Okay, so I'm now a member of the Didn't Know To Install The Stabilizers Before Soldering Club (Massdrop and MiniVan, you NEED to make that clearer in the video and on the description page. If you're like me, you only go into the comments when the video doesn't work, and, if you're not hard core into keyboards, you don't know what type of stabilizer you have).
It IS possible to install them after, though. You just need to use a jeweler's flat screwdriver to push the wire into the clip (or a watch band tool, if you have one, the little notch makes things much easier).
1) Assemble the two sides of the stabilizer so you have them ready
2) Thread the wire under the keyboard plate and up through the top of both sides of the switch
3) Thread the two stabilizers on each side of the wire. Wire snap faces you, wire goes under the WHOLE post (part that connects to keycap), not any of the holes in it.
4) While holding the wire in place with your watch band tool, finagle the two plastic parts into place. You will have to snap the wire into the wire snaps while doing this, otherwise the plastic parts won't clip into place.
5) Drink a few shots of whiskey after you finally get it, to recover from the stress
The hardest part for me was realizing that the wire goes under the whole post, instead of what looked like a guide for it in the post. It goes under.
kkgwWell tried that. Got it in place. But now the key is sticky. Some times it cannot be pressed and then when it can be pressed it will stick in the down position not coming back up. Did I do something wrong?
patrickhenerTried that on the second one. Same result. Getting them in is quite easy, but seems as the stabis don't work on the dsa lightcycle kit in general. I guess I have to go without them. Poor quality....
YanboWuAm I supposed to see 2 holes or 1 hole from the inside plastics facing the front edge of the Keyboard? I can insert the thread into a hole right below the stem or further down below the inside plastic. So where is it supposed to go?
patrickhenerI don't know if this helps. After you install the stabilizer, the "stems" from the stabilizer is lower than the stem of the switch. See picture below.
My 2nd stabilizer is sticky too when I first installed it. Then I took the keycap out and pushed stabilizer firmly against the board. And the problem went away. Not sure what happened.
kkgwWell I did it right regarding the pictures. I used the right hole and they were lower indeed. But sticky. I find using the keys without the stabilizers works fine, too.
YanboWuI installed mine exactly like the picture and they are sticky. I have the light cycle keycap set as well. I wonder if anyone with the light cycle keys has this working
KansasCityI took some of the keys off tonight to try and resolve my issues with the keys sticking. Being that I use my right thumb 95% of the time to key spaces, the keyboard was borderline useless. As I mentioned above, I am pretty sure I installed the stabilizers correctly because the left side works fine. I was using a dark grey space bar, and decided to replace it with a light blue. That seemed to fix it, and it's working great now. So either I had the key on upside down, or that particular key was just faulty. If you are having this issue, and you know your stabilizers are on correctly, try another key.
KansasCityThanks for this. But I decided, that I don't even need a stabilizer for a 2u key. So I will go without them which works pretty good for me. Anybody also discarding the stabis? Just curious to know.
It IS possible to install them after, though. You just need to use a jeweler's flat screwdriver to push the wire into the clip (or a watch band tool, if you have one, the little notch makes things much easier).
1) Assemble the two sides of the stabilizer so you have them ready 2) Thread the wire under the keyboard plate and up through the top of both sides of the switch 3) Thread the two stabilizers on each side of the wire. Wire snap faces you, wire goes under the WHOLE post (part that connects to keycap), not any of the holes in it. 4) While holding the wire in place with your watch band tool, finagle the two plastic parts into place. You will have to snap the wire into the wire snaps while doing this, otherwise the plastic parts won't clip into place. 5) Drink a few shots of whiskey after you finally get it, to recover from the stress
The hardest part for me was realizing that the wire goes under the whole post, instead of what looked like a guide for it in the post. It goes under.