![]() The way to remove clicky without getting new springs is to very slightly straighten out the two "hooks" on the stand-alone leaf spring. I mean, you can't remove clicky because you can't add two tabs if you only have two to start with. On a slightly different subject, I see it commonly said on the web that on the stand-alone leaf spring, 4 tabs = silent, 2 tabs = clicky (like the Omnikey Ultra). Once I got the key working properly, I disassembled again, put in new/spare shell and leaf/coil springs, and hopefully good for another 25 (as if I am.). Perhaps the way I naturally type/hit the BS key, and the way it's angled, pushed it forward over the years, IDK. What worked was moving the internal switch assembly very very slightly backwards (towards the nearest shell side). I didn't have to bend any of the leaf springs (tried that to no avail). I think you're correct with what you said above, but it wasn't the problem in this case. Whatever I thought I was doing by very slightly putting forwards pressure on the switch, I actually had to do the opposite to the switch part of the keyswitch to fix it, that's why I couldn't fix it a first. Anyway, I fixed it, after about a half-dozen more attempts. I wasn't kidding when I said I use the BS key a lot, especially when you consider that after 25 years (?, roughly) of use, the BS key is the only one that's ever needed the slightest bit of attention. It's fairly easy to slip this part on and off, and you can test the switch by inserting just the spring and slider to see if it registers, before reassembly. The actuator leaf spring may benefit from being gently adjusted - it may have become too straight, and need to be corrected back to its original angles. ĭaniel Beardsmore wrote: ↑The switch shouldn't move, so I assume that any movement is very subtle! Plus it's virtually totally silent in all ways, barely even a sound from keys "bottoming out". It's a Micro Switch SC type, I purchased it OEM from Honeywell in '83, and it's not at all like the wiki describes SC switches here (it's S/N 9, so things may have changed afterwards). I describe it as it's like your fingertips are dancing on little pillows, it's almost irresistable and sensual, you want to type on it even if you have nothing to type, it feels that good (to me anyway). ![]() I have a keyboard you'd probably love the feel of, it's my favorite keyboard, though I suppose it's not technically "mechanical" as maybe most people here would call it, and it's only ASCII output so I can't use it straight with a PC. 2ZQ wrote: ↑I also like my board to feel like butterfly wings.
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