RM168 damage not including shipping. Also has blue keycaps as well, not included in that pic lol.  Akko is actually on Shopee so you can get their official stuff cheaper than 3rd party local resellers:

https://shopee.com.my/Akko-Midnight-178-Key...5202.9380734658

Buying Akko switches from them directly is way cheaper. But the trade off is the 2 week waiting time. I'm thinking of getting some switches along with the cables next time. I really wanna try the Ocean Blue and Rose Reds.

Yeah AKKO keycaps on Amazon $59.99. They always like to ketuk whitey haha. ASA profile is slightly different from SA iirc. Best user comparison I've seen is that it's SA profile with OEM height. https://en.akkogear.com/faq/akko-keycaps-profile-comparison/ I haven't actually put them on yet since I got them yesterday. Thinking of doing the foam mod on my Keychron so might as well one shot everything. Might do it on Sunday assuming I don't just put it on my Filco tomorrow at work.

it might be related to the material and thickness of the tape/foam that you use for the mod.

mushiness can happen if the foams applied are relatively thick. i use eva foam, 0.5mm, compressed by force to make it relatively compact and thinner before use. the thickness after that should be around 0.3mm.

to help reduce rattles, you should also tune the wire so that it's as straight as possible, with both tips pointing to the same angle. you might also need to apply some foams between wire and pcb, so as to support the wire.

if that's the case, yours shouldn't have any mushiness. did you apply bandaid mod on pcb with the same tape? did you clip the slider tips? those might cause mushiness as well

these days, i use epsi mod more with 0.5mm eva foam. epsi mod covers top and bottom parts of stab sliders, so the chance of having mushiness is higher if tape/foam used are too thick, or you don't trim the excess. however, usually it's ok after trimmed and with manual compression. (chewah macam canggih, but this just means i use a pen and roll it over the piece of tape for few times)

for experimental and comparison purposes, some of my older builds do have mushiness (epsi mod), because i just used 0.5mm eva foam without manual compression.

ok.

yes, excess of lube can cause mushiness also. however it's usually temporary. the effects should be gone after regular use for a week or two.

fyi, krytox grease is also dielectric. i assumed you were referring to permatex dielectric grease when you said 'dielectric grease'

right, take your time to explore more. the experience is good for you for your future builds also.

it's fine, a lot of people do not know that krytox gpl is dielectric also. some even created imaginary names like krytox gpl 105g0. the gX is the grade for krytox gpl grease (20x series). there is no such grading for their oil (10x series)

you will pick up more stuff in the process of your mkb journey for sure.

Forgot to mention, I use cloth tape.
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4979329/+1120#

Yup.

Edit, actual pic of what I did.
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=99255021

It's still there! Lol. Tried to stick it but I guess I had gotten lube on it at some point.

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Not in any noticeable way. Video tutorials that came out after I built this keeb shows how you can tuck in the ends to the top hole. Just be careful not to get lube on it anywhere before doing this mod, otherwise the tape simply won't stick the the plastic.

My gf looking at me lubing hundred over switches, installing and removing stabs repeatedly was like 'How do you find this enjoyable?'
I look at her and said 'you spent entire day cracking eggs, rolling dough, molding cookies, how do you find that enjoyable?'

Between those 3 to 4 switches, swap the top shell, spring, and stem between them. You'll be able able to save some.

Lube shell, stems and springs.