deskthority

I think the idea is they have a nonlinear force curve, as the tighter wound coils collapse. Replacing them with simple linear springs of the same diameter would be interesting, and different. For better or for worse? Experiment to determine!


Exactly, it's one of the main reasons why even ...

So I've been tinkering around with space invaders and they're growing to be one of my most liked switches. Something that's always got me about them is the weighting. Being fairly stiff, they get tiring after longer typing sessions. With how the slider has to push past contact leafs to separate them ...

my lubricant of choice is "Finishline Extreme Fluro". it's just standard teflon grease but it's a good deal cheaper than most of the other name brand keyboard lubes and works just as well if not a little better thanks to the easy applicator nozzle. please please please dont use WD-40. [snip ...

Yea, the posts I see about it always mention lube, but never what kind or anything, which is what's confusing me since i know not all switches function the same with certain lubes.

So I got a well used and abused NMB RT8Z55C+, and due to the state it was in, the switches were very scratchy, as you can imagine. To try and make some key bind less and just overall improve the feel, I want to lubricate the switches. In looking around, I've been reading mixed things about the types ...