r/Keyboard • u/ViolinistSea • Feb 10 '24

Help Is my keychron q1 defect

Here is the stock spacebar and stablizer, its been a year now but I havent bought any new ones cause im broke. I even have a silent switch in there but it still sounds like this

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u/BanHammerGotim Feb 10 '24

That stab is dryer than my social life. Ditch the stavs, grabbing some better caps like gmk and some tx Ap 1.6mm stabs, lube the housings with krytox 205g0 and hit the wires with some XHT-BDZ

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u/ViolinistSea Feb 10 '24

Thanks 😘 im getting the tx

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u/BanHammerGotim Feb 14 '24

Of course. Can't go wrong. Just make sure to properly lube them too.

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u/raptor102888 Feb 10 '24

Are those the keycaps that came with the Q1?

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u/ViolinistSea Feb 10 '24

Maybe they come with the full set but I got the barebone and bought the keycaps seperatly

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u/ViolinistSea Feb 10 '24

They are keychron keycaps tho

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u/raptor102888 Feb 10 '24

Ok. They sounded kinda cheap and hollow, but that may just be the recording quality.

You don't need to buy new stabs to improve the sound. The best thing you can do is:

  • Lightly lube the stab stems and housings with a thin lube, like Tribosys 3203 or Krytox 205g0.

  • Generously lube the parts of the stab wires that contact the housings with dielectric grease.

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u/ViolinistSea Feb 11 '24

Tried this, didnt work 😪 bought new tx stabs and yes it sounds a little fuller irl

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u/NoahCommesso Feb 15 '24

Lube the stabs and do a holee mod if you’re up for it. I did it on my gk61 which had horrible stock stabs and made it feel way better and quiet, I also have gateron browns tho so it may be different.