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I just received and assembled my tokyo60 with Halo True switches and SA keycaps. The ping is so loud and awful. I tried using the padding included in shipping to dampen but it doesn't fit in the case. Any ideas?

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steezkeebs
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Feb 5, 2022
In fairness you got loud tactiles and loud keycaps and put them on an integrated plate. None of your components aid the shortcomings of the modest-priced board, they actually accentuate them. I suggest lubing the switches, as well as spring swapping. Maybe try plate foam as well, KBDFans makes modular sheets so they adhere to any layout you want. Be sure your stabs are properly tuned as well
So with the Halo True switch, that spring is horrendously noisy out of the box (95g springs), especially on the Drop ENTR. I'd suggest at a minimum, if you like the stock springs: lube the springs with GPL105, and use switch films (0.15mm thickness advised) to shore up stem wobble since you'll already have the switch apart anyway. If you don't feel like lubing the stems you can get away with using them dry, but they do feel much better with a bit of lube (nothing thicker than Glorious G-Lube, and not too much on the legs at all, stock lube is fine there). Once you get the switches sorted you'll have a better idea on how to address the case for better acoustics. If the foam that came with the keyboard isn't doing it, Neoprene would be the next most reasonably priced option to try, specifically in about the 1/16" thickness range to make sure you aren't putting too much pressure on the PCB when you tighten everything down. After that would be Polyfill, Sorbothane, or a silicone resin pour to take things to the next level. If you still want to mute the case acoustics a bit more, then I highly recommend KBDFans Plate Foam Modules. They run about 20 bucks and work really well with integrated plate boards like this one (personally tested in a Gen 1 GMMK with Halo Clears, turned out amazing for the price). Should be really easy to install with this board as well. Also, SA caps being a taller profile will serve to amplify whatever sounds the switch is making due to the sort of "echo chamber" effect they can have. A tight board will sound great with them, a pingy and resonant board will sound even more so.
benjamin.mikiten
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Apr 24, 2021
I agree, this is a LOUD case. I bought plate foam from MK Ultra and cut down some sortbothane I had from another keyboard mod to fit in the case. It's helped a lot!
foureight84
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Sep 11, 2020
Lireoec
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Mar 31, 2020
Have you tried lube and band-aid mod? Seems to have fixed the ping for me.
paramatman21
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Apr 2, 2020
LireoecI picked up Krytox 205g0 and clipped, lubed all switches and band-aid modded, it made a world of difference. No ping now, thanks for the advice!
InfaRed
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Mar 20, 2021
Lireoecshouldn't be an issue to begin with lol
Kiefofpolice
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Mar 11, 2020
Hop on Amazon and buy dampening pads and cut it to fit at the base of the case. (I've also heard of some people buying a cheap $10 Deskmat and cutting it, but make sure it's not a 3mm-4mm height as that would probably be too thick) Also, does anyone know what keycaps I would need to purchase if I plan on using my own keycaps with this keyboard but only have standard ANSI keycaps. (I know Id need a 7u spacebar which I have, and a smaller right shift key. Is the left shift smaller as well?) Or should I just purchase these keycaps with it? As I'd prefer to use a different profile than cherry
paramatman21
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Mar 11, 2020
KiefofpoliceThanks. The case is angled so that the minimum distance from PCB to case bottom is millimeters, largest point being a few centimeters. Would buying something like studio audio dampening pads and cutting triangular work? Can the material touch the back of the PCB?
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