peripherals

[cunning anvil]

ye

[glossy sandal]

actually pretty lit

that silk screen is really cool

[cunning anvil]

the silk on the diodes is weird, gonna have to check schematic

[glossy sandal]

are those kailh pads?

[cunning anvil]

yeah

[opaque shard]

Oh nice, some custom PCBs

[sonic cape]

my metal esc key is griding against my metal case

can i just

grind it down?

with like a metal tool for grinding

[glossy sandal]

Is the board full of something

[boreal rivet]

Nice!!!

[gusty ridge]

Ordered a sonnet

[glossy sandal]

Coolio

[edgy plank]

Question about switches. Im looking at buying the Keychron S1 with Low Profile Gateron switches on the hotswappable board. But I am new to keyboards and want something I can swap out switches with down the road. Can the LP Gateron switches be swapped for any other brands or styles or am I stuck with LP Gaterons?

[gloomy patrol]

low pofile switches restrict you a lot

if you want the options to switch the switches to most other options on the market i would grab one of the v series hot swap boards

[edgy plank]

Will that board take both low profile and regular? Im leaning towards wanting something lower profile for no wrist rest and would love to go full custom but cant find anything case wise that is in line with the Air75 or Keychron S1

Height wise that is

[coral fern]

Ik it ain’t a keyboard, but what are your guys thoughts on the Logitech M720?

[glossy sandal]

Only normal profile

[crimson holly]

dont know if a board that supports both low and regular profile switches even exists

[gloomy patrol]

does choc and reg count

if so i can think of a couple

[edgy plank]

what is a choc switch? @gloomy patrol

[cunning anvil]

low profile?

ive heard of a board that supports having both choc and mx sockets

[glossy sandal]

yeah some do

[cunning anvil]

i want that footprint

[gloomy patrol]

https://mkultra.click/choc-switches

[cunning anvil]

could prob just slap both in the same space ig

or would that violate a courtyard?

[glossy sandal]

Eat more flowers

[gloomy patrol]

sugarglider supports both

[glossy sandal]

sugar glider

[gloomy patrol]

wacky looking holes

[glossy sandal]

That’s a name I haven’t heard in a while

didn’t you want one

[gloomy patrol]

ahh i remember when i was acc considering picking one up

[edgy plank]

interesting! Those look like basically low profile mx switches.

[glossy sandal]

bruh calm down it was like 5 months ago

[gloomy patrol]

ngl

there was a time

i was considering picking up a link

so glad i waited

that woulda been a big regret

[glossy sandal]

A fuckinf link?

[gloomy patrol]

i was on my thocky shii

and my flexy shii

[glossy sandal]

that is so funny bruh

[gloomy patrol]

now i might spend 500 on a top mount keeb next

what happened to me

[glossy sandal]

dms?

[gloomy patrol]

sure

[cunning anvil]

whats a link in this context?

[glossy sandal]

to what

[glossy sandal]

Link65

That pcb is so fuckinf funny man

[gloomy patrol]

sushi roller type shii

[cunning anvil]

what in the heck

thats adorable

[edgy plank]

seems a downfall is choc keycaps are not widely available

[cunning anvil]

yep

though iirc choc v2 is compatible with low profile mx caps

low profile mx caps specifically

also v2 boards kinda hard to find lol

[edgy plank]

whats a guy gotta do for a low profile custom keyboard mannn lol

[cunning anvil]

https://mkultra.click/chocolate-bar-keyboard-kit/

white caps only, no stabs

idk whatchu looking for tho

oh wow these folks have all sorts of low profile kits

the breeze is kinda awesome okay

[cunning anvil]

halfway there

[glossy sandal]

the spoingle

[cunning anvil]

spoingle?

hmm, prob need to order a plate too, these switches dont feel like theyd stay in during travel

[glossy sandal]

It emanates the word spoingle

[amber tartan]

spangle

[mint swan]

is this mechanical

[amber tartan]

maybe

[mint swan]

internet says they are apparently

[amber tartan]

got a model number or brand

?

they look like alp clones

[mint swan]

this is the keyboard I use for my main pc lol

i keep it in perfect condition the best i can

its a wireless ps/2 keyboard from 2003

the battery lasts around 48 months

[amber tartan]

what switch

[mint swan]

what do u mean

i think its just membraine

[amber tartan]

oh lame

[mint swan]

i like it because of all the function keys

and the layout is nice

its very very very light too

it feels like the same weight as a xbox controller

[amber tartan]

cuz its membrane

[mint swan]

i have a mechanical keyboard but i dont like it

I've been looking at buying ibm mechanical keyboards from around 1996 when the windows key was added

old keyboards have more features that don't require software

[amber tartan]

do you mean the model m

[mint swan]

don't know just looking around

[amber tartan]

those arent mechanical, theyre buckling springs

[mint swan]

I haven't noticed a difference going from a wired red switch keyboard and a wireless ps/2 keybaord

in latency

[slate ocean]

Hey do u guys use wrist rests? Are they worth it?

