Lubing Novelkeys Cream switches with PTFE powder

Walkerstop · February 22, 2019, 11:21am

Walkerstop · February 22, 2019, 12:32pm

This demo will show why I like the powder better than grease so far for these switches:

Walkerstop · February 22, 2019, 3:43pm

Here’s the powder I used:

Walkerstop · February 23, 2019, 8:47am

So this is unexpected… The switches sound kinda weird! The powder seems to be muffling the bottom out noise. Here is a typing video:

mustcode · February 23, 2019, 11:28am

Whoa, I thought we are supposed to be kinda gentle with opened-bottom housing since the metal contacts are fragile and can get bent easily. Shaking a bunch of bottom housing in a container surprised me a bit

Walkerstop · February 23, 2019, 11:30am

Meh, they aren’t THAT fragile

salt_rock_lamp · February 25, 2019, 6:42pm

FWIW I experienced very little stick-slip friction in my switches (production ones, not proto/samples).

That said, you and others have been talking a lot about dry lubing with straight PTFE powder so I really appreciate the video and ongoing experimentation.