Identifying Stabilizer Tuning Issues
If you’re in this hobby long enough, you’ll eventually encounter a set of stabilizers (stabs) that, for reasons you can’t quite explain, will not stop rattling or ticking! Even if you followed all of the best practices we previously outlined, and memorized our stabilizer tuning guide, you may still run into a set of stabilizers that doesn’t seem to want to behave. Today, we’re going to clarify the specific functionality of a stabilizer, and demystify what can cause stabilizer issues, split into the three main things that can cause them: the keycap, the switch, or the stabilizer, itself. Bear in mind that while many of these things CAN cause an issue, not all of them are curable through traditional means, so stay with us as we walk you through what can cause stabilizer tuning issues! If some of these don’t seem to be happening with your keyboard, or you’ve encountered SEVERAL ISSUES AT ONCE, we’ll cover that at the end as well. As always, if you have anything...
Mar 1, 2023
- Bent/warped wires
- Tolerance issues
- Over/under-lubing
For many of these, the end result will end up being ticking or rattling after several attempts at tuning as a result of the parts not articulating as they should. In instances where tolerance or over-lubing is the issue, the stab may also make the switch feel extremely sluggish, or noticeably heavier than the other switches.