[mint swan]

it's useful to have a numpad as well

[amber tartan]

if youre into that

[slate ocean]

Do u have one? I wanna know what material I want to get

[amber tartan]

no as i dont need one

but you can if you want the ergo

they come in many materials

for different preference

[boreal rivet]

Alps SKFL

[mint swan]

nice

[boreal rivet]

I forgot if the keycaps are compatible with SKCX but they are very nice alps made doubleshots

[mint swan]

could I replace the keycaps

[boreal rivet]

no

the ones you have are basically the best you can get when it comes to alps keycaps

outside of dyesub

[mint swan]

cool

[amber tartan]

he took the pictures from deskthority and posted them here

he doesnt have the keyboard

[boreal rivet]

oh okay

[river ermine]

Keeb Germany brow 100€ bluetooth and wired anything but clicky switches and if there’s rgb there has to be a software

Amazon

[glossy sandal]

[urban panther]

Keychron Q6 has been ordered

[chilly perch]

i like my q6

need to get better switches tho

also a shame it has south facing LEDs

[urban panther]

I have some akko cs lavender for it & akko asa keycaps

Unfortunately Amazon only sells the fully built Q series

It's a little wasteful to get switches and caps I don't need....but I had $100 in Amazon gift cards from Christmas

[boreal rivet]

consoom

[chilly tapir]

is this fixable or not

[amber tartan]

yes

use pliers and straighten them back out again

try to be gentle cuz if it snaps its over

[chilly tapir]

oh my god this is frustating

[glossy sandal]

I just flatten it with a razor and then pull it back up

[amber tartan]

anything straight

[glossy sandal]

😔 guess I can’t straighten pins no mo

[muted karma]

I just use a flathead screwdriver to get it slighty back to shape and then either use pliers to straighten them by crusing or just press it against the edge of my table with said screwdriver to do so

[twilit flare]

guess whos back (back)

back again

@pastel drift

[pastel drift]

Ello

[twilit flare]

still haven't built my keyboard yet

soon...

[pastel drift]

Show me

[twilit flare]

show you what

[pastel drift]

L

[twilit flare]

deez

[pastel drift]

XD moment

[untold orchid]

I have a wooden one, its really nice to have if your keyboard is pretty tall

for the slim af gaming boards I dont see the point

[fickle moss]

I just use my fingernail lol

They are pretty easy to bend

[glossy sandal]

long ass fingernail

[chrome raft]

Hey guys I got my first ever real keyboard a couple days ago. The keyboard is called monets pond 3098 and is built by akko. What do you all think?

[boreal rivet]

Do you want purchase validation or my thoughts?

[true moth]

Sir i want to ask last night my mechanical keyboard was already, but today the keyboard not detected by windows, the rgb still working and it's seems like the build in macro for changing the rgb cycle and colour still working. What i need to do? I already try to update the driver but windows say that it's already been updated.

[edgy plank]

Does anyone know of a thinner keyboard case? Im looking to build a semi low profile keyboard but have never done any custom keyboard things. So that makes shopping hard. Goal is to make a pretty thin 75% keyboard with full size switches and some shorter caps.

Im interested in low profiles like the Air 75 but want to build my own and leave room to grow hence going full size switches. Because shopping for low profile makes me feel like I am one of like 100 people that want a low profile keyboard haha

[woven dawn]

Anyone know the best mini keyboard? Looking for clicky keys. I’m getting a Razer Huntsman Mini at the moment

[blissful dragon]

take a look at keychron

[dapper path]

I suggest the redragon k605 it's pretty compact very clicky and smooth

[gloomy patrol]

I would recommend grabbing one of keychrons v series boards

[glossy sandal]

Yes I’ve seen this

stupid board

stupid idea

[onyx summit]

south>north

[chilly perch]

bad

zero point

it makes shine thru caps useless, and the glow effect is the same or worse

[onyx summit]

me with my cherry profile non shine thru keycaps:

[viscid tapir]

i liek south facing more

it has more background glow

[cunning anvil]

numpad

[viscid tapir]

i think matte black is just superior

especially minimalistic ones

[snow zephyr]

hello, any USB keybaord to recommand that is comfy to type on without RGB stuff? i feel like wireless dongle are taking over, i hate batteries! thanks

[twilit flare]

cap

[glossy sandal]

Leopold

[boreal rivet]

realforce

[snow zephyr]

Not available in my region

[snow zephyr]

Well, I feel "stupid" for not mentionning, but it's out of my price league

[glossy sandal]

Where are you from

[boreal rivet]

buy used

[crimson holly]

gotta love dark monochrome stuff 👀

[snow zephyr]

" Rest of the world"

[glossy sandal]

“ Be specific “

[viscid tapir]

ofc

top

i went all black matte on maple wood mixed with bamboo

[glossy sandal]

Revan

[viscid tapir]

also some pastel colors on it to mix it up

[glossy sandal]

you’re the guy who thought they wouldn’t like the V series keycaps or something right

[viscid tapir]

yes it has taken me a while to get used to them from oem

[glossy sandal]

did you like them?

[viscid tapir]

they look a little funny but material and shape is pretty comfortable and pleasing

i just wish it would come all black without gray and red keycaps

but despite that i do like them

[crimson holly]

artisans go brr

[viscid tapir]

they look great but how are they to press

must be really uncomfortable to use them

[crimson holly]

nah

i dont even press them really often

[glossy sandal]

you use your palm to type them

All 6 at once

[crimson holly]

actually thats a lie, i set them up as a soundboard for the funny

so now i use them often

[glossy sandal]

what’re the sounds

[crimson holly]

all sorts of shitpost potential

i have layers to them, so pressing makes one go off, then alt + key makes another sound go off, then winkey + key

so i have 18 sounds on 6 keys

[glossy sandal]

Tell me 6

[crimson holly]

the ones that dont have any layers to them are doot, bonk, huh, gun click, vine boom and Bach's Toccata

[amber tartan]

what?

[glossy sandal]

I know like two of rhose

being huh? And vine boom

[crimson holly]

pog

hell i can show you in VC lol

wait there is no voice chat in this server

huh

[chrome raft]

Does anyone know where I can source only the pcb for a gamakay lk67?

[amber tartan]

any gh65 series pcb should work

[chrome raft]

Where do I find those

[glossy sandal]

Aliexpress

[gusty ridge]

Wow switch lubing is cringe

[jolly jetty]

is it just me or is blackwidow v3 pro pretty freaking dim?

i have it on 100% brightness, but it is like half the brightness of my old corsair k70 mk2 low profile

ok maybe not half, more like 75%

still, thats pretty freaking dim for a high end-ish keyboard no?

