How To Lube and Properly Tune Stabilizers - 2022

Here is how I mod my stabilizers. I get asked this a lot of my streams and honestly, I figured why not just record this so I can link this video instead of having to re-explain it every time. I hope you enjoy it. Please remember this video is only covering lubing and installing, some stabs like cherry clip-ins, you'll need to clip the bottom legs of the stem, this video does not cover that nor assembling the stabilizer.

For anyone who is wondering about this vs other mods, I prefer this method but other mods are fine and you should never feel bad using other mods! But I really do think you should be wire balancing.

On another note here is where you can get some of the materials I used today:

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0:00 - Intro
0:41 - disclaimer
0:51 - What You'll Need & Explanations
2:32 - Lