deskthority

So my ortek mck-84 is really fun to type but some of the keys(mainly the bigger ones) sometimes get more difficult to press if you dont do it right in the middle area. I was wondering if using any kind lube insertion might help?

regards,

Absolutely.

Please advice on or link to the kind of lubes that are suitable. I'd be interested in giving some to my Dell.

I don't know about alps, but I use Krytox 205 in cherry mx. I assume it would work the same in alps, but I may be wrong.

I visited Clas Ohlson and bought CRC electronic cleaner and CRC white lithium grease (sprayed) containing PTFE.

Using the latter one now on a couple of switches and keys to test. This one shouldn't eat the plastics.

codehead wrote:I visited Clas Ohlson and bought CRC electronic cleaner and CRC white lithium grease (sprayed) containing PTFE.

Using the latter one now on a couple of switches and keys to test. This one shouldn't eat the plastics.

I ended up spraying the whole plate instead of just dipping one switch by one. I feel dizzy now.

Hello, I'm pretty new to mechanical keyboards but already love my noppoo Choc-84 Brown.
Can I get a primer on lubes and switches, didn't find anything concerning that topic in the wiki and guess this thread is the closest thing.

I applied some Turmofluid 40 B on all the metal-to-plastic contact points (spacebar, enter etc.) and it worked wonders (as it did before on my bike chain ).
Getting a dedicate small needle for application is definitely worth considering for application since Q-tips soak up too much and are not especially precise.
For testing I applied some to the Caps key switch and seems to be significantly less squeaky, especially the pitch seems to be much lower, which I prefer in general. Is it safe to treat switches with lube, any worst case scenarios to avoid?

Here are the specs of the lubricant:
http://www.lubcon.com/uploads/media/LUB ... _-_eng.pdf

How do you apply to alps switches?

Like any switch - You open it up and apply lube to all the parts that move past each other and cause friction. I assume this process will be quite hard for alps in comparison to cherry mx.

I thought it was a lot easier to open an Alps switch than a Cherry MX? Putting it back together though would depend on the Alps variant though I guess...