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Peripherals Mechanical Keyboards

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Raptor77, 27 Dec 2011.

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  1. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

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  2. VictorianBloke

    VictorianBloke Man in a box

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    I used neoprene craft sheets to fill that void on my previous board.
     
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  3. wyx087

    wyx087 Homeworld 3 is happening!!

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    Thanks everyone!

    I'll try do some mods like this, put polyfil/cotton wool, masking tape and packing foam under the PCB. Also add O rings for every key and look at a mat to go under the keyboard.

    Hopefully combination of everything, it would be quiet enough.
     
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  4. BeauchN

    BeauchN Multimodder

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    Fingers crossed. Falling down the rabbit hole can be expensive!
     
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  5. David

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    Speaking from personal experience, bearing in mind this is heavily dependent on your level of geekiness, o rings ruin the feel of mech boards.
     
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  6. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

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    Oh balderdash! Amazon have the duragod with silent blacks, which is the key I really wanted, but it's in beige
    [​IMG]
    Now I'm think BBC micro homage keycaps :worried:
     
    The_Crapman, 4 Feb 2022
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  7. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    You mean God's Own Colour, as Popularised by The Mighty IBM?

    I'm using a beige Durgod right now, oddly enough.

    dgfusion.jpg

    Forgive the mess, it's the maid's day off.
     
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  8. David

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    Is it plate mounted? On a notched plate?

    Buy em both, transplant the springs and stems then flog the spare
     
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  9. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

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    Oh now I didn't say it was a bad thing, only bad thing being a larger dent in the wallet sourcing black and red keycaps :naughty:

    It's been purchased. Now to find the caps
     
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    BeauchN Multimodder

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    Silent Blacks are lovely switches! I’ve got a set here lubed and filmed and waiting for the Ellora65 board I’ve joined the group buy for.
     
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  11. David

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  12. jinq-sea

    jinq-sea 'write that down in your copy book' Super Moderator

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    Absolutely this.
     
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  13. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

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    Would you recommend additional lubing for a factory fresh keeb, or wait and see what it's like first before jumping down that rabbit hole? Mind you it's getting delivered to work. For some reason the silent black version was not available for next day prime, so now I have to wait till Thursday :rollingeyes::sigh:
     
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    The difficulty in a pre-built is getting into the switches to be able to lube them because they’re soldered in. I’d give see how it goes as stock though. Mine were pretty smooth to start with, just a little spring scratch that you probably wouldn’t hear in normal use.
     
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  15. GeorgeK

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    Some prebuilds have removable switch tops but not many... I find my mx silent reds just as smooth as the regular reds I lubed myself to be honest. I have a feeling they might actually be factory lubed
     
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    Well it's not a cheap board and they come with a good reputation, but price isn't really a guarantee, as shown in the Mountain Everest. That thing sounded like the carcass of a cheap mattress that had been left out in the rain and used as the pissing-post by the local canines.
     
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    That is a beaut, that colour works so well.

    I'm almost tempted to grab it for one of my retro Win98/95 PCs.... but I should probably finish bolt-modding the IBM Model M that I started nearly two years ago... :worried:
     
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  18. The_Crapman

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    More green
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    Less green
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    Unsure o_O

    I know the red numpad enter is a little untrue to form, but I want it
     
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    Byron C Multimodder

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    Wait wait wait.

    Are those Amiga legends instead of the Windows key?

    [​IMG]

    Where?!
     
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