Apprehensive_Park951 t1_jd0qcku wrote on March 21, 2023 at 12:06 AM

If you’re gonna be replacing stabilizers then just buy TX. Incredibly easy to tune, literally miles ahead of competition. All and I mean All stabilizers can be made to be good, so swapping your bad stock stabilizers for another set bad to mediocre stabilizers is just a waste of 10$. If you really want to change them for whatever reason I’d buy cherry clip ins which are under a dollar a pop

WingedGeek OP t1_jd0t9b4 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 12:27 AM

I'm pretty sure the stabs in this kit were damaged by a prior owner. I've never used a board this crappy (the space bar is basically unusable, and I had to bend the 2U for the left shift key to get it in). So even $10 properly working stabs will be a huge improvement. I'll look at TX and Cherry clip-ins though, thanks! (Like I said, I'm totally new to all of this; all I've done to date was swap switches / keycaps, either hotswappable or through soldering. Oh, and bridge wires when I borked a solder point. But I know nothing about foam or lube or stabiliziers or ...)

TX: These? https://divinikey.com/products/tx-stabilizers?variant=39883460771905

Cherry... https://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Cherry-PCB-Snap-Stabilizers/dp/B085T8QZJC?th=1 ?

Apprehensive_Park951 t1_jd0ug34 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 12:35 AM

That link works for tx, here’s a better link for cherry clip ins. TX is SUPER easy to tune. Some lube on the wire and you’re done. Maybe some on the housing if you notice a scratchy sound coming from them, or if you just don’t wanna risk it and deal with disassembling to reach them. Cherry clip ins require the usual balancing, lubing ordeal.

WingedGeek OP t1_jd0xjju wrote on March 21, 2023 at 12:58 AM

This is part of why I have gone with pre-builts mostly ;) Your link has the 2U for $.90/ea, so, $1.80. The 7U (which I need for the space bar) is $1.45, but, out of stock. But let's use the 6.25U as a stand-in. $3.25. Shipping adds another $5.54, estimated delivery Friday, 3/24, for $9.12. If I go Priority Mail, I get 'em Thursday and spend $8.99 for shipping. $12.57 total (with tax). On Amazon, the total is $16.41 and I'll have them before noon tomorrow (4x 2U and 1x 7U, though I only need 2x 2U).

> TX is SUPER easy to tune. Some lube on the wire and you’re done. Maybe some on the housing if you notice a scratchy sound coming from them, or if you just don’t wanna risk it and deal with disassembling to reach them. Cherry clip ins require the usual balancing, lubing ordeal.

Sounds like I have some quality time to spend with Google ... I have never heard of tuning stabilizers TBH.

Apprehensive_Park951 t1_jd0z1zm wrote on March 21, 2023 at 1:09 AM

If you’ve never tuned stabs you’ve never used good stabs, you’re in for a world of wonder once you use some proper stabs for the first time