho

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the blanks were like 45€

loud zephyr
lucid swan
#

so if i see a good looking iso (preferably de) set ill get them

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but im not spending 145 for a set and then 70 more for international layout

harsh dove
#

I need a good set of blanks

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But I want them to cost $200+

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Not $35

lucid swan
untold wigeon
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those are ceramic tho

loud zephyr
harsh dove
#

Yeah I don’t wanna use cerakeys

lucid swan
#

its crazy that not even german keycap manufacturers care about iso de

loud zephyr
#

mechmarket is your only hope, the last I saw was $400usd but with the whole kb. fk that

lucid swan
#

anyone got experience with akko keycaps?

untold wigeon
#

considering the gear i own, $400 isnt that bad except this is for keycaps

harsh dove
#

Here some cheap blanks

loud zephyr
untold wigeon
harsh dove
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lol I know but it had good reviews

untold wigeon
#

considring how my experience is for pbtfans pbt, its concerning

harsh dove
#

I personally hate how cheap it is

untold wigeon
#

ye its a bit concerning

harsh dove
#

Just asking for a warped spacebar

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Or injection marks

untold wigeon
#

they support 7u and split shift too

loud zephyr
untold wigeon
harsh dove
#

Really comes down to how a company handles a situation

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Everyone makes mistakes, what matters is how you handle it

untold wigeon
#

Bought the jades, excited to try them out 👍🏻

harsh dove
untold wigeon
#

Fr?

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I heard some sound tests on YouTube, they sounded pretty good to me

harsh dove
#

I was gonna keep going but nah they’re good

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Just messin around

untold wigeon
#

hahaha

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I def prefer their sound over the raptors

harsh dove
#

Yeah

untold wigeon
#

Raptors too high pitched for me

old swallow
harsh dove
#

Yeah it’s clear

fluid ravine
#

not crazy tho

harsh dove
#

RGB is normal

untold wigeon
fluid ravine
#

lets just say 99% clear

old swallow
#

damn, now idk if i should get them, i use blue RGB anyway haha

untold wigeon
#

Is factory lube good on them?

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yes

mental salmon
harsh dove
untold wigeon
#

Hellll yeaaaa less work for me

harsh dove
#

This is RGB with Raptors

old swallow
#

i dont love the stem woble on the lekkers....

untold wigeon
#

Finally won’t have to use the switch tape mod once I get the jades pepecry

harsh dove
#

Get Jades then you don’t have to worry about stem wobble, stem swap, or switch tape mod

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Tbh don’t even have to worry about lube

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But I always enjoy a good hand lube session

old swallow
#

im not gonna lube regardless...

fluid ravine
harsh dove
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Giggity

stray tiger
#

CAM how scratchy are the raptors with stem swap?

peak breach
#

can you show us a pic of rgb with the jades?

frosty sentinel
#

RGB is slightly offf, but not bad

harsh dove
frosty sentinel
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I can upload a picture with all white, but the picture doesnt help much tbh

harsh dove
#

I want my stems to fly thru the housing like butter, I don’t want any friction, I don’t want wobble either, but I don’t want it so tight that there’s a sense of friction

old swallow
#

@harsh dove is the magnet just as strong in the Jades as the lekkers, or do you have to change the actuation and what not

harsh dove
#

I haven’t bothered with actuation, I have my WASD on 0.3 and most other keys on 1.2 and 2.0

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Feels good to me

old swallow
#

hmmm, ok ok. they do have full range aswell right

harsh dove
#

Raptors it was more noticeable

untold wigeon
#

Since travel on the jades is 3.5 does that mean I have to set actuation differently or am I just bein stupid

frosty sentinel
#

I’d say a hint stronger.. but it’s nit picking

untold wigeon
#

Nvm I think I’m just being stupid

harsh dove
sweet cedar
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so @harsh dove if u set actuation to .1 will it just actuate at .2 instead

harsh dove
#

You can still use 4.0mm

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It works just fine

sweet cedar
#

okay great

harsh dove
#

You can also still use 0.1mm

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Pretty sure it says that somewhere as well

old swallow
#

damn.... its hard to find anything about the jades to dislike at this point

harsh dove
#

I’d have to find it

sweet cedar
#

but still well worth it imo

old swallow
sweet cedar
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cant wait for mine to come

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i thought they would be last to come for my build but then module got delayed

old swallow
#

i dont really care too much about the sound, dont hear it anyways whilst gaming, but the stem woble does bother me, so this is really making me consider getting them

pallid echo
#

yea i gotta wait a bit to get jades bc i got raptors not too long ago and dont wanna spend another 60-70 dollars

harsh dove
#

I think the price may or may not have to do with the bottom housing and lube jobs? But probably a stretch as I don’t manufacture switches haha so idk the ins and outs of their cost per switch so to speak

old swallow
#

what is the spring weight, i cant find it?

