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...The pivots are different between the f and the m, anyway this has nothing to do with the fact the the f is lighter that the m,... This is EXACTLY the reason why they feel different. As I said, If you put a model F spring in an Model M, it will feel heavier like the original Model M and vice vers...

While there are translation mistakes in the text (including the title), the bit you quoted actually looks correct. Basically it refers to this USB C connector diagram: mmmbbohpxsacjnr5v0xhagzly6g_usb_c_diagram.png Here you can see that there are connector pins labeled A1 to A12, and pins B1 to B12. ...

Why do you connect the model F to the converter after the converter is already plugged into the computer? The converter is not built for that, you should connect the USB plug to the computer when the keyboard is already attached. The XT keyboard is not hot-pluggable and the converter may fail to pro...

Did you spot the person selling one here:

viewtopic.php?f=55&t=24082

Or is the price too high?

What is the result you get? Is there still plastic around the wire or are you breaking the actual conducting wires? What kind of tool are you using? A fixed-size tool might not have the size you need. For fine wire I tend to use one of these adjustable "European" wire strippers: https://commons.m.wi...

The thing is: Model M is garbage. A ruthless cost cutting exercise on Model F The thing is: Model F is garbage. A ruthless cost¹ cutting exercise on beam springs. ¹ and thickness, if you want to be pedantic *Cough* contamination shield *cough* Of course, the F then did go on to incorporate crumblin...

Oh my...

How did tagging work again so that we don't forget this in the next deskthority Awards?

I was constantly switching between AZERTY, QWERTY and QWERTY (US International ). My layout at home was always QWERTY, but at work I sometimes needed French characters. Switching gradually drove me crazy: it meant inadvertently pressing CTRL-W when I meant CTRL-Z or CTRL-Q when I needed CTRL-A. Sinc...

T470s was best laptop I had, that keyboard was amazing. Don't know hwy they put Fn key in CTRL place - I always switched it in BIOS. Whoa! How do you do that? I love my T440p but that key has always driven me crazy! On my T440 it takes a restart, at which point you need to press F1 or Enter to get ...

John Doe wrote: ↑

30 Mar 2020, 07:21

It's an f122 left in a room of a house since 1983.

Did the roof fall in or something?

If anyone's still having issues with this, and theyre sure its the controller board, can send someone an xt controller for the cost of shipping. It seems you forgot a few words there. I guess you mean that you have a spare controller which you are willing to send to someone if they pay for shipping?

The keyboard currently sitting in front of me is a GH60 built from a Poker keyboard with its original MX Blacks. These are not the vintage ones, just whatever Vortex used in 2011. During typing you don't really have any trouble whether they're lubed or not - they might not be ultra-smooth when slowl...

All was well and good, but now I'm in a different desk and my former desk is used by someone else... who has a common, run-of-the-mill rubber dome keyboard. And the cow orker I mentioned now complains that the new guy 's keyboard makes a lot of noise. I had a colleague who you could hear across the...

The shape reminds me of the IBM LPFK, though I couldn't say if it's just coincidence or not.

Honestly , if your doing keyboard work even semi regularly you want a proper air pump or compressor operated desoldering station. I have an ancient weller system that i use and its pritty good altho the hand piece has had its day and needs fixing. In an ideal world you would go for something like t...

Do you care only for the switches or do you want to reuse the keyboard PCB? If it's the latter you will need to clean up the old solder and that can only be done with a solder sucker and / or braid. However, if it's the former then having a solder sucker will still be interesting. When I remove sold...

Ouch!

Any idea what happened there? Might the flipper have been fractured before or was the flipper stuck in some way that you broke it when you pressed rather hard?

I've never seen a flipper break like that...

I posted a few steps how to hold the keyboard when pressing keycaps on.

I have had similar keys like yours where a key would make an unsatisfying "ploink" sound and where it would feel weird. Just removing the keycap and putting it back on in a specific way solved the issue.

If I have a keyboard that is AT/XT switchable, is there any reason you guys could think of that it would be preferable to use AT over XT (or vice versa)? With regards to stability I wouldn't know, but with regards to features you should keep in mind that the XT mode will not support the keyboard st...

scrd checks what kind of configs are found in the converter's flash memory. If it's fresh out of the box you will never have uploaded a config, thus it is normal that you get an empty result.

I've got no news for you. I have disassembled my model F at one point and actually haven't put it back together again...

It seems I need to get a Round Tuit.

The springs in a model F only work properly if they meet the keycap at the right spot: a little dimple which can be seen if you look inside the keycap. The best way to get the springs in the right spot is to unplug the keyboard and then to let it rest on your lap. Take the front edge and pull it upw...

@SneakyRobb Not to mention that at one point they got competition on the enthusiast market from converters like Soarer's converter or its minituarized version, the Orihalcon converter.

>There are some weird patents in the Wiki about rollover that remind me of what you write. Microsoft Sidewinder X4 also had increased rollover using resistors, and tho That was an interesting read, thanks. Well the microsoft rep admitted that their tech works by putting a resistor at each switch to...

The PCB seems to contain some sticky residue of the original foam. I've seen it as well on one of my XTs that the bottom side of the foam layer was white.

I prefer non-destructive methods. The easiest I've done so far is to take a flat bit from a plastic blister package, cut a piece the width of the top of the keycap and then use a non-stick tape like 3M's Scotch brand to stick it to the front of the keycap. You can choose how high you want to have it...

Moving to something else is a idea but i dont think there is anything else out there thats decent , classic forms are dying out so not that much support for them anymore. If you could organise Discourse into classic topic sections rather than stupid tags i would say go for that. First time i used i...

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I've added the following to my .sc file: # BackQuote to Win remapblock BACK_QUOTE LGUI endblock Flashed, working well. One problem: Backquote produces the desired effect, but Shift+Backquote, which is supposed to produce a tilde, is completely silent. Remapblocks are unconditional and take effect b...

If you have one of those keyboards which works with a passive USB-to-PS/2 adapter then you could do it. The keyboard will fail to detect a USB host and switch to PS/2, after which it will communicate with Soarer's converter. I have a Cherry G80 which I bought in 2010 which does this perfectly well. ...