[glossy sandal]

I find it productive

[jade rose]

subscribe to floatplane :^)

[chrome raft]

@amber tartan can you run those pcbs without the battery

[glossy sandal]

yes

[chrome raft]

Okay cool

[glossy sandal]

you’re just connecting to the pcb

not the battery

unless you plan to use it wireless

[chrome raft]

I know some devices don’t like to run without battery

[glossy sandal]

I don’t like to run without batteries

[cunning anvil]

i dont like to run

[glossy sandal]

I’m catching up

just as soon as I get some batteries

[chrome raft]

Sorry for being like this but can someone provide an Amazon link?

[glossy sandal]

Probs not on there

[chrome raft]

For a lh65 pcb

[glossy sandal]

geekhack65 right

the pcb

[chrome raft]

for a gamakay lk67

Whatever pcb will work

Debating just getting the same keyboard as a package again

[glossy sandal]

Lk67 is kinda mid bruh

gmk67 is a thing, kinda lit

[chrome raft]

Oh?

[glossy sandal]

you cool soldering

??

[chrome raft]

Yeah

I’d prefer hotswap but I can solder

[glossy sandal]

I’m unsure if gh65 will fit lk67 actually

a lot of these oem boards are wacko pcbs and only take those

[chrome raft]

Hear me out here

[glossy sandal]

and don’t sell replacements

[chrome raft]

Ok

So

What if I just get the kit that has the case pcb stabs and plate

[glossy sandal]

You mean a kit

[chrome raft]

And just buy milky yellows, slap them on there

And use my old key caps

[glossy sandal]

that’s literally what a kit is

[chrome raft]

Yeah lol

[glossy sandal]

I mean if you want lol

Stock milky yellows are kinda mid Lowkey

buy milky pros 2.0

[chrome raft]

I can lube them later on :P

[glossy sandal]

I mean overall

[chrome raft]

I’m just kinda short on money rn

[glossy sandal]

they’re the same price

[chrome raft]

I have $100 to spent total

[glossy sandal]

.23$

[chrome raft]

Dang that’s pretty good

[glossy sandal]

Polished stems kinda lit

want me to link you a gmk67

[chrome raft]

Remind me how many keys are in a 65% again?

[glossy sandal]

67-68

[chrome raft]

No thanks

[chrome raft]

Okay thanks

That’s why it’s called an lk67 ig lol

[glossy sandal]

ok

north facing leds in 2023

big yikes from me

[chrome raft]

God damn it why is Amazon such a pain in the ass

[glossy sandal]

idk Amazon moment

[chrome raft]

Nearly 50 cents per switch

[glossy sandal]

I just buy cheap kits like that on aliexpress

[glossy sandal]

literally buy from a vendor bruh

[chrome raft]

Such as?

[glossy sandal]

where you based

[chrome raft]

USA

[glossy sandal]

which state

[chrome raft]

I’m tempted to go Akko, too

[chrome raft]

Arizona

[glossy sandal]

Dangkeebs might be it for you

Based in Las Vegas

[chrome raft]

I can get 70 switches for $30

[glossy sandal]

sounds about fair

[chrome raft]

So I can just get that and the kit

Then I’ll be smooth sailing

[glossy sandal]

some listings aren’t complete ripoffs

[glossy sandal]

which kit

lk67? Yeah

[chrome raft]

https://a.co/d/ayFJTJp

[glossy sandal]

69$ lmao

overpriced asf

[chrome raft]

I’ll probably want to replace the stabs in the future

[chrome raft]

And that’s discounted

[glossy sandal]

I can get one for like 40$

[chrome raft]

Damn I can get milky yellows

70 switches for $24

$70 kit plus $24 of switches

I’m also debating doing this or getting an ssd

I’ll continue thinking about it

Thanks lol, much appreciated

[glossy sandal]

idk up to you

[chrome raft]

Yep

[glossy sandal]

I’m just here for keyboards, ion know anything about pcs

[chrome raft]

Fair nuff

[glossy sandal]

maybe I’ll ask here when I plan my pc

[chrome raft]

I know too much

[glossy sandal]

probs not

maybe though

[chrome raft]

I spend all my free time learning about pcs and helping people build lists lol

[glossy sandal]

planning 783xd or whatever it’s called

and use the int graphics on that for a bit

[chrome raft]

7800x3d?

[glossy sandal]

then buy 6900xt

[glossy sandal]

Yeah

[chrome raft]

Don’t.

6900xt I mean

[glossy sandal]

well why not

[chrome raft]

It’s a good gpu don’t get me wrong

[glossy sandal]

then

[chrome raft]

But for the price bracket you see with the 7800x3d you’ll want to go 7900xtx imo

[glossy sandal]

Heard all new gen cards are shit

[chrome raft]

And get some 6000cl30 ram which will pair well

[chrome raft]

Not true

[glossy sandal]

I don’t really need good ram

[chrome raft]

It’s worth it

[glossy sandal]

I’m using 2666 rn for gods sake

[chrome raft]

Same lol

[wooden ember]

get good ram

dont be silly

[glossy sandal]

I don’t do anything demanding

let me pull up the list one second

[chrome raft]

ddr5 will be around for a while, get good ram that’ll stay good for a while

Such as gskill 6000cl30

[wooden ember]

jsut get good ram

you never know when you need it

[glossy sandal]

does ram die or something

[wooden ember]

it does make a difference

[chrome raft]

Rarely ever

[glossy sandal]

then

[wooden ember]

its not about dying

[glossy sandal]

why would I need it

[wooden ember]

it's about latency

[chrome raft]

It only dies as a result of another part dying usually

[glossy sandal]

