Clicky at work so I sound productive.

I'll never understand why blue switches get so much hate... it's basically a fidget toy with a practical use case!

Not to worry, this is one of my spare pcbs and just wanted to show this for the sake of others/science. I tested the board afterward and it still works. This sheet has a ton of static the minute you pull it out of the sleeve in the box. I’m just curious that this might be why people are zapping the board.

That and a lot of homes built prior to 1974 in America don’t have grounded outlets. So essentially your PC and all it’s related peripherals are not grounded unless the home had electrical wiring updated.

My home is new construction with grounded outlets and I live in a humid climate. I can’t remember the last time I felt a static shock..

Put my name in, super clean 65 MK. Just needs more Purple haha but that's just my opinion.

Glorious keyboard on sale for 50$ ish. Really good starter. And modular too

Always ground yourself before handling a PCB, and of you picked up the sheet first, while you are grounded, then all static will be discharged to earth via you. This is just accepted good practice when working on any electronic equipment that contains sensitive semi conductors.

Having said that, the guy in the "other post" killed his when it was fully built, so all bets are off.

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I love my buckling spring Unicomp. Especially since it’s hardware Dvorak.

But what I would really love is a beam spring keyboard with a functional solenoid. Problem is, those cost $2,000+ USD anywhere I look. Even busted/nonfunctional/as-is ones are $1,000+ on eBay.

Perhaps. I don’t really use PE sheets or foam so I don’t bother. But for those that do, that could be a good solution.

I bought a prelubed custom just because I wanted a keyboard that would last me a long time that I could swap out the keycaps on if I wanted to or a switch broke. I felt like I bought into a expensive hobby just for one of the sweet side details.

nothin wrong with clicky switches

Oof, sorry to hear that. I hope they'll send you another board. Wish they'd keep a store open and put their stuff up for sale instead of group buys

Not sure if the Windex or dryer sheet method works on PE foam but maybe it could help

Bought an Epomaker TH66 for gaming and absolutely love it stock.

I think the problem with the switches is that the moisture causes the metal contacts to oxidize and that would make them unreliable.

Although, now that I think about it, I’m probably being overly cautious. The caps cover the stems and unless the switch housing had a crack or hole, water wouldn’t really be able to get in from a small spill.

In response to the post on the front page about a user frying their pcb from ESD…

I noticed this during building. I didn’t use the sheet because I don’t like PE foam. However I wonder if this is causing some of the ESD problems people are having. This thing carries a ton of static in my 50% humidity house.

I just own a 20$ keyboard. Changed some of its switches and i really enjoy it.

I got a 65% with cherry blues and a mouse, new, for like 50 or 60 bucks.

I keep checking my local secondhand stores for mech boards. If they have em, they'll be $5-10.

I like the click-clack, and this keyboard has it. It's a "magic-refiner." Idk, it works shrug

Yeah, numpad. I use it so infrequently that I don't even know its name! Haha

Thanks for the link and direction. I was able to flash the firmware but unfortunately it did not work to fix the LEDs or the column that is out. :(

Love to learn about it, get caught up in the community, etc. After a while though the diminishing returns are so obvious that the whole hobby to me just becomes tiring. In general I find hobbies that celebrate the work of other people far less enjoyable and shallow long term than hobbies like video games, cooking, etc where it is more about my own work and effort. No hate towards anyone who enjoys them, it is more about my perspective on them.

yes the entire kb should have been taken apart and dried for a few days then put back together

Are you pursuing these things to enjoy what you acquire or learn, or are you just chasing the dragon?

Appreciate the detailed response. Yea, it looks like I'll have to pull the trigger on a bareboner, but it's such a waste because I don't need the case

Can switches get water damaged? considering it's mainly just plastic, spring, and a metal strip?

I almost jumped on nk65 and q2 many times, but I really love how clean and high quality the switches sound in metal cases.

I've had failing switches from all brands, Cherry, Kailh, Gateron, Omron (Logitech s) and now Momoka, the all fail within a year and need replacing.

They're just not suited for typing a lot or gaming, clicky switches tend to last longer in my experience. Only my Huntsman mini with purple switches is 11 months old and no issues but it's such a bad board and switch I don't quite use it as much.