Okay so you know how Model M has that rubber mat that makes it significantly quieter?
and in fact a model M sounds a lot closer to a model F if you remove the mat.
I was wondering if anyone has experimented with anything similar to that for Model F? Honestly, I'm not a super huge fan of the Model F sound. I just like the amazing keyfeel and build quality more than anything. If there's a way to make a Model F sound more like a Model M, I'd be all over that.
Anyone experimented with anything like this?
Model F Dampening?
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Meowmaritus
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Muirium
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Well, a Model M sounds wrong without the mat, but not really like a Model F. The F sound is all about that big flipper slapping the PCB.
As for messing with it: that’s your contact point right there. You’d have to put something between the two, I guess. Could still work with capsense, but it’d have to be quite thin.
As for messing with it: that’s your contact point right there. You’d have to put something between the two, I guess. Could still work with capsense, but it’d have to be quite thin.
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darkcruix
- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: Brand New Model F F77 Keyboard
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The only thing that comes close to dampening the switches is the soft touch method (find the part of the PDF attached). It is not sounding like the Model M of course, but the shorter travel of the flipper gives it less energy to make noise.Muirium wrote: ↑25 Sep 2022, 20:24Well, a Model M sounds wrong without the mat, but not really like a Model F. The F sound is all about that big flipper slapping the PCB.
As for messing with it: that’s your contact point right there. You’d have to put something between the two, I guess. Could still work with capsense, but it’d have to be quite thin.
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darkcruix
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Crizender
- Location: UK
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fohat
- Elder Messenger
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That is a lot more effort than the floss mod.
But it makes me wonder whether something like a small square of black electrical tape might be enough for just a bit of relief.
Soon I will have to disassemble my favorite 122-key for a thorough cleaning, I am getting doubled and continuous characters from a single key press ....
But it makes me wonder whether something like a small square of black electrical tape might be enough for just a bit of relief.
Soon I will have to disassemble my favorite 122-key for a thorough cleaning, I am getting doubled and continuous characters from a single key press ....