I don’t do anything demanding or worth latency

[wooden ember]

one day your easy tasks will become more difficult

ram will help in that area

[glossy sandal]

I could always upgrade

[wooden ember]

if you game it helps too

never spend money twice

[chrome raft]

Would you rather buy one good kit or a mediocre kit and spend more down the road

[wooden ember]

if you can buy it once and get the good stuff, just do it

[glossy sandal]

mediocre kit

[chrome raft]

What have I gotten myself into lol

[glossy sandal]

let me pull up something a friend compiled for me

[chrome raft]

I never fail to get a channel off topic

[chrome raft]

Aight

Btw I’m pretty sure I’m gonna get the ssd, I have a keyboard, a new one can wait

[glossy sandal]

It’s whatever

not like keyboards ever doesn’t go off topic

[glossy sandal]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Wwgs78

[chrome raft]

Replace the ssds with a 2tb mp33

[glossy sandal]

Why would I do that

500 gb ssd is for games

Sata is for windows and system and whatnot

[chrome raft]

Separating game storage isn’t very effective

[glossy sandal]

Wouldn’t I need to do a regular windows install

every couple years

[chrome raft]

Plus 970 evo plus isn’t a good value ssd

No?

[cunning anvil]

could just do different partitions

[wooden ember]

I have 3 SSD's, one for my main windows install and 2 for games

works fine

[chrome raft]

Still

Better idea to just get one drive

[glossy sandal]

what does effective mean

[wooden ember]

there's no performance difference between the two

actually no

[glossy sandal]

in this case

[wooden ember]

having more drives is better, especially for failure reasons

[glossy sandal]

ah you’re the one with the suit right

or whatever it was

[wooden ember]

I have 3x 1TB SSDs. 1 pcie4 SSD, one pcie3 SSD and one SATA3 SSD

suit?

[glossy sandal]

Owllabs Mr Suit

[wooden ember]

link65 and space65

[glossy sandal]

Oh

I was going to guess space65 next

[jolly jetty]

anyone owns a razer deathstalker v2 pro? i am wondering about its quality

[glossy sandal]

Not great

[jolly jetty]

i am finding very contradicting results online

[onyx summit]

Gas go back to keyboards /s

[glossy sandal]

generally disregard major gaming brands

[jolly jetty]

some people swear it is a piece of shit, another swear it is top notch

i am just confused now......

[glossy sandal]

It’s gamer gear

take that as you will

[wooden ember]

the way I see it, buy what you're interested in

[glossy sandal]

I think it’s overpriced cheaply built

[wooden ember]

doesnt work how you want, send it back and get something else lol

[onyx summit]

Gas why does everything you chose not have a price

[jolly jetty]

as far as "gamer gear" go, is it good comparing to other gamer gear trash?

[gloomy patrol]

first group is people that know what they are talking abt, second is people who dont

[glossy sandal]

some older razer switches are nice

razer oranges

everything new keyboards related is pretty horrendous though

[jolly jetty]

this one is clicky optical purple

[wooden ember]

Razer has some good products, some not

[glossy sandal]

that could get very annoying after some time

[onyx summit]

Wait this isn't bulid a pc

[jolly jetty]

the purple switch? whys that?

[glossy sandal]

@gloomy patrol selling one of my cheap e-waste boards soon

50$ for a 110$ build

[gloomy patrol]

top tape mod it first

[chrome raft]

Heh

[glossy sandal]

#profit

[gloomy patrol]

deal and a half for them

[glossy sandal]

It’s a gk

[gloomy patrol]

gas

[glossy sandal]

ain’t no damn deal

[gloomy patrol]

can you dm me cool 60s

sides and ass bottoms

i need inspo

also port

[glossy sandal]

you can’t say ass here bruh

not everyone knows we’re talking about the bottom

[gloomy patrol]

what cool things are their on ports

[gloomy patrol]

mbmb

[glossy sandal]

you seen the new model m thingy

[gloomy patrol]

the vortex

or something newer

[glossy sandal]

the one with usb ports

[gloomy patrol]

send

[glossy sandal]

later

in the middle of something

I’ll send it in badminton

[gloomy patrol]

kk

[glossy sandal]

Do 60 XTs count

[gloomy patrol]

yes

[gusty ridge]

Theres still so many to go

I hate this

[onyx summit]

Hey gas glube vs kryptox same price

[glossy sandal]

China Joys?

lit

[glossy sandal]

Krytox 205g0

G-Lube wack as hell!!

[onyx summit]

Ok ill buy glube

[glossy sandal]

I’m gonna block you

[onyx summit]

https://tenor.com/view/doubt-press-x-press-la-noire-gif-18717264

[gusty ridge]

Yeh. Globbin em up good but gotta go to bed, work tomorrow

[glossy sandal]

I love globbin

[gusty ridge]

Board doesn't arrive until monday tho so

[glossy sandal]

have fun maybe

idk

[gusty ridge]

Ill have fun when im done

[glossy sandal]

I hate keyboards on the low don’t tell no one though

[gusty ridge]

I dont wanna be building shit and swapping shit im not doing this again once im done

[glossy sandal]

I think if you can build a keyboard you like you’re not a noobie

big ass font

[gusty ridge]

U blind m8?

[glossy sandal]

lmaooo

[onyx summit]

Oh wait my brother has glube soo...