untold wigeon
#

I was gonna cop the raptors just to try them out I’m glad I didn’t lol

sweet cedar
#

every he switch before it were very similar

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idk tho

frosty sentinel
harsh dove
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Yeah I’m not sure what goes into the design cost of the Jades

old swallow
#

this seems like its a step forward in the evolution for HE switches, so yeah.. could have something to do with it

harsh dove
#

But I figure the bottom housing might’ve costed more

loud zephyr
old swallow
#

@harsh dove idk where you are from, but do you per chance know where to get them in EU

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is there an EU vendor, or do i just have to pay for shipping

frosty sentinel
#

The RGB is set to white, as you can see there is a slight blue hint to them.. the space bar led are for reference

untold wigeon
harsh dove
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Yeah I still like the Raptors but Jades def do it for me

old swallow
untold wigeon
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I think I’m just tired of the switch tape mod tbh I love how it gives a deeper sound, but only my WASD has fully broken in lol

harsh dove
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I mean… if we’re being technical, white RGB isn’t a real thing lol. It’s just a combination of all the colors

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Source; put your eye up to your LED

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And see how all the colors are lit up

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Only way to have a white led is to have actual white LEDs

old swallow
# harsh dove Mechkeys?

mechkeys does have them, but seems pretty expensive. but i found i can get them from gateron own site for 56USD with like 4 shipping

harsh dove
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But RGB white is always just a combo of all colors

frosty sentinel
#

I’m just saying, there is a difference in color.. y’all don’t have to get technical on me lmao 😂

harsh dove
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That’s what I did

sweet cedar
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^

harsh dove
old swallow
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im not him, but because the Jades seem like the better pick is his reasoning it seems

sweet cedar
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cam what cable do u use

frosty sentinel
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Hahah I got you, I was just trying to help 😂

harsh dove
#

I use a Lindy x Lemo at home and a Wooting Stealth at work @sweet cedar

sweet cedar
#

those r the two options im considering

harsh dove
old swallow
harsh dove
old swallow
# harsh dove Yes

getting those spreadsheets typed in with rapid trigger for increased productivity

harsh dove
#

Hahah basically

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Also use AI to do my work for me

old swallow
#

if you can then why not lol

harsh dove
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Just can’t do everything for me sadly

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Need those Tesla Robots

old swallow
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to do your job you mean?

harsh dove
#

Yeah

old swallow
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haha, yeah. i need one of those too

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oh, do you know the spring weight for the jades, thats the only thing i cant find clearly?

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last question about the switches, promise

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well, i ordered the jades, happy now @harsh dove 😉

harsh dove
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It’s like a 30g switch

old swallow
#

it said 30 +-7 or something like that, so i wasnt completly sure

harsh dove
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Think the operation force is like 30+-7gf

round sparrow
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Yeah they light af

old swallow
#

ook yeah

harsh dove
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Yeah it’s like 38 centinewtons

old swallow
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well, i already prefered to L45s over the L60, so well see

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i could always spring swap if needed i guess

round sparrow
#

Hope we get some good competitors to the jades by the time the 80 he releases

polar girder
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Yeah jades being lighter than l45’s about to make me order them rn dogekek

round sparrow
#

No

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You have to compensate

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Think 0.3 is like 0.1

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Probably some more info online tho

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Stronger magnet

fluid ravine
#

According to Sno the raptor's magnet is more sensitive

harsh dove
fluid ravine
#

rawr SeemsWee

harsh dove
#

I definitely don’t know everything but I’ll help as much as I can

old swallow
harsh dove
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I haven’t noticed a difference personally, I noticed it more with Raptors

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And I actually lowered my actuation slightly from when I had the Raptors in

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From 0.7 to 0.4 now I’m on 0.3

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With the Jades

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Lmao sure

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Nah they just have a stronger magnet

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So it bottoms out faster so to speak

old swallow
harsh dove
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Yeah but I’m weird

old swallow
#

ive got 0.5 and 0.3 on WASD

harsh dove
#

Not anymore

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They back in their bag

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All sad

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And unused

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Neglected

old swallow
#

are you getting the module too cam?

harsh dove
#

Yeah I am

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Yeah

old swallow
#

cause otherwise you have a ton of switches for 1 board lol

harsh dove
#

Tons of HE switches for one HE board

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Yes

old swallow
#

yeah, ive got a 60HE and im getting a module too

harsh dove
#

Why 21

old swallow
#

so, atleast it wont be such a waste to have so many switches haha

harsh dove
#

Lmao wtf

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Just refund and get Jades

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EZ

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Refund both

old swallow
#

refund them all

harsh dove
#

Cause Jades

old swallow
#

im on the Jades train now (ignore that i ordered 10 mins ago)

harsh dove
#

And you could wait for the dual rail designs to come out but I don’t feel like they’ll have a distinct sound like the Jades do

fringe egret
old swallow
#

what would you like more? from as far as i can tell jades are better pretty much every way?

