Mechanical Keyboard Corner

SgtAwesomesauce · December 14, 2019, 12:31am

It’s live: Drop CTRL 1 Month Review

imhigh.today · December 14, 2019, 1:39am

That post lit a fire under me to replace my WASD Code.

SgtAwesomesauce · December 14, 2019, 1:41am

Glad I could help.

I genuinely think this is a top-tier keyboard.

sanfordvdev · December 14, 2019, 1:50am

Hoping to be getting an ALT for Christmas.

SgtAwesomesauce · December 14, 2019, 2:04am

If its anything like the CTRL, you’ll really enjoy it.

Den-Fi · December 16, 2019, 1:53pm

Acquisitions Exposition Community Blog

Continuing my Norbauer Heavy-6 project finally. [0G1A9514-Edit.thumb.jpg.16b133c1227861427d77c451ffe931bc.jpg] This is what makes Topre so different. These rubber domes sit on top of bare springs. [0G1A9517-Edit.thumb.jpg.7dee8dfc62a88191a76d7e3e19f21401.jpg] These are the springs. Extremely lightweight, springy, and delicate. They do not share the same responsibility as springs in an MX switch. More on that via Deskthority as I am not an expert in the slightest. [0G1A9515-Edit.thumb.jpg.8c308c7cb108c37208b9fb0773eccea1.jpg] The dome on the left is the factory dome. The dome on the right is an aftermarket BKE Redux dome. This is how a Topre gets its weight as opposed to an MX switch which would get it from the spring. You also get your tactility from the dome. These are both 45G, but the BKE Redux dome is much stiffer and has a much sharper tactile bump. These are the light variant, but still much more tactile than stock. [0G1A8903-Edit.thumb.jpg.7d84148a616b1ef6cad9634be9bae5cd.jpg] [0G1A9518.thumb.jpg.70127db7fa383a42aaac726182d514ea.jpg] The rest of the work is taken care of by the sliders and housings. These sit atop the rubber domes. I’ll be swapping the sliders out to MX compatible sliders so I can use a relatively standard keycap set. I’ll also be lubing the sliders and adding silencing rings to reduce some of the plastic on plastic clacking noise. The true joy of Topre is hearing only the rich, deep thock sound. [image] [image]

Now that my PC builds are done, back to working on my Heavy-6 build.

Den-Fi · December 17, 2019, 11:54pm

Automobili3XF · December 18, 2019, 2:38pm

Any good looking, not too expensive mini-usb cables you guys would recommend for my Leopold?
The stock one is too simple.

Zibob · December 18, 2019, 3:18pm

I went for a paracord braided kit one in the end that I made myself, that was a decent price thought I cqnr remember what that price was now.

I do need a new one though as my soldering was crap and it broke in the end, totally my fault, that cable was good materials just my bad workmanship. There are ones that don’t need soldering now that just clip together and crimp the wires in.

Automobili3XF · December 18, 2019, 3:57pm

Man, that would be great for me, i have a hard time trying to solder anything, my hands are way too shaky.
I tried contacting a local guy that makes paracord mouse cables to make a mini-b cable for me but he told me its too hard for him to make.

MazeFrame · December 18, 2019, 5:37pm

MiniUSB as in Type A on one end, Mini-B on the other?

I like the Delock transparent ones:

Amazon com $7.23

Automobili3XF · December 18, 2019, 7:11pm

Yep, exactly that.
That cables looks nice too!

oO.o · December 21, 2019, 7:56pm

Just need to get some genuine stabs and maybe some lube.

w.meri · December 23, 2019, 3:55pm

Brought the nicer keyboard to work, I never realized how much more I like tactile switches for typing until now.

I also didn’t realize I soldered the three bottom left switches one position too far to the right until I put the keycaps on. Whoops.

oO.o · December 23, 2019, 4:09pm

How are coworkers handling the noise?

w.meri · December 23, 2019, 4:15pm

This keyboard is quieter than the previous one for whatever reason. Neither should be loud since the previous one had linear switches and this one tactile, but the previous one had much more pronounced plastic on plastic sound. Aside from the stabilizers on this one it’s about as loud as the OEM rubber dome keyboard.

Zszywany · December 23, 2019, 5:33pm

I don’t understand, could you explain the problem?

w.meri · December 23, 2019, 5:47pm

Being a custom keyboard there are multiple spots to solder some of the switches. I messed up and soldered three switches in the wrong spots, so now they don’t line up properly.

Note the overlap of the sushi key and space bar:

Zszywany · December 24, 2019, 9:32am

Now I get it, thank you.
I hope you resolder them.

tylabs · December 24, 2019, 2:51pm

Did anyone notice? Unicomp announced a tenkeyless model: