This is overkill. I have a bunch of zealios torn apart and SIP socket modding and lubing as well, but why are you lubing the hole and the springs? I know to coat the sliders on the side of the stem and on the inside of the housing, but lubing the tactile bumps too?
Thanks for making the video! A few questions: 1. Did you make all those red shims / gaskets yourself?? (o_O') 2. What material are those made of, and what thickness? (I'm guessing vinyl stickers) 3. What are the benefits of having them in there?
What about dry lubricant? Also, wouldn't it be quicker to go through them in a production line? Bathe all the springs in oil at once together, process the tops all together, then bottoms?
Saw your post on reddit abt. Superlube. Do you have a vid of the process.. Your diy solution for your keebs lube. And how was it now do you encounter any issues using it? Hoping you could repond on this comment. Thanks!
What kind of lube did you use it cant be to high because you wouldnt want to that much as it would ruin the feel of the switch and even make it grab loke there is no way you could do that with krytox 205g0
can i use dupont's silicone teflon oil on the whole switch instead of using different stuff for different parts? if not, can i use silicone GREASE for the sliders?
+Tommy Cen read somewhere that it can be used as a general lub if you dont want to put in a high vis lubricant anymore..and i think i also read somewhere in desktopauthority that high vis lubs on stem are often preferred used on tactile switches like blues..browns and other linear switches=dupont silicone teflon oil..teflon+silicone..cant go wrong with those when it comes to electronics since they dont gunk up with time
Hey, so MX Blacks have recently fallen into my favorite switch of the moment. I really wanted to experiment with lubing them, what kind of lube do you recommend for the switches and where can I get it?
when u open them are they dry or when they make them they pre lube ? I had to wash my keyboard and im afraid Im gonna have to lube but its not gonna be easy coz its soilder
Use 100% synth car motor oil instead of overhyped telfon. Apply the oil using big needle by pressing the switch halfway down. The whole process is about as fast, as applying Oring mod, its reliable and no disassembly required. It fully silences the click on MX Blue, but the tactile actuation point stays. With Oring mod, the keyboard is fully silenced and you type by feel of your fingertips.
***** Clicks are good when learning to type, but anti-productive when fast typing and they also mask bottoming out. The unique pressure feedback is what people are really buying blues for, not the noise. This persists, they just go silent. Obviously, if your main thing for mx blue was sound fetish, then this mod would be wrong one.
***** Well, the two mods eliminate clicking(oil) and bumping(oring), the tactility stays. Four oil drops (two to each switch side) are enough, then rotate around and trigger the switch a dozen of times. In case any oil comes out, just soak it with toilet paper, happens only if you overdo. Nothing stays on the backplate, no mess. The only downside so far, is that it will theoretically increase chance of clogging the switch but only if you throw lots of trash in keyboand and don't clean it. Anyways any mx can be disassembled and cleaned, and this is pretty permanent mod. Oil is non-conductive itself , just make sure to use 100% synthetic to prevent any damage to plastics. Or you can take teflon lubricant, but it'll cost way more without any substanial benefit.
***** it sure does, if you overdo. I used the big needle to apply just two drops on each side of the switch inside, without disassembling it. Nothing runs out. Worked though the whole keyboard fairly quickly. So far I have no regrets. This makes sense only for blue/green btw. Applied to brown, it will just make them slide easier - and because they are already trigger-happy without, it will convert them into an art "tactile mx red", not everyone's favorite for sure.
Can I ask you some questions ? Should i lube clicky sw such as : blue, green,.. Cause i have the Green sw keyboard so i want a advice from someone understand how does it work ? Moreover i've heard about lubing switches only work with Linear or tactile :( so i just want confirm about this !! pls answear me :)
Can i use victorinox for the stem and other spots instead of krytox ? Krytox is too expensive for me. Or is there any other cheap alternatives ? Thanks great tutorial btw!
victorinox vicosity is too much for the stem, it will make your switches become more sticky. Just wash away the switches with ultrasonic cleaner and use Dupont Silicone lubricant or other low vicosity oil for the stems
+polarzombies I lubbed my Cherry MX Blue, they became near fully silent. Its very easy, you need 100% synthetic car motor oil, a big sewing needle, toilet paper roll, cap remover. Remove the caps in lower row, push the switch halfway down, take a drop of oil with the needle and a apply two drops inside the switch to the left and to the right, then push it repeatedly through toilet paper piece. After doing a row - take keyboard with one hand, flip it and push the whole row through the toilet paper to spread the oil. It reliably works, the switches keep the tactile bump, but become fully silent (you still need silicone oring mod to dumpen the bottom-up sound), there are no oil leaks. I am using the keyboard for over two months now, and oil mod is absolutely fantastic. No problems.
Majou Nexian How your keyboard feels? Is there were problems till today. I lube some switches. But synthetic motor oil formally made from petroil distilates. which dissolves plastics. Maybe automobile silicone lube will be better?
mx clear with different springs is the popular ergo mod, or something. they think clear is too hard to press, so they lighten it, but I guess it is still heavier than mx brown.
Actually, the dirtiest, oldest, keyboards tend to have the smoothest switches (smoothed out from usage). Lubing is most necessary on newer, scratchier switches, although old smooth ones will benefit from it as well.
for those of you interested in doing this yourself on the cheap, I used some dialectric grease in the place of the 205 and some Lubit PTFE Super Lube in place of the 103, and it works very well. Both together cost me about 12 bucks from amazon :)
@@bolopez9642 Hey Bo, it's been a while since I did this so I don't remember exactly. The more oil, the slicker the grease. If you add too much oil, the whole thing starts to separate into this opaque goop that isn't as lubricious. The trick is finding a balance between this goop and how slick you want the grease. I do remember using a good bit of grease and just a few drops of oil, so start small with the oil. Sorry for the late reply and good luck with the project, the difference is astonishing.
+Sam Waters you can't since its a plate mounted switch the only thing you can do is pressing the switch and in th holes by the sides you can slide some lube to the sides (not too much) it will do th job, but it wouldn't be as good as the guy who makes it in the video
Sorry this is a little late but Mehkee sells sells 3mL of lube which should be enough for maybe a full sized keyboard and some but I would still get two bottles just in case.
+RetardedAsianGuy No. If using a needle, its no way to "overlube" it. Any excess oil can be easily removed by flipping the keyboard and pressing the switches. The "dust and clog" argument is fake, because the only way the dust can enter the switch is via the top. And its top is covered by the key. The clog chances are hereby absolutely equal with stock switch.
@@jerp1367 Hm 2 things: that comment was 3 years ago; from today perspective I can say that I destroyed the keyboard by lubing it: keyboard is still technically fine - but I became big fan of blue clones, so no clicks, no deal. Feel is same, just with clicks its way more fun. I confess it took me time to understand.... :-/
I would say lubing is more important than stickers. Stickers seem to only be necessary if your switches are super wobbly. I've never encountered a switch that needed stickers yet.
Ah yes, how dare them want something that they spend hours on hours with to provide the best experience possible, and it is this odd thing called a hobby.
