The rubber part of the switch isn't mainly for alignement, its the part of the switch that covers the optical laser in the pcb when the key is pressed.
Did this to my K3 but also lubed the stems of the switches, and made a foam insulator to go on the backing plate. Ridiculous how much of a difference it makes! Wish there was a way to get the space bar slightly quieter on returns but otherwise I'd say it's about perfect.
It is extremely important to note that this method is relevant for the most part specifically for linear switches. Tactile and clicky switches have a small spring that creates that same tactile response. When disassembled, it falls out, which is why the tactile switch turns into a linear switch. It can, of course, be installed, but this is not so easy to do because of its small size. so if you lubricate your tactile or clicky switches, think carefully about whether you need it
@@iamsheep well they sound a bit less clicky, overlube them and they dont make much sound at all Some might prefer that reduction in sound but if you don’t like the clickiness then you should just not get clicky switches from the get go
Thank you for this video. I think you are the first one to lube low profile switches and share the results. Also, do you think that adding films to these switches makes any sense?
One amazing thing you can do to it is to put o rings. I tried them in the past on a corsair k70 without much effect because the rebound sound was too loud, but since this is a low profile keyboard, the keycaps are actually light and don't make much sound on rebound. So the o rings are extremely effective. I wonder how lubed + o ring would sound like, I think i'll try because i think the keys could feel a bit smoother than they do rn
As I see you removed an optical low profile switch using the Gateron puller. Keychron declared that the Gateron puller is not compatible with any low profile switch. So how the Gateron puller works? Because I can understand that it must snap the switch and this happens when the switch pushes the button inside the puller. But to do it the switch must be of a specific height which the low progile switch is apparently not. Can you help me to understand, please?
Is there lubricant applied by the original factory during the manufacturing process (for springs and keycaps)? Excluding large keys like the space bar.
Yo! What about this? Could I possibly change the stabilizers so it fits other keycaps on the spacebar, shift, caps lock, backspace switches? Let me know what you think
Love this idea! Then I could use new keycaps that aren’t compatible with K3 (only because of the stabs). I would hate to trade Keychron optical Mints for Gateron mushy Browns…
Spray lubing does work, but it can get messy, and, in my opinion, it's not as good. Brush lubing is highly recommended and the majority of people prefer and use this method rather than the spray lubing method. Brush lubing takes much longer but it is worth it in the end.
Hey! Thanks for making this guide. I have a bit of a peculiar question. Do you know if it's possible to mod the Keychron K2 in such a way that I would insert the stabilizers of the K3 into the plate of the K2, so that I could then use all the low-profile keycaps of the K3 on the K2?
I don't think that's possible considering the K3 stabs are shorter in height. Your K2 would end up having long keys that float with no stabilizer support.
Since the stabilizers cant have normal key caps, can i change the stablizers and have normal key caps installed? Im planning to buy a k3, but if i can't install normal key caps would not.
Hey, just got a Keychron C1 with mechanical switches hotswap. Is the process for removing, lubing, and reassembling the stabilizers gonna be the same for me? First time trying any of this!
hello bro, what about keychron blue optical switch ? should use krytox 205 too or 105 ? and its okay if we lubing all blue switch area like what you did in your video ? because i heard if lubing linear switch and clicky switch is different and this is new switch version. i need your advice about this because im waiting k3 pre order and wanna lube my k3 by myself for the first time, or maybe you wanna make a new video how to lubing clicky optical version haha thanks !
As long as you don't get lube on the stem legs, it won't remove any tactility from the switch. There's no problem in lubing browns/tactiles you just want to avoid getting lube on the stem legs in order to keep the tactility.
Brown optical low-profile switches have additional super-little spring. I disassembled one and don't understand how it works and how I can assemble switch back.
I assembled one brown switch and it took too much time. I think brown switch is more complicated to assemble than linear (red, white, black), because it has tactile spring. Need some special tool for do it with lot of switches. Also all pieces are flimsy and you need some extra switches if you want tu lube they.
It is generally not recommended to lube clicky switches but if you want to you can try lubing the springs to minimize pinging noise. Stabilizers on the other hand will *definitely* have to be lubed. You’ll notice it makes the biggest difference.
I wouldn't even bother with it because the stab location is already hard cut into the metal. I'd rather just get a NuPhy Air75, which actually fits regular keycaps.
Are you sure about the rubber part ? It seems to me that it’s that rubber tip that triggers the optical sensor on the PCB and letting the keyboard know that you pressed that key. But I might be wrong, I’m still waiting on my keyboard.
Do not attempt this if you have tactile switches. The tactile switches require insain precision to reassembal and after 4 hours and two destroyed switches I gave up and had to order replacements. It basically impossible unless you are Ant man.
Dont open baanana switches ther is a microscopic spring the prvides the tactile feel and it will move out of place as soon as you open. You will never get it back into position and then it will become a linear switch forever after.
actually i managed to figure it out wiht some tweasers and the zoom on my phones camera. But then I pulled the rubber out and now its no longer functional lol.