fringe egret
harsh dove
sweet cedar
#

what vid

old swallow
#

i mean... sure i guess

harsh dove
harsh dove
#

Yessir

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I did pay for expedited though

fringe egret
#

did u pay expensive shipping?

harsh dove
#

Yes

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Cost me $13

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USD

old swallow
#

for me expedited was like 20, and normal 4, so i just went with normal. ill have to wait anyways, since im gonna use them with module. so its not like i need to get them right now

fringe egret
#

i took cheap 10-20 days shipping time, do you think they use that estimate from time of placing order or from when shipped? since now if it's 10 -20 from shipping and not shipped yet i would like to pay more for shipping

harsh dove
fringe egret
harsh dove
#

When I ordered it said 7 people owned them now it says over 200 people on the site

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Fair enough

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Raptors are still good

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Wooting will probably make a better version though

old swallow
#

202 sold rn on the site

harsh dove
#

With Lekker 2.0

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lol fair

old swallow
#

jades are light AF it seems, so it might not be for everyone

harsh dove
#

I’ll be honest though, the light weight didn’t bother me as much as I thought it would

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I thought it’d bother me more

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But I enjoy them

old swallow
#

i like the lightweight, so i think i will like the jades

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otherwise i will have to make some frankenswitches

harsh dove
#

I say that because I heard Calder testing out the new raptors vs Lekkers and notice minor differences

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So I’d assume he’s testing just to test but also to check out the competition

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And see what they can do to improve their own switch

#

I think there’s a right time and place for everything

old swallow
#

probably not soon, cause i dont think they want to release new switches until they have a significant improvement

harsh dove
#

Would be cool if they were working on or made new switches with the Wooting80HE

old swallow
#

yeah true, but i dont expect it

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imma try 0.4 and 0.2 WASD actuation

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ooh, i like it. snappy af, and not really misclicking

#

yeah, cmon wooting. just make everything better then everyone else

harsh dove
#

So I could see them making a really good switch

old swallow
#

ooh yeah, i was being sarcastic. they make great products, so i wouldnt rule it out. but you cant really complain that their first version of HE switches arent perfect

polar girder
#

I mean the Lekker Switch end goal is in house ideal HE switch production

#

They just outsource it until they can figure it out

#

Well it’s been an evolution through multiple suppliers

#

Gateron could just meet their needs the most adequately

old swallow
#

the fact that lekkers are from gateron could mean that they could offcourse implement parts of the jade design in the lekker switches in the future, so thats something to consider

harsh dove
#

Yeah I mean at the end of the day, the Lekker gets the job done

#

Just comes down to personal sensitivities to things

#

Some people are gonna notice the wobble and hate it

#

Some gamers are just gonna game and be happy

old swallow
#

most gamers dont really care about the smaller issues with the Lekkers, they will only care about its performance

#

its mostly the enthusiasts that find issues with it

harsh dove
#

And that’s kind of where the line is drawn between someone who just wants a gaming keyboard and someone who wants a custom gaming keyboard aka enthusiasts

old swallow
#

the only "issue" ive got is the wobble, but its not like a massive issue. i would just prefer not to have it, but i can totally live with it

#

but if i can change it, then why not

harsh dove
#

Yeah

#

People who came from custom boards tho, typically don’t like the sound of Lekkers or HE switches in general

#

They put that thock juice in em

old swallow
harsh dove
#

Hmm.. Thock Juice

#

🧃

#

Need to make a lube brand now

#

Buy my Thock Juice 205g0

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And my Thock Juice Grease

old swallow
#

for gaming, for sure

old swallow
harsh dove
#

Tell me you wouldn’t buy some lube and grease kit called Thock Juice

#

Everyone would buy it lmao

old swallow
#

true

#

well start a Thock adiction in no time

old swallow
#

underground thock dealers

untold wigeon
#

The sound profile isn’t my preference. I honestly was just excited there was a new HE switch coming out. Decided to wait for local distribution, not sure if they have that yet either tbh

harsh dove
untold wigeon
#

The 80HE looks reaaaal nice

old swallow
#

its him, the thockfather.

harsh dove
#

He’ll be running Organized Crime with keyboard switches

untold wigeon
#

I like it

normal schooner
#

you guys need some cool switches mafia

untold wigeon
#

60 & TKLs are my go to

fluid ravine
old swallow
#

if it is, then the answer is YES

harsh dove
#

Like when you type you feel a cool minty breeze on your fingertips?

old swallow
#

its just some frozen lekkers dogenek

sage flicker
#

what is the new HE switch coming out? nm I think Jacob talking about raptors.

