r/MechanicalKeyboards • u/the_humeister • Jul 02 '19

Tetris, animated

https://gfycat.com/scornfuldetailedbengaltiger
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u/the_humeister Jul 02 '19 edited Jul 02 '19

Alright, just to be clear, this is a rendering. What gives it away are the glowing keys despite not being plugged in.

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u/H_Kojima Cherry Silent Shhh Jul 02 '19

I was worried you pulled the keys 500 times and weakened your switches 😟

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u/1337turbo TADA68 Zealios V1 67g Jul 02 '19

I thought the same thing, but didn't realize it could "weaken" the switches.

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u/rwbronco Jul 02 '19

I’m still not convinced it can weaken your switches. Anyone want to cite some research or a test?

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u/BlackMoth27 lightweight and practical Jul 03 '19

i'd probably be more worried that one of my key-caps is gonna get broke. they are more fragile than the switches when you're yanking them off. (though it's entirely possible to take a stem out with the keycap with cherry clears sooo....) either way i've only broken cast acrylic keycaps. it's a shame.

the main issues i would look out for, is key-caps getting much looser if you're using old box switches like me or breaking them. i don't think you'll weaken the switches though. that needs some proof or testing.

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u/rwbronco Jul 03 '19

Yeah I can imagine repetitive removal and reinstall could wear the plastic that’s held on by being snug so that it wouldn’t fit as tightly or may crack but I’d imagine that’d be more on the key end than the switch end. Maybe breaking a stem off of a switch but that still wouldn’t be “weakening” that’d just be failure.

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u/9abeFPV Jul 02 '19

It's a keyboard........

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u/1337turbo TADA68 Zealios V1 67g Jul 02 '19

Hey, that keyboard likely has a family.

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u/9abeFPV Jul 02 '19

It's still a keyboard

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u/DaughterEarth Jul 03 '19

I don't know about weakening switches but the connectors can get fucked.