Cherry’s new switches may help bring mechanical keyboards to more laptops

Re:Cherry’s new switches may help bring mechanical keyboards... by throwanem on Sunday January 14, 2018 @02:51PM (#16145963)

Consider spacers. I use 2mm ones to reduce travel and bottoming-out impact on all my (MX-switched) keyboards, and wouldn't go back.

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Re:Cherry’s new switches may help bring mechanical keyboards... by neves on Sunday January 14, 2018 @08:57PM (#16147882)

What is a "spacer"? Can you link to some photos of them in action?

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Re:Cherry’s new switches may help bring mechanical keyboards... by superchink on Sunday January 14, 2018 @09:00PM (#16147894)

http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/keyboard-acc...

FWIW, first result after searching for “keyboard spacer”

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Re:Cherry’s new switches may help bring mechanical keyboards... by throwanem on Sunday January 14, 2018 @10:47PM (#16148353)

Sibling comment covers most of it. I would add that, for installation, the body tube of a cheap Bic-type stick pen makes a handy tool of just the right diameter to press the spacer into place at the base of the keycap stem - still a little fiddly, but much quicker than any other way I've found.

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