[atreus] Re: Suggestions for keycaps and dampeners

  • From: Dhavan Vaidya <quark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: atreus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:23:27 +0530

On Wed, 2016-07-13 at 14:39 +0700, Phil Hagelberg wrote:

Unfortunately unless you get on some kind of limited-time group buy,
the
only option for new caps is https://matias.store/collections/all/keyc
aps
where you have to buy a whole set and throw most of them away. If
you're
lucky you might be able to get your hands on a used keyboard with
Alps
caps (such as late-80s/early-90s Apple boards) and scavenge it for
caps.
https://deskthority.net/wiki/Category:Keyboards_with_Alps_switches
Unfortunate.
Another thing to watch for is that the kit's keycaps mount *very*
tightly on Matias switches. It can be difficult to get them off, so
give
that a try before you buy a new set.
I tried to remove one just now, really, tight. Do you think it might
just break solder joint or something?

- D Vaidya

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