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12 Feb 2025
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13 Feb 2025
@valentin_lechner:matrix.orgdocktordreh
In reply to @icemonkey:tedomum.net
anyone tried building a dactyl with flexy pcbs?

I tried building the charybdis nano. My take on flex pcbs is, don't listen to music on your headphones while installing them. I wasn't careful enough and didn't hear it break. Guess smth with my 3d printed case wasn't quite right. Sadly, it landed on the "will finish this project... at some time" pile

But the other sides installation was smooth 👍🏻

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12 Feb 2025
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13 Feb 2025
@icemonkey:tedomum.neticemonkeyi was looking at these but don't like much the layout20:16:43
@icemonkey:tedomum.neticemonkeyit's missing some keys compared to standard dactyl20:17:41
@a:r0.atあぁI have and use a charybdis nano20:22:45
@a:r0.atあぁthe PCBs are *not* flex. they're just very thin normal ones. they do not like being bent the way you need them to in the charybdis20:23:43
@a:r0.atあぁactual flex pcbs would be fine I though I think20:25:01
@valentin_lechner:matrix.orgdocktordreh
In reply to @a:r0.at
the PCBs are *not* flex. they're just very thin normal ones. they do not like being bent the way you need them to in the charybdis
Okay, sounds like i don't know what an actual flex pcb is
20:59:05
@a:r0.atあぁlike a flat flex cable, but with exposed solder pads and/or components on them kinda thing21:28:11
14 Feb 2025
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@max:dnzm.nldnzm👋 wow, there's an actual keyboard Matrix channel instead of just Discord left and right!18:55:17
@skimm:matrix.orgskimmanyone have a preferred wireless mechanical keyboard? Preferably light and slim. keychrons k3 pro is my current front runner as I'm not trying to spend too much or customize heavily, just for some couch browsing and gaming from time to time.21:55:03
15 Feb 2025
@golanv:envs.netgolanvBox Kahl Whites don't feel or sound as good as Cherry MX Blues. There, I said it.21:56:18
@Dezponia:matrix.orgDezponiaI prefer Kailh/Novelkeys BOX Pink. They're a more tactile and clickier version of BOX White but without going as nuts as Jade/Navy.22:03:40
@Dezponia:matrix.orgDezponiaIn a sense they're the middle ground of spring weight and click-bar thickness between White and Jade/Navy. Strikes nice balance.22:04:21
@golanv:envs.netgolanvNeat. I haven't tried pinks.22:06:14
@golanv:envs.netgolanv* Box Kailh Whites don't feel or sound as good as Cherry MX Blues. There, I said it.22:06:43
@golanv:envs.netgolanvHonestly, there is nothing wrong with the Kailh switches. They are crisp and cheap and good quality. From a purely preference perspective, I like the metalic clicks of the MX Blues - they feel almost syncopated to me.22:08:31
@Dezponia:matrix.orgDezponiaMetalic clicks of the MX Blues? Do you mean the plastic clicks?22:09:43
@Dezponia:matrix.orgDezponiaWhat with the whole thing about BOX clicks being that they're actually a metal bar, while MX clicks are plastic "click jackets"22:10:18
@golanv:envs.netgolanvReally? I need to look this up. The Kailh's somehow feel more "plasticy" than the MX (although, I do know the MX Blues clicking is actually plastic).23:01:12
* @golanv:envs.netgolanv doesn't trust his perception of reality any more...23:04:20
@a:r0.atあぁthe sound characteristic of a switch described as syncopated is a new one23:32:59
16 Feb 2025
@golanv:envs.netgolanvI guess what I mean, I feel the audible "click" and tactile feel of the Blues don't quite line up....or maybe it's the click and the activation? It's been a while...and it could be something I'm imagining.00:58:08
@golanv:envs.netgolanv* I guess what I mean, I feel the audible "click" and tactile feel of the Blues don't quite synchronize....or maybe it's the click and the activation? It's been a while...and it could be something I'm imagining.00:58:39
@Dezponia:matrix.orgDezponia
In reply to @golanv:envs.net
I guess what I mean, I feel the audible "click" and tactile feel of the Blues don't quite synchronize....or maybe it's the click and the activation? It's been a while...and it could be something I'm imagining.

Because they don't sync up. VERY few keyboard switches actually have truly synchronized tactility and click. The Model M buckling spring is one of the rare truly synced switches.

You might also be searching for the word "hysteresis" which is not quite what you're describing, but maybe what you mean.

01:14:46
@Dezponia:matrix.orgDezponia
In reply to @golanv:envs.net
I guess what I mean, I feel the audible "click" and tactile feel of the Blues don't quite line up....or maybe it's the click and the activation? It's been a while...and it could be something I'm imagining.
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Because they don't sync up. VERY few keyboard switches actually have truly synchronized tactility and click. The Model M buckling spring is one of the rare truly synced switches.

You might also be searching for the word "hysteresis" which is not quite what you're describing, but maybe what you mean?

01:15:08
@golanv:envs.netgolanvHmm....maybe. But I assumed it was just part of the design, that the tactile bump didn't fully synchronize with the activation. I hadn't really looked into it, and hysteresis is a new concept for me!02:36:35

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