cherry mx brown weird sound

MechanicalBud · 17 Apr 2016, 17:17

basically, on my mechanical keyboard which is the zowie celeritas and uses cherry mx browns, the up key from the day i bought it had a weird feel and sounds like none of the other keys...i dont know if i should return it, or atleast before that im asking for advice here, if you want an audio/video file with the weird sound, i can post it.

keycap · 17 Apr 2016, 20:02

If you have experience with soldering, buy a replacement switch and solder in a new switch

MechanicalBud · 18 Apr 2016, 14:59

nope, this is my FIRST EVER mechanical keyboard and i don't know anything about soldering or tearing it apart, because i only got it a month ago and i have a 9-year warranty.

keycap · 18 Apr 2016, 15:03

You have a warranty? Contact the keyboard's manufacturer and try to get it replaced. We're talking about literally the up key, correct? Not a large key like Shift? And have you tried taking off the keycap to see if the switch has a moulding defect or is uniform with all the other switches?

MechanicalBud · 18 Apr 2016, 18:10

It looks the same as the all of the other keys and actually i bought it from a local shop called ggwp and i might try to return it there so maybe they will ship it back to zowie i think.
also thanks for actually helping me out, because i went on geekhack and asked for this like a month ago and still no one has replied.

MechanicalBud · 19 Apr 2016, 20:28

Please reply, because i want to return it after 2 days, and i want to know if it's worth returning it.

ohaimark · 19 Apr 2016, 21:24

If you don't know how to solder and a switch is broken, returning it is the best way to go.

MechanicalBud · 21 Apr 2016, 16:02

and now i find out that the F key does the same weird sound...

ohaimark · 21 Apr 2016, 17:34

So return it.

MechanicalBud · 22 Apr 2016, 10:35

its harder to hear than in real life and it has a metallic sound
https://vid.me/3kSz

MechanicalBud · 27 Apr 2016, 17:33

I just went to return it and the seller said that it's a normal sound please listen to it and give me info

andrewjoy · 27 Apr 2016, 17:43

Sounds about right for an MX brown to me , will have another listen tonight at home with my better headphones

cookie · 27 Apr 2016, 20:14

Did you try different switches?

I'd return the board and go for a linear switch like reds or blacks. Brown and blues don't really add tactility, they just feel scratchy imho.

It could happen that switches feel different tough, this can be caused by stabilizers or key position or cap or a manufacturing error.

If you are as picky as I am, I'd recommend to return it and try another one or go straight for more even switch like I've mentioned earlier.

MechanicalBud · 10 May 2016, 18:12

cookie wrote: Did you try different switches?

I'd return the board and go for a linear switch like reds or blacks. Brown and blues don't really add tactility, they just feel scratchy imho.

It could happen that switches feel different tough, this can be caused by stabilizers or key position or cap or a manufacturing error.

If you are as picky as I am, I'd recommend to return it and try another one or go straight for more even switch like I've mentioned earlier.

i've had it for 2 months now and the return policy is that i can only get my cash back within 15 days of purchase so i can't get a refund for it...
here are the return policies where i bought the keyboard maybe i can replace it with another keyboard? http://ggwp.pro/return-policy