stray tiger
#

New audio interface is here. Hopefully I'll have time to set it up by next week

harsh dove
#

I know they aren’t but they look similar

stray tiger
harsh dove
#

Oh, really? That'd be fun to mess around with

polar girder
#

Silent Thock core

quiet bay
#

4 hours and 30 minutes passed by redoing switch tape mod before I even knewi t

normal schooner
#

@quiet bay @fluid ravine check general chat voice

quiet bay
woeful gyro
#

anybody know if g.skill crystal crowns fit on a wooting 60he in a tofu redux?

woeful gyro
#

ok

craggy viper
gaunt linden
#

When starting my pc, do i have to choose my keyboard’s profile everytime? Or am i doing something wrong?

fluid ravine
#

the cyan is the profiles

#

You can bind the profiles to Fn layer 1

untold wigeon
#

black pc plate 🗿

quiet bay
#

we had it all along 🗿

fluid ravine
lilac grove
#

funny af always a new leak

quiet bay
#

I want to try out an aluminum plate

harsh dove
gaunt linden
untold wigeon
quiet bay
#

but 🗿

lilac grove
#

cam poking around for some leaks

quiet bay
untold wigeon
#

Vibrates?

lilac grove
quiet bay
#

Aluminum Plate for Wooting off smkeyboards is expensive 😔

#

so hoping for wooting to make their own so it's less expensive

sudden talon
#

does anyone know if i have to buy this when buying tofu 60 redux

sudden talon
untold wigeon
#

if u have a pc plate just keep it

sudden talon
#

kk thanks

untold wigeon
#

ofc i bought all of them, so don't do what i did

harsh dove
#

Guess I'll be getting a Black PC Plate

lilac grove
untold wigeon
#

pc fr4 and cf are similar

#

thats why i said not worth it

#

with the lekker atleast

lilac grove
#

with the normal lekker switch nothing matters dogekek

untold wigeon
#

it does

lilac grove
#

was joke

untold wigeon
#

steel is very loud

lilac grove
#

you mean alu

lilac grove
#

where did you get a steel one

untold wigeon
#

the default plate is steel

harsh dove
#

Wooting comes with Steel Plate

lilac grove
polar girder
#

Yeah need black pc plate

#

Or aluminum

untold wigeon
pale aspen
#

latter one is subjective i see

#

how about tolerance could you tell more?

tawdry tree
untold wigeon
#

i do not

pale aspen
#

friendly reminder, stem will wobble a bit for tolerance sake

#

0% wobble mean you cant make stem move without excessive force

#

like raptor with stem swap is good example

untold wigeon
#

the sky is blue

pale aspen
#

it is bad switch because it is too tight and require more force to press

#

just reminder, because sometimes i think newcomers will think "no wobble = good, a biit wobble = bad"

untold wigeon
#

i am not a newcomer

#

lmao

pale aspen
#

i didnt say you are one

untold wigeon
#

i have 6 keyboards

pale aspen
#

raptor is bang for buck
if you chase clack (unlube)

#

what are those six?

#

any 40s?

tawdry tree
#

Which EU store sells Raptors w/o shipping cost of 20million?

untold wigeon
#

eloquentclicks had them

#

but they were sucked dry

tawdry tree
#

I will buy a few raptors and stem swap them with white ks-20s

#

Ibwill check

untold wigeon
#

nothing to check

tawdry tree
#

fuck off

untold wigeon
#

i will do the fuck part tonight

pale aspen
#

where you did order plate?

tawdry tree
tawdry tree
untold wigeon
pale aspen
#

good at least they include standoff

tawdry tree
untold wigeon
pale aspen
#

how about grindfatherL

#

good

tawdry tree
#

he is my son

#

so ye I’d know

pale aspen
#

because you can use kbdfans standoff on snkeyboard

untold wigeon
#

i am fucking 30 years young

#

im not ur son

tawdry tree
#

physically you are a fossil

untold wigeon
#

tf does that mean

#

fossil u say

tawdry tree
#

a fossil rock formation

untold wigeon
#

maybe

tawdry tree
#

is anyone here from europe that has raptor switches left over?

untold wigeon
#

ur rich

#

import them

tawdry tree
#

I will when clears come out

#

but I wanna test rq

untold wigeon
#

ur an rgb andy?

tawdry tree
#

and don’t wanna wait a while

#

no, I’m an aesthetics guy

untold wigeon
#

u dont see the switch bozo

tawdry tree
#

The white stem with red and black looks dogshit

#

I do

untold wigeon
#

tf

tawdry tree
#

I don’t use keycpas

#

idiot

untold wigeon
#

LOL

#

classic

tawdry tree
#

where is kbdfans located

#

china?

untold wigeon
#

in china bruh