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Keyboard Chatter (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 month ago by HumanDent@lemmy.zip to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml

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I've had the same keyboard chatter issue with two different keyboards from two different brands. I know the issue is with the keyboards because it persists between different computers.

Am I just unlucky with the hardware I got? I don't want to invest even more money into a third mechanical keyboard if the issue is really that common.

Anyone have tips for dealing with keyboard chatter? Can I clean the switches or something? I don't have a switch removal tool.

The current mechanical keyboard I have is a Corsair K70 RGB Core that's just sitting in my closet.

I've tried software solutions to mitigate the chatter, but it's kind of clunky and doesn't run until after I login once.

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[–] jcr@jlai.lu 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What is keyboard chatter ?

[–] neclimdul@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Apparently it's what I'm electronics is called bounce. Because we live in the real world, a metallic switch can't make full connection instantly. Lots of messy things happen as the metal approaches. Arcing, uneven contact, physical bouncing, etc.

Its actually a bit hard to solve but lots of ways to deal with this. Stiffer/faster contact, slower polling, debounce circuits, software algorithms...

I've not experienced this but I assume what the poster is experiencing is aging copper intersecting with "higher is better“ polling rates for marketing, and cut costs.

[–] neclimdul@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

As soon as I said that, I realized Ive not had the problem with keyboards but constantly replace mi e switches.

Here's a video about that digs into why

https://youtu.be/v5BhECVlKJA

[–] HumanDent@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You press a key once, but it counts multiple times. So when you're typing "itt lookksss liikkee thhiss."

[–] jcr@jlai.lu 1 points 1 month ago

Thank you ! I have this with a gaming keyboard too, good to know what it is called :)