deskthority

Okay, so I took of the spacebar key and found it used Cherry dummy switches I think?
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Is this the cause of the mushiness/high actuation force? I heard Costar stabilizers are better. Is that just how Cherry stabilizers are, or can I just lube it or something?

chzel wrote: Why peroxide??? It is an oxidizer.
IPA (isopropylic alcohol) is much better, and yes the switch should be dry before reassembly.

Thanks. Good thing I'm not home yet to do anything. Also I heard mashing the bad keys a few hundred times can fix it.

You can try to clean with hydrogen peroxide the inner part of the switch, that is how I restored an old keyboard with MX blue with ots of non-clicky keys. You need to remove the keycaps and then remove the cap of the switch.

Regarding the spacebar it may have a stiffier spring than the rest of the ...

I have a Das Keyboard 4 Professional clicky and the two of the switches don't seem to click like the others. Is that fixable? Do I need a new keyswitch? Also my spacebar feels like it has a much higher actuation force than the other keys, is that due to the wire guides? Can I loosten them or ...