Mechanical Keyboard Sound Isn't That Simple
Figure 1: I couldn't think of a more literal way to represent this article if I tried... Looking back just a few years ago, there’s no doubt that the huge influx of people that joined the hobby at the peak of the COVID pandemic were drawn to keyboards by way of YouTube, TikTok, and other audio-visual content platforms. Even as the output from these content creators has waned in recent months, their collective impact and legacy on the keyboard hobby is rather firmly etched in the history books. As a result of all of their sound tests, build logs, and opinion videos, the message is clear to any new person joining the hobby: mechanical keyboards are all about the sound. Thock this, clack that. Whether it’s keyboards, keycaps, or even singular switches, seemingly everyone new to the hobby meticulously pores over each component of their keyboard not in an attempt to figure out how it will feel in hand, but how it will sound as they’re furiously grinding their way out from...
Mar 27, 2024
I've actually just begun my journey to collect them as my first was the "Deal with it Jack" Binge cap on my Realforce Numpad, #2 is going to be my Vader cap but due to weather it might not arrive until Monday, it was scheduled for Saturday but Storm Jonas isn't giving the East coast a break.
Did you grease the stabilizers and clips on your board yet? Do it man. It's worth the little bit of effort.
So glad this board finally came in. I think I'll finally install the software. You said it's in English now. So that makes it easy.
So i had to dig all over just to find my external dvd drive lol... this digital age!
+ I don't know to much about these boards to even know where to begin about the greasing and stuff yet.
Remove the SHIFT, ENTER, BACKSPACE and CAPS keys slowly and with a steady hand pull them directly up until they can't, but not forcibly. There are 2 plastic hook mounts under each cap in the female stem underneath that are attached to a hard metal wire. This is the stabilizer bar. Push the cap to the right side until the left hook comes out from the metal wire. Once all caps are removed you can grease.
Take a toothpick and small plate, put a drop of grease down. Dip the pick and get a very small amount on the end. Apply the grease to the joint areas that are attached to the bar on the actual keyboard and rotate the wire forward and back until it is properly greased. Do not use too much, just smoother it a bit. Apply grease to the plastic hook stems under the cap in the gap that the bar slides through.Reattach the caps by hooking one side first and then the other side, be careful and take your time. Once you learn how, it becomes natural. WIth this grease you may need to only reapply it once a year but I don't know.
Google it if you're unsure about anything.
But I definitely see what you mean now.