[glossy sandal]

eat it then buy krytox

[onyx summit]

Ok I buy 3204

[glossy sandal]

Trybosis kinda lit

for linears

I use 106 on linears a ton, 205g0 on stabs

[onyx summit]

What about tact

[glossy sandal]

also useable

[onyx summit]

Linears are for nerds

[glossy sandal]

most people suggest 205g0 for linear and 3204 for tacs

idrc anymore though

[onyx summit]

Clicky is for when you want to be murdered

[glossy sandal]

I just experiment and run with what I like

[onyx summit]

Tactile is the best

[onyx summit]

No

[glossy sandal]

whatever you say

[onyx summit]

Imagine experimenting

[glossy sandal]

sorry for being tired of listening to spoonfed information

[onyx summit]

I used shitty razer switches and mx speeds for 6 years experiments are for nerds

[glossy sandal]

I still use 205g0 for some switches sometimes

when a friend brings me parts they usually bring 205g0 so I still use it sometimes

[signal tinsel]

What is the best mechanical keyboard

[glossy sandal]

one you’re satisfied with

[onyx summit]

Ok ill buy a razer keyboard

[glossy sandal]

you’re never making the badminton team

[wooden ember]

the one you enjoy

[wide ember]

Hi guys, does anyone here use corsair keyboard?

Currently i looking for 1 keyboard that all keys can be used for macro. Does corsair keyboard allow us to select any key and assign it as macro?

I look it can use cue 2 from taran videos but when i see the product specs in corsair web they said only icue. Pls help. Thanks

[gloomy patrol]

106 on the whole thing?

lowk might grab some 107 soon

[amber tartan]

keyboarding right now....

[icy socket]

in Romania they stollen all the keycaps on a showcase 💀💀💀🇷🇴

[amber tartan]

fair

[icy socket]

test samples

[muted karma]

Almost all tactiles suck

[amber tartan]

you have horrible taste

[muted karma]

Modern hypertactility just feels horrible to use

[amber tartan]

what the hell is hypertactility

[muted karma]

Basically what happened with tactiles after zealios v2

[amber tartan]

and you can also just use retro hypertactility then

[muted karma]

Just look at a force curve of like zeal clickiez vs something like mx clear

[muted karma]

Not as tactile lol

[amber tartan]

clickiez is shit

[muted karma]

Also i do

Literally got a board with alps browns right next to me rn

[muted karma]

Yea because they are way too tactile

[amber tartan]

i get it, you like cherry browns

[boreal rivet]

How to describe your average modern mx tactile user

[muted karma]

Eh

Mx can sound fantastic

F1 still my favorite board

[boreal rivet]

just replace heard and sounds with tried and feels

meh sound chasing is dumb

[muted karma]

No

F1 sounds perfect

[boreal rivet]

[glossy sandal]

106 & 105

I’m not using 106 on fucking springs lmao

[fleet swallow]

hello, my keyboard has some chattering switches ( gateron reds ), would contact cleaner make them any better? i tried wd40 and it helped a bit but not much, and before you ask no buying new switches isnt an option for the moment cause of my country

[ionic briar]

i would say that the wd40 makes the chattering even worse
and it will def gonna eat up the plastic on the switches

[fleet swallow]

what about contact cleaner

would that help make my keyboard atleast usable

until i get new switchess

[ionic briar]

you cant get those switches out of the keyboard right?

[fleet swallow]

i can if i unsolder themm

but i cant get new switches easily

[ionic briar]

i would say unsolder them and wash them with mild soap tbh

to wash off that wd 40

[fleet swallow]

its only 4 switches i tried it on

and tbh, i want a temporary solution to reomve the chattering if possible

could it be the stock lube on the switches from factory (cooolermassster ck550 )

or from gateron themselves

[ionic briar]

those shouldnt come with any factory lube

if they are just plan jane gateron red

[fleet swallow]

so, contact cleaner?

cuz some of the switches i have to push with lijke 1kg of force

and wobble it

to press

[crimson holly]

that is very strange

i say you could desolder one of the switches that's giving you trouble, open it and diagnose any physical problems

they're gonna be replaced anyway, so i say its worth at least figuring out what's the problem

[fleet swallow]

well, replaced not anytime soon

but if that's the only solution then

[crimson holly]

i guess take one that you dont use often

idk, the ]} to the left of enter

[fleet swallow]

i program alot

lmmamo

o god

[crimson holly]

i see

rip

[fleet swallow]

like all the eys i use

do this

[crimson holly]

welllllllll uh

is there any F key you dont use

[fleet swallow]

desoldering time?

[fleet swallow]

no chattering on F eys

[crimson holly]

yeah hang on

cuz if that's the case, take out the troublesome switch, then replace it's spot with one of the functional F-row switches that you dont use often

[fleet swallow]

i guess i can removme the >

.

[crimson holly]

after this situation i would say it might be wroth researching into custom boards, idk how much that gaming board cost but with customs you more often than not get the convenience of a hotswap PCB

[fleet swallow]

nah, broke uni student

[crimson holly]

understandable

what switches u got for replacement

[fleet swallow]

i aint got any yet lamo

i have to order from overseas

[crimson holly]

rip, i recommend Jwick Blacks, i run them myself

very light, very smooth, and best off, very cheap

[fleet swallow]

ill probably order only enough to repplace the defective ones

and wit ha bit of bacckuip

[crimson holly]

hm, guess that makes sense, which ones you got rn?

[fleet swallow]

gat red

[crimson holly]

noice, yeah those shouldnt be expensive to replace

[fleet swallow]

ill go usolder one

ty

[crimson holly]

keep track of the faulty ones in a separate storage

[fleet swallow]

I'm gonna remove one to inspect it and reassemble kt

I have no replacement

[crimson holly]

good luck, but yeah, as far as i see it, repositioning functioning ones into faulty spots once the faulty ones are out

[fleet swallow]

Thanks, I'll probably update later

[fleet swallow]

Seems like fuckmaster implemented the RGB led in the switch

And using a suction gun removed on of the RGB pads

👏👏

[boreal rivet]

use solder wick

its like infinitely better than a sucker

[crimson holly]

now that's unfortunate

such a cumbersome implementation instead of having the LEDs already on the PCB

[boreal rivet]

this implementation is less diffused than an SMD solution

[fleet swallow]

