Left shift key on Filco is stiffer than the rest.

[chrisyou]

Hey all,

I have a white tkl filco (brown switch) that's about 3 days old. I noticed that my pinky would get sore at the end of my work shift. The left shift key is noticeably harder to press than all my other keys. I pulled the cap and replaced it with one from my quickfire rapid and it felt a little better. Would a cap cause a switch to be stiffer than the rest? When I mean stiffer it feels like I'm using a cherry black or blue switch.

Things I've tried:

1. Changed the keycap - not sure if this is placebo, but it does feel better.
2. Lubed the stabilizer - got rid of the infamous costar rattle, but did nothing for the stiffness.

Should I just stop being a wuss and let my pinky finger get acclimated to the stiffness? Or is there something else should I try?

Oh and my quickfire rapid (blue switch) and black filco (brown switch) do not have this problem.

Thanks for looking!

[xbb]

did you check if the bottom left side of the keycap is rubbing the case?

[chrisyou]

Thank you xbb, yes, I did. After mucking with it some more, it feels like the mushiness is exaggerated when i hit the key more towards the right. I guess I just need to learn to hit it dead on center. Thanks for the reply!

[ripster]

Try classical guitar. Pinky ALWAYS needs some manning up!

[GH1391401]

As a fan of cherry stabilizers guitar was not enough so I found this to be adequate:

http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencm ... crush.html

Close a #3 and you'll forget this was ever an issue.