Mechanical Keyboards

15 readers

2 users here now

A friendly community of keyboard enthusiasts. Share pictures of your daily drivers, your latest builds, and your crazy prototypes! Feel free to ask troubleshooting questions or make a post asking for recommendations :)

founded 1 year ago

Accidental keypresses on my first mechanical keyboard (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

8 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Just bought my first mechanical keyboard, an Epomaker RT100 with Flamingo switches. Is it normal to be accidentally pressing keys (mostly shift and spacebar) while just resting my fingers on the keyboard? Is it because I've only used membrane keyboards up until now, and I'll eventually get used to the new sensitivity? Or should I swap the switches out for something heavier/clickier?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lubed 35g linears would indeed be fairly light and sensitive, though obviously they work for many people.

You don't have to go clicky, though as a WFH guy with a separate room as an office, I go for MOAR CLICKY! Still, something tactile but not clicky and actuation force around 45 or 55g might serve you better if you're sure there's no hardware issue. Some people will buy a small number of stiffer switches that are otherwise similar to the keyboard's main set and just replace the modifier and punctuation keys like Shift, Ctrl, spacebar, etc.