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ELACaster
92
Oct 31, 2020
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Premium build, shoddy sound
It took me a long time to get to reviewing this because of how long I spent trying to fix the case ping. Every keystroke produced an audible hollow ringing noise, also Drop's stock stabilizers are hot garbage. I managed to eventually fix it by disassembling the keyboard and adding sorbothane copiously in-between the integrated plate and the pcb. I then purchased some geniune cherry stabilzers and now the keyboard reached it's full potential. The PCB is also still plate mount only which is a shame. I would still recommend this keyboard but It definitely wasn't usable out of the box.
Recommends this product? Yes
jakedx0
5
Nov 25, 2020
ELACastervery curious how you eliminated the ping. I've tried a ton of noise dampening foam and it's miraculously still present every time I type
ELACaster
92
Nov 26, 2020
jakedx0I stuffed the the area between the top integrated plate and the pcb with sorbothane. You have to fully disassemble the keyboard to get to that area. It's really important to cover the areas near where ever the 2 pieces of aluminum are making contact. For good measure I also added some padding onto the bottom of the inside inside the empty spaces of the diffuser. Finally, what might actually be the answer you're looking for, are you using the detachable magnetic feet? If so, that is mostly likely the cause, try putting cloth tape or band aids under the keyboard in between the 2 holes for the magnets similar to how you would band aid mod stabilizers. the metal feet resonate along with the case so dampening that contact point or putting a spacer might help.
Fchillin
3
Dec 4, 2020
ELACasterThis is spot on, the sorbothane helped a ton. Also lubed springs with 105 and filmed switches which helped eliminate some of the ping in the first place. I didn't mod the feet, but it sounds like a good idea so I'm trying that right now.
JayVee21
35
Dec 7, 2020
ELACasterThis was really well written thanks. Do you know of any tutorial videos I could follow on this keyboard for these mods? It's a bit intimidating but I'm down to tinker.
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