Fuck me in the ass

6 fucking pin

[crimson holly]

yup

the pain

[crimson holly]

honestly id rather the effort of that go towards better overall build quality

[fleet swallow]

The fuck am I gonna do now

[boreal rivet]

ok

tell that to the manu

[crimson holly]

i just dont buy from that

[boreal rivet]

just short the pin to the trace

[fleet swallow]

Is my only solution 2 pin keys

With no rgb

[boreal rivet]

I just said you can short the pin to the trace

[crimson holly]

there are switches that support that style of led implementation, but i have no idea which, or if you just dont care about the rgb, you could just resolder the 2 pins without the LED (i believe it is individually removable if you pull on it from above)

[crimson holly]

does the leaf inside have anything weird on it?

switch looks pretty normal

[fleet swallow]

The copper part isn't bent enough

[boreal rivet]

its literally just an mx rgb

[fleet swallow]

This switch never worked

From manufactorer

[crimson holly]

strange

[boreal rivet]

then replace with another one

[crimson holly]

yes very observant, the problem is that it didnt work

[fleet swallow]

With what if only I had backups

[boreal rivet]

with the same switch?

[fleet swallow]

Actually

Do all switches

Have the opening for rgb

[boreal rivet]

no

[crimson holly]

na, those have the 4 slots for the led to go thru

unless you buy the same ones, you dont get the led in

[boreal rivet]

it depends

in any case you could just drill some holes

[crimson holly]

useless effort for low reward

switches are cheap

you gotta value rgb more than life to do that lmao

[boreal rivet]

man your sense of cheap is warped as hell

[fleet swallow]

I happened to have a redragon red switch that I stole from a friend

RGB almost fits

[crimson holly]

can you not spare a few cents per switch

[fleet swallow]

No international credit cards or paypal

[boreal rivet]

of course I can

[fleet swallow]

And customs that steal shit

[crimson holly]

it really do be like that

[boreal rivet]

doesn't mean I can't think switches are overpriced

[crimson holly]

you're free to think what you want, then dont complain when i do it

[boreal rivet]

have I?

[crimson holly]

yes

anyway

just remove a functioning switch off of somewhere else you dont use it, and apply that one

temporal solution until you get new ones, but a solution nontheless

[fleet swallow]

Are keyboard switches normally open or normally closed

[crimson holly]

hm?

the switches themselves should come closed and assembled unless you specifically buy like

the individual components, housings, stems, springs

[fleet swallow]

I meant electrically

I moved the metal inside the switch that never work before now it is always pressed down

Kek

[crimson holly]

holup

[boreal rivet]

Normally Open

[twin yacht]

Is the ducky one 2 SF hot swappable?

[crimson holly]

as far as im seeing, no

[fleet swallow]

I guess I fixed 1 switch

After fighting with it for an hour

I'm gonna reassemble this shit together

[crimson holly]

wooo

pog, ya got dis

[fleet swallow]

1 hour for 1 switch

This shit is cursed

[crimson holly]

eh, like lubing switches, first ones are a pain but then you find a comfortable pace

lubing does take less time than troubleshooting a non-functional switch, but you get it

[fleet swallow]

No I had to bend around the insides of the switch

The actual copper

To make it work

[crimson holly]

oof

[fleet swallow]

The other idk

[crimson holly]

welp. good luck lmao

[fleet swallow]

Yeah

After prying 3 pads

[boreal rivet]

your bending may have altered the actuation point of the switch

fyi

[fleet swallow]

i guess a bi better

[crimson holly]

hell yeah

[muted karma]

still not sue what differentiates it from the reg Q1 besides bluetooth

[glossy sandal]

Usb hub

[bold orbit]

im kinda suprised theyre doing it on kickstarter

[viscid tapir]

Where can i ask a question about mice

Since there is no channel for mice

[glossy sandal]

skillet burger

[gusty ridge]

Mice? Try #pets

[glossy sandal]

amazing

[fading iris]

For its price ig?

It’s membrane too

This is the worst chat to ask for average use keyboards

Most the mfs here really want you to build a custom

[smoky yarrow]

are these good?

im worried they are gonna be shit quality

[glossy sandal]

First set no

Unsure on second set

first set are cheaply made clones of gmk striker

[bold orbit]

amazon isnt really the best place to shop for keyboard stuff either

i know drop and keychron have their own stores on amazon though but idk if they adjust the price to make up for amazons cut and the free shipping

[smoky yarrow]

what are some good japanese style keycaps i should get

@glossy sandal @bold orbit

[bold orbit]

whats your budget?

[smoky yarrow]

idk

like $60 at most

[chrome raft]

Prove me wrong

[smoky yarrow]

https://tenor.com/view/thats-why-hes-the-goat-the-goat-bigfellerjake-skippe-space-i-think-gif-26908844

[glossy sandal]

Do you have a colorscheme in mind

[glossy plover]

does anyone have suggestions for building a low profile low travel as quiet as possible keyboard?
I would like it to fit it with typewriter style rounded keycaps (SLA and FDM printer available)
I would like it to be backlit and if possible usable (USB type C) wired as well as via Bluetooth for an IPad and Android tablet.

Not sure if that Wishlist is even possible to mix this way at all.

[glossy sandal]

So the rounded keycaps are the only thing outlandish

everything else is fine

[glossy plover]

I dont mind case and keycap modding if that's what it takes

[glossy sandal]

no everything else is fine, what do you mean by silent though

Quiet or Silent?

[glossy plover]

Being a mechanical engineer that what I am pretty confident about

[glossy sandal]

Do you have a size in mind?

[glossy plover]

Silent would be nice but that's where I am most open to compromises

[glossy sandal]

check this out, I think this will be one of the better options for you

https://nuphy.com/products/air75?variant=39572216119405

Also this

https://www.keychron.com/collections/low-profile-keyboard-collection/products/keychron-k3-pro-qmk-via-wireless-custom-mechanical-keyboard

[glossy plover]

without numpad but with F1-12 keys is that 75%?

[glossy sandal]

that’s TKL

Everything but the numpad

Both of those I linked are 75%

[glossy plover]

Let me ask ChatGPT for a description of TKL and 75% 🙈

[glossy sandal]

https://thegamingsetup.com/wp-content/uploads/Keyboard-Size-Guide-The-Gaming-Setup-scaled.jpg

[glossy plover]

something between TKL and 1800 sounds perfect

[glossy sandal]

So 96%?

got it

[glossy plover]

any of the 3

TKL, 90, 96 or 1800

[glossy sandal]

ah ok

https://www.keychron.com/collections/low-profile-keyboard-collection/products/keychron-k1-se-wireless-mechanical-keyboard?variant=39652024549465

[glossy plover]

Oh that looks awesome, I need to make sure it works plug and play as a wired keyboard too. And figure out which switches are the quietest or if I need to get kompletely different ones.

[glossy sandal]

Reds will be the quietest, browns are similar but just a tiny bit louder, blues are meant for sound

and it works as a wired board just fine

[glossy plover]

Awesome thank you soo much!

[smoky yarrow]

nah not really

[glossy sandal]

ok thanks Walter

[smoky yarrow]

i guess either blue white or grey but anything is fine

as long as it has a japanese style

[gloomy patrol]

https://novelkeys.com/products/cherry-pbow

buy pbow

rejoice

[bold orbit]

ngl idk how i forgot about pbow

[smoky yarrow]

thanks

that looks good

[bold orbit]

This is what I'm using rn

[eager lake]

Gmk something

I don't remember the name

[gloomy patrol]

Nk

[signal tinsel]

You use cable mod

[bold orbit]

nope, im still using the cable that came with my q1

also im using the PBT Olivia novelkeys has on their site but i might get gmk olivia r3 and replace it eventually

[boreal rivet]

olivia

nah dont bother

just dont support gmk until they get their shit together

[eager lake]

Yes! Olivia

I love the dark olivia

[bold orbit]

i mean from what it sounds like they actually got their shit together

[amber tartan]

what board is that ive seen that on GH before

[bold orbit]

unlike MW

Box 75

[amber tartan]

ah right

[boreal rivet]

that aint true until groupbuy ETAs are a few months again instead of literal years

[bold orbit]

picked up one of the extras and splurged on the PVD one

[amber tartan]

its a build

[bold orbit]

im fine with waiting so it doesnt really bother me ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[boreal rivet]

it hard to be annoyed when you haven't experienced the old wait times ig

[amber tartan]

ive waited 2 years for my board and its finally coming

and im moving out

i have to pay extra for the shipping now

[bold orbit]

i mean im waiting on gmk stargaze, mictlan and MW sogurt and MW had to remake that set

[amber tartan]

life never goes accordingly

[bold orbit]

oof, what board?

[amber tartan]

harbour 65

[bold orbit]

oooo it looks nice

[gloomy patrol]

Good picks

[amber tartan]

yeah i got the special edition lilac color

[bold orbit]

oh nice

[gloomy patrol]

Lowk new gmk news looks promising

[boreal rivet]

link?

[bold orbit]

mhm

[boreal rivet]

they've been saying they're working on improving shit since 2021

[gloomy patrol]

I’ll grab it in a sec

Tldr new sorting machines

All sets should be out by sept 2023

[boreal rivet]

hm

[glossy sandal]

yeah

they plan to have everything done by q3 this year

Highly doubt but eh

[boreal rivet]

that is very optimistic yeah

[glossy sandal]

would be kinda lit to see faster and cheaper gmk sets

[boreal rivet]

it would be suprising if the bottleneck was straight up because they sorted sets by hand

💀

[glossy sandal]

no actual idea

but German labor does cost a bit so maybe prices will go down a tiny bit(?)

[bold orbit]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CnruI6ZKVjV/

theres the sorting machine and let me see if i can find the other thing

[glossy sandal]

ye the uhh

[boreal rivet]

wow actually looks promising

only for base kits though

[glossy sandal]

the bowow

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/942193228113924116/1066394098887557211/20230121_164518.jpg

[bold orbit]

i dont use instagram so i was struggling on finding the story for this

so have a copied image from another server

[marble egret]

hi, i'm looking for black iso-de keycaps (for the akko 3068B Plus). Can somebody help me?

[viscid tapir]

do you guys know what would be a good mouse for the claw grip and is egg shaped i recently got superlight and it is too long and big for my hand since it is made for palm grip looking for something wireless that would fit my hand for example g203 was the best fit

i hear people say aria would be good

[sonic cape]

built another tester68

[craggy canyon]

what are the black keycaps

[glossy sandal]

That’s pbtfans wob

[chrome raft]

Just ordered a keyboard kit and milky yellows

@glossy sandal ^

[glossy sandal]

ok

what kit?

[chrome raft]

The one we were talking about

lk67

I just got milky yellows instead of pros because they were half price and I was gonna lube them myself anyways

[glossy sandal]

awesome man, enjoy

[chrome raft]

Thanks

Probably gonna get a keycap set without legends

Black

Got any recommendations?

[glossy sandal]

Keyreative sells blanks

[urban cedar]

anyone have some recommendations for a keyboard under a 150 or so euros

I can't get a keychron v5 or v6

[glossy sandal]

is there any other requirements other than under 150£

[urban cedar]

fullsize, backlighting, good in gaming, mechanical preferably and durable

and a nice colour keycaps other than black is a plus but not necessary

[glossy sandal]

And why can’t you buy a v6?

[glossy sandal]

In any case, keychron should launch c pro keyboards, would look out for that

[urban cedar]

it's sold out

I can only buy it barebone

[glossy sandal]

where are you from

[urban cedar]

Netherlands

[glossy sandal]

Why not do that?

[urban cedar]

I don't know how to install these keys

[glossy sandal]

it’s like Lego

put the switches in and the keycaps on top

[urban cedar]

is it harder than building a pc?

[glossy sandal]

it’s like 100x easier

[urban cedar]

ight

[glossy sandal]

if you’ve ever baked it’ll be like that

[urban cedar]

ight guess I'll give it a try

[glossy sandal]

so go ahead and buy a barebones

do not those aren’t iso

They’re ansi

[urban cedar]

all switches fit?

[glossy sandal]

all mx style switches will yes

If you need me to pick out switches and keycaps for you I can

[urban cedar]

ah keycaps are seperate aswell?

[blissful dragon]

building keyboards seems fun

but its expensive

[glossy sandal]

yeah you’d need 110 switches

let me find what I can for you

[glossy sandal]

nah I hate keyboards

[urban cedar]

same, mine bends

something like this: https://www.keychron.com/products/double-shot-abs-full-set-keycap-set?variant=39417060786265

[blissful dragon]

i thought you liked keyboards

[urban cedar]

with something like this? https://www.keychron.com/products/cherry-switch-set

[glossy sandal]

Yes

But unless you’re lubing and filming and spring swapping cherry mx switches

don’t buy them

You’ll hate them

[urban cedar]

why would I lube my keyboard?

[glossy sandal]

lubing the switches

makes them smoother/sound better etc

check out the keycap selection here

https://keygem.com/collections/keycap-sets

[urban cedar]

ah okey

seems like a lot of work anyway

out of the box they will work fine right?

[glossy sandal]

Yep

They won’t blow up

[urban cedar]

nice

[glossy sandal]

Wait the cherry mx ones?

[urban cedar]

yes

[glossy sandal]

wouldn’t really suggest buying them to use stock, they kinda suck stock

I was gonna recommend some keycaps and switches from Keygem

[urban cedar]

ah alright

[glossy sandal]

I recommend these

https://keygem.com/collections/switches/products/gateron-milky-yellow-pro-switch-10pcs

You’d need to buy 11 because they come in packs of 10

[urban cedar]

alright il do that, thanks for the help

[glossy sandal]

ping me if you need help with the keycaps

[urban cedar]

will do

[glossy sandal]

no keyboards suck

who would spend more than 10$ on something that does the same thing

[blissful dragon]

you

[glossy sandal]

All my keyboards were gifted to me by the atf

[blissful dragon]

the what

[nova coral]

no way so lucky free keyboards cant go wrong

[sonic cape]

yep

[sonic cape]

atf ?

?

[glossy sandal]

it was a joke

[sonic cape]

damn

bro got the seized narco keebs

gold plated escobar60

and the elchapo68

[glossy sandal]

got the Gacho87

[sonic cape]

damn

the Coca TKL

[onyx summit]

is fliming jwks worth it

[glossy sandal]

Yeah

[jade rose]

I don't mod my switches

I've been in this hobby since 2016 and sorta thankful for that, the amount of micro adjusting people do is insane to me.

aiming for this insane perfected setup and I'm over here with a thumb key that ticks funny cuz the stab is poorly lubed and probably has a bent bar.

it's a bit quirky but it's mine ❤️

the keycaps don't look that weird color IRL, just my monitor glowing on them.

[gloomy patrol]

i like the caps

[tribal citrus]

I don't know anything about keyboards.
Recommend me a budget one.

[glossy sandal]

can you be a little more specific

like what size, what price, features etc.

[gusty ridge]

Also what is budget to you and what level of effort are you willing to put in either building or modding?

[blissful dragon]

@tribal citrus ^^

[glossy sandal]

mods are cope lowkey

if you’re buying a decent board it shouldn’t need anything to sound good

[blissful dragon]

i really want a keychron

but first i need to get a laptop for me

[onyx summit]

c2

[amber tartan]

some people just dont get it tbh

[muted karma]

cause tuning a sound profile is not allowed to be a thing

neither is preference in switch sounds

[amber tartan]

you can tune it but im not going to pour all sorts of shit into an already pristine board, if youre doing all sorts of mods on a expensive board, youve bought bad board

[muted karma]

would agree, but if you want a PE foam sound (not my thing) you do need the PE foam under your switches

[amber tartan]

you can do that on any board so just get a cheap one and pe foam it but im not gonna put it in a 600 dollars tuned board

[muted karma]

would agree there

[amber tartan]

thats why no one likes a board that pack tons of foam and films because youre paying for the foam at that point

all thoughts on looks but no effort on tuning sound

[muted karma]

I would still recommend a frog TKL, even though it (imo) requires something to prevent a super hollow spacebar

doesn't make it a bad board though

"fix" takes less than a minute

and gives good results

[amber tartan]

frog is really good for it price

[muted karma]

price gap to my F2 was like 100€

[amber tartan]

f2 youre paying for the geon f series name

[muted karma]

I paid like 500€

[amber tartan]

it looks cool but sound is meh

[muted karma]

for 2 pcbs

and a plateless kit

yea sounds worse than F1

[amber tartan]

thank god i miss the fcfs

[muted karma]

[amber tartan]

it was sold in 10 second

[muted karma]

I almost got F2 and GB

brother also tried though

[amber tartan]

10 second i was still loging in

[muted karma]

so it was removed because 2 entries from the same address

got a decent image of one of my boards now

what a rarity

(don't judge handwriting please)

[amber tartan]

duck what a beaut

show side

[muted karma]

need to springswap it still

don't have an image of the side sadly

but just a duck orion v3 side

[amber tartan]

:/