Just completed installing silencing rings to the FC660C and lubing with snake oil something taken from the drawer.

Man oh man the sound is so quiet I love it.

FC660C in term of feeling and sound is definitely nicer than Type-S.

right

besides throwing in a set of thick pbt/abs caps, lubricating its stabilizers with dielectric grease is sufficient to make it almost perfect, since costar stabilizer is the easiest to maintain.

Installing silencing rings to Leopold FC660C


Dopre Life™

nice

i did the same with my fc660c, with kbdfans o-rings and adapter-x, lube with 105 for switches and 205 + dielectric grease for stabilizers

edit: .. well at least now i can swap caps lol! not a topre person. i prefer cherry mx style switches.

This post has been edited by horns: Sep 27 2018, 11:40 AM

@horns So tailo do you want to swap FC660C keycaps with the black × black that I have currently?

I can't type for nuts with these ninja keycaps bro.

no tailo the stock caps of my fc660c are heavily used, old and not pretty

you can try swap the caps from your hhkb to it?

They are not 100% compatible though.

you just need alphas and numbers right? i know this will make the boards look weird. alternatively, maybe you should try typing without looking at keys, or look elsewhere for better trade-ins.

why didn't you pick something that have readable caps in the first place?

This post has been edited by horns: Sep 27 2018, 06:26 PM

I kinda OK typing on a blank HHKB. On FC660C however, those additional keys to the right of my right hand fucks my muscle memory; most probably because of the mods and alphas are w/ the same color.

I don't exactly touch typing though. More like glance typing.

This post has been edited by Longicollis: Sep 27 2018, 08:19 PM

oh ok. you're just not used to it.

try to use it daily for few days or weeks. you should be fine. (it's just insert at the top and delete at the bottom only)

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notes on stock gk64 with gk64 carbon fiber plate: cf plate brings down further the noise of pings, compared to other plate types (steel, aluminum), making it the better choice to make an effective silenced build.

also, i have tested the o-ring mod on stabilizers, highlighted here at keebtalk.com. yes it does minimize the noise of upstrokes of the large keys. however, the typing feel is now similar to lubed cherry mx silent red. the mod shortens travel distance, too, imo.

naisuu !

I wouldn't mind swapping the black x black caps if I have a FC660C since I don't look at the keyboard while typing, but I don't have one!

i recently just dissembled my keyboard to clean it because it was acting up. so just sharing tips for how to do this.

Mines a Ducky dk9008 g2 (limited edition)
https://tigerimports.net/sunshop/index.php?..._detail&p=13708

it's also convenient having a picture of your original keyboard layout, so you can reassemble the key schema back the same again quicker


there are 3 screws at the back of it. one of them is covered by a void warranty sticker which you have to remove (because there is a screw hidden behind it). afaik these warranty stickers may not apply in some countries where such things are not valid as the user is allow to make reasonable self repairs. i'm not too sure about our own local laws for this :/

anyway unscrew those 3 screws (fyi you will need 3 screw driver types for this entire process for later).

then next step is to peel off the cover. It's wedge on tight with some sort of clippings. To remove it, had to use a flat head screw driver to wiggle some space to loosen it up from all sides. You can then apply some force to open it up. I use 2 flat head screw drivers to open it from opposing sides to make the process easier.

once you manage to open the keyboard front cover, you can further open it further to access the lower half of the keyboard. There are 2 screws you unscrew ( i use a 2nd screw driver that fits it better to do it).

when thats done, do not just rip it out. there is a connecting wire you need to GENTLY remove (it's easy to do no worries) by pulling it out.

Once that is done, you can also unscrew the usb connector using another screw driver to remove the 2 screws. The reason why you do this is so you can clean the back cover better by first removing that electronic component part first.




There are some advise for cleaning electrical components
http://www.circuitnet.com/experts/70402.html


but essentially what they are suggesting is to use an aerosol cleaner so you don't end up damaging the pcb.

example



also use a tooth brush which has thistles to help you clean out the dirt. i'd be very careful if using a flat head screw driver trying to scrape off dirt as you may accidentally damage the metalic plate. using tooth brush is better.



as for keycaps, i just dump them into a bucket of water with some cleaning fluid to soak for a bit. and later to dry wipe them with a cloth later and to dry out.


anything that is wet make sure it is dried out properly. i have a fan blown on it. probably a hair dryer used sparingly may hasten the work a bit


anyway reassembled it all (make sure you keep the screws especially where you can find them. i use a toolbox for storing my parts). the only tough part about putting it back together was trying to fit on the front cover to the 2nd half of the mkb, because it has some sort of side clips which you need to firmly push the 2 parts together so it locks in properly.

I plugged it back up (after i'm certain it's dried up sufficiently), and keyboard is working fine no issues like before




there is one other thing i didn't cover, which was removing the switches. i didn't have to do that yet, but as your mkb gets used, you may notice a switch is not working well due to worned out spring? so you'd have to switch out for that problematic switch.

From what i could see, you need to desolder to remove the switch, and replace with the new one.




the sad truth is, your keyboard is more likely to be dirtier than your toilet so yes try and clean your keyboard from time to time.
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/this...4b0010a7f3e12d9


that sums it up for mkb maintenance (hopefully you don't have to do this often)

//notes: this guide was based on the mkb i use, so yours may be different for disassembly. heads up


now i can go back to gaming on fornite with a fixed keyboard



This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Sep 30 2018, 10:28 AM

nice. it's good to clear the stuff inside boards from time to time hehe

right, each board has their own case design (for instance, ikbc f87 doesn't have a single screw to do case disassembly because they use clip-in case design)

nice general info on cleaning mkbs.

keep up the good work !

not assembled yet, probably some time this month. and i might have to sell my almost new, lubed, silence-x hhkb right after that or else im gonna eat maggi and bread only everyday

another nice collection

Why does India LOVE this Keyboard??






yeah, normally i just remove keycap only (i used to use a plastic keycap puller, but that is not durable and broke. i replaced it for a filco keycap puller which uses thing metal grippers) and clean that. only this time i went for a proper cleaning, and boy it was dirtier than i expected

but for my keyboard, i think the disassembly process is not bad, i give it a 9/10 (most of the issue was the effort needed to pry apart the plastic locking mechanism). but any future mkb purchases by me, this will definitely be on my checklist "how easy is it to open up mkb to clean it".

i could not truly fully disassemble, because the last step for separating the switches from the pcb would have required desoldering, which frankly was not something i was up for.

i'm generally fine with my keyboard, but this early model did have a defect, that the hole to allow the usb cable through was too narrow. thats my only gripe about it


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all interesting comments about our mkb community. just wanted to share my own 50cents worth to the subject.

even if.... the mkb community as is, may not necessarily be as active as it use to, and conversation is sporadic or maybe by fewer participants, i feel that there has been enough awareness about mkbs in general, increased mkb availability in local market and cheaper pricing for mkbs speaks volumes to it's popularity and success as re-emergence for quality keyboards.


So it's mission accomplished as far as i'm concerned.

conversation for the sake of conversation was never the point to begin with; nor was showing off or elitism (though it may look that way to outsiders peering into our community that misconstrue our passion delving further into this hobby/poison). we got the conversation and awareness started/rolling and it has already taken effect in a big way that i never really expected i'd be one of the original influencers for our locality for mkbs (credits also to the thread organizers who have kept this mkb club thread/threads going, or even just an ordinary participant who added to the conversation productively).

so good job everyone


-sincerely yours, the original mass mkb poisoner/vampire, Moogle


This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Oct 6 2018, 09:18 AM

a nice looking-back writeup

imo the main difference between mkb community and the rest of mkb users is whether the individual treats mkbs as hobby, or not. only when you treat it as hobby that you learn and know options that you can have, explore them, and find out the best possible combinations that suit you better.

but then, i agree with the saying, different strokes for different folks. we all have our own preferences and budgets. some are fine with oem/prebuilts; some go for typing feels; some go for looks; some are collectors, etc. to me, it's all good. in some ways we all help drive practical innovations of mkbs, like the existence of ready-made modular boards, which provide more user flexibility and convenience, and help strengthen user basics about mkbs (if their owners chose to), or the vast switch options that we can have now.

i believe eventually most mkb users will be able to differentiate good and bad boards, so that basic but good qualities are not excluded in oem/prebuilts, in exchange of low price tags.

This post has been edited by horns: Oct 6 2018, 04:33 PM

talking about modular boards, if you planned to get new modular boards, hold that thought for a bit and wait for reviews on tecware phantom elite. it should be at the store very soon.

compared to previous outemu-based phantom rgb, this new model supports switches from other brands (cherry mx, gateron, kailh, etc.). it should be priced at the affordable range too, according to the source: https://www.facebook.com/tecwaremalaysia