DSA Dolch Key Set Discussions | Drop

Jun 17, 2015

bembletonCan you post a picture of the problem? I've got the demo model here with me and it seems fine so I'm just curious if it's a problem with the caps or board

Jun 17, 2015

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mr_noblet

Jun 18, 2015

AlexPkThere't not much to get a picture of to be honest. The spacebar does fit onto the mounts, but it gets stuck at the bottom because it doesn't fit quite right. I have used several other MX-style caps on this board and none of them have this issue (stock Ducky caps, WASD caps, and some EliteKeybords.com caps all work fine).

Jun 18, 2015

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bembleton

Jun 18, 2015

Jun 18, 2015

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rollover

Jun 18, 2015

AlexPkHopefully you can see here that with my keyboard the spacebar rides too 'high' (closer to the row of keys above it than the alt keys to either side). Oddly, this is the same if I flip the spacebar around, it still is too close and runs into the keys above it when depressed. [img:spacebar.efu.jpeg]

Jun 18, 2015

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Jun 18, 2015

bembletonOK, I see the problem. On mine I'm using the stock Costar stabilizers which are set wider than the Cherry slots. I don't think there's much we can do about that since SP doesn't put the extra mounts on there, but you can contact support in case they know something. Otherwise if you've got some spare caps laying around you don't love, you can steal the mounts from them and mount them manually like this https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/2kw3rl/guide_how_i_modified_a_standard_625u_spacebar_to/

Jun 18, 2015

Jun 18, 2015

rolloverI think you're picture might be a little too big to upload, but what keyboard are you using? Sitting too high is a little weird. Does it use Costar stabilizers?

Jun 18, 2015

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drmntl

Jun 18, 2015

bembletonI'm confused about this picture, I thought the VA87M has costar stabilizers?

Jun 18, 2015

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rollover

Jun 19, 2015

Here is another try, I am using the Lolita Spyder from another drop here so you likely have one you could test yourself. Any thoughts on the missing keys? None of us seem to have heard back from Massdrop support on that, are you saying we should be contacting the vendor directly with these issues?
You can see here how much closer the space key is to the row above than the other keys with the proper clearspace.

I included a view of the stabilizers in case you don't have a Spyder handy. The problem is two-fold, if I press the spacekey cap all the way into position the mounts bind up in the stabilizers, causing the key to remain in the depressed state. The other I have already shown, that of the mis-alignment with the other keys which also causes binding in the depressed state against the row above.

Jun 19, 2015

rollover

Jun 19, 2015

AlexPkAre you recommending this procedure on these ABS keycaps?

Jun 19, 2015

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Jun 22, 2015

rolloverI just tested it on the Lolita Spyder and you're right that it sticks. It looks like the stems on the Dolch spacebar are just slightly out of alignment with the Lolita. It seems to be less than a millimeter though, so if I get a chance I'm going to mess around with trying to make it fit right. I'll let you know what I figure out.

Jun 22, 2015

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spartan7

Jun 22, 2015

AlexPkThe space bar is also sticking on my Das4 Pro. what are our options if we are not able to use the space bar without it getting stuck?

Jun 22, 2015

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Jun 23, 2015

spartan7If you're having issues definitely contact Support so they can help figure out what to do.

Jun 23, 2015

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Glenmael

Jun 24, 2015

AlexPkHi, I received the KeyCool Gradient instead of the DSA Dolch Key Set, I contacted support last Friday (19th June) and am yet to hear back, what sort of time frame does MD support work to? I'm an avid user of MD and have never had an issue in the past.

Jun 24, 2015

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