Sticky spacebar fix

[Guydodge]

ive found a fix for anyone having this issue.
get some scotch mounting squares cut about 1/8 to 3/16 inch strips
6 of them slightly longer than width of key.stick one on top
of another leaving the plastic on the top(so the pad doesnt
stick to the spacebar key) 2 strips high.
then with the space bar removed stick them on the outside
of all 3 switches.this will keep the spacebar from sticking down
as the problem is when the key travels to far.it works
p.s.i did have to trim them down on the 2nd and 3rd switch as they hindered the key caps above.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2351698459

[Electric Cupcake]

Removing the spacebar is often tricky, since fiddling with the balancing wire is a pain, and the little plastic tabs that hold the wire might be broken.

I would just pop out the adjacent keys to make space and reach a q-tip with rubbing alcohol under it, or mash cleaning putty into the gap.

[Autumn_]

Originally posted by ZootsIdenticalTwinSisterDingo:

Removing the spacebar is often tricky, since fiddling with the balancing wire is a pain, and the little plastic tabs that hold the wire might be broken.

I would just pop out the adjacent keys to make space and reach a q-tip with rubbing alcohol under it, or mash cleaning putty into the gap.

Not the case with Cherry style stabilisers, since they're PCB mounted, the spacebar mounts to then like it would any other switch, and has the thin metal wire connecting those too, so you never have to worry about damaging those ♥♥♥♥♥♥ clips that retain it.

But I never found it that much trouble in my experience, though I can understand why they would be.

Originally posted by Guydodge:

ive found a fix for anyone having this issue.
get some scotch mounting squares cut about 1/8 to 3/16 inch strips
6 of them slightly longer than width of key.stick one on top
of another leaving the plastic on the top(so the pad doesnt
stick to the spacebar key) 2 strips high.
then with the space bar removed stick them on the outside
of all 3 switches.this will keep the spacebar from sticking down
as the problem is when the key travels to far.it works
p.s.i did have to trim them down on the 2nd and 3rd switch as they hindered the key caps above.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2351698459

Lube your stabs with dielectric grease, it'll stop them sticking.
And, this is one reason why I dislike long spacebars, they often have trouble (no matter the stabiliser method) with tilting. Tilting leads to sticking (if improperly looked after), and it just nasty to look at. The smaller spacebar the better.

[Guydodge]

Originally posted by Autumn_:

Originally posted by ZootsIdenticalTwinSisterDingo:

Removing the spacebar is often tricky, since fiddling with the balancing wire is a pain, and the little plastic tabs that hold the wire might be broken.

I would just pop out the adjacent keys to make space and reach a q-tip with rubbing alcohol under it, or mash cleaning putty into the gap.

Not the case with Cherry style stabilisers, since they're PCB mounted, the spacebar mounts to then like it would any other switch, and has the thin metal wire connecting those too, so you never have to worry about damaging those ♥♥♥♥♥♥ clips that retain it.

But I never found it that much trouble in my experience, though I can understand why they would be.

Originally posted by Guydodge:

ive found a fix for anyone having this issue.
get some scotch mounting squares cut about 1/8 to 3/16 inch strips
6 of them slightly longer than width of key.stick one on top
of another leaving the plastic on the top(so the pad doesnt
stick to the spacebar key) 2 strips high.
then with the space bar removed stick them on the outside
of all 3 switches.this will keep the spacebar from sticking down
as the problem is when the key travels to far.it works
p.s.i did have to trim them down on the 2nd and 3rd switch as they hindered the key caps above.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2351698459

Lube your stabs with dielectric grease, it'll stop them sticking.
And, this is one reason why I dislike long spacebars, they often have trouble (no matter the stabiliser method) with tilting. Tilting leads to sticking (if improperly looked after), and it just nasty to look at. The smaller spacebar the better.

i have the k95 its not actually sticky its getting stuck when key is pressed
you can feel it unclick for lack of a better word on the left side of the stabalizer
i RMA 1 already and the next one did exact same thing 3 weeks later
and this completely stops it

[KeplersConjecture]

Originally posted by Guydodge:

Originally posted by Autumn_:

Not the case with Cherry style stabilisers, since they're PCB mounted, the spacebar mounts to then like it would any other switch, and has the thin metal wire connecting those too, so you never have to worry about damaging those ♥♥♥♥♥♥ clips that retain it.

But I never found it that much trouble in my experience, though I can understand why they would be.


Lube your stabs with dielectric grease, it'll stop them sticking.
And, this is one reason why I dislike long spacebars, they often have trouble (no matter the stabiliser method) with tilting. Tilting leads to sticking (if improperly looked after), and it just nasty to look at. The smaller spacebar the better.

i have the k95 its not actually sticky its getting stuck when key is pressed
you can feel it unclick for lack of a better word on the left side of the stabalizer
i RMA 1 already and the next one did exact same thing 3 weeks later
and this completely stops it

Ive got a K95 and can confirm it does indeed stick when the far left of the spacebar is pressed. I will have to try out your fix when I can be bothered to dig it out of storage.

[Guydodge]

Originally posted by KeplersConjecture:

Originally posted by Guydodge:

i have the k95 its not actually sticky its getting stuck when key is pressed
you can feel it unclick for lack of a better word on the left side of the stabalizer
i RMA 1 already and the next one did exact same thing 3 weeks later
and this completely stops it

Ive got a K95 and can confirm it does indeed stick when the far left of the spacebar is pressed. I will have to try out your fix when I can be bothered to dig it out of storage.

still works perfectly its now a great keyboard but for this kind of money this should not be an issue