How To Lube Your Mechanical Keyboard Switches

#lube #mechanicalkeyboard #switches

[Bacon]

How to speed-run switch lubing sessions:
1. Just go buy a cheap key switch tool to separate the halves.
2. Shuck open all of your switches to be lubed first, with their separate pieces in 4 bins/piles.
3. Lube all of your pieces, bin-by-bin
4. Clean your hands, and start slapping them fuckers back together.

[bugbug]

I never thought I would ever hear the phrase “lube farts” but ok

[Romsicle]

EDIT: Had to re-upload since something was wrong with the first upload oof

[jhpk]

watching this while waiting for switches to come.. great tutorial bro

[MarioGoatse]

So many people in the comments whinging about it taking a few minutes each switch. Firstly, the entire point of a hobby is to spend time doing something that you enjoy. Secondly, this is a video that is taking time to explain it. You can do it in a 3rd of the time when you're sitting there just listening to music and doing each switch without explaining it.

[thechemtrailkid]

I'd say spring weighting isn't the most important factor in determining whether or not to lube the legs and contact leaf's of MX style tactiles; especially because two springs with the same bottom out can have two different profiles and higher spring weights don't make a switch more tactile just heavier. If anything, higher spring weights mask the tactile event of many MX style switches due to their low and drawn out tactility.

I made some holy pandas with 55g SPRiT slow extreme II springs and lubing the contact leafs and legs did not kill the tactility precisely because it wasn't being masked by a very heavy bottom out weighted spring.

Box Navy's do not generate their tactility (and click) in the traditional Cherry MX way; instead of a bump on the slider legs, their is a protrusion on the opposite side of the slider which is caught by flat spring which provides tactility and click when overcome.

[AvgPerson]

5:19 HOLY the lubed switch sound WAYYY poppier and better. ill sit at my desk for hours straight lubing them, its totally worth it.

[archiepymm]

straight forward, great video for a begginer like me

[mrexile]

Even looking through a few videos for my first build and I like this the most.

[precisechaos]

I got my first keyboard and switches in last night. I'm about 3 hours in and I've lubed and filmed about 40 out of 100 switches lol. Great vid

[ddrfraser]

First time I've heard of lube farts haha

[grrizzzy]

I personally find lubing the leafs usually causes more harm than good even with most linears. Otherwise, fantastic video!

[nerosta]

Thank you, I was just getting into mechanical keyboards and I feel like this is manageable thanks to you, I have some spare switches to practice so I should be fine xD

[euricojrvianna]

dude I never new that its this hard to lube ONE SWITCH!!!!

[SianaGearz]

LOL the lube comes out with lighter fluid, potentiometer cleaner (residue free contact cleaner) or plastic-safe brake cleaner, the overlubed switch isn't even close to "ruined" :D

[pudelmuetz]

how long does it last for? Do i have to redo it, after years? Does the lube thicken? Is it worth for switches that will be used for atleast 3 years?

[AlexT-ou]

somehow my fingers developed the ability to feel unlubed springs after testing this.

[aseredy]

just a heads up, but silicon lube is dielectric... putting too much lube on the switches can cause lube migration to the contacts. I would only lube the side of the stem and spring on the side away from the contacts to be sure.

[vinciiiii]

i just use needles to pry the outemu/kailh housing, it just works like a charm

[bitsamurai]

Lol head when i first testing differnt styles and amount, I had to learn about lube farts the hard way. Atleast was only one and was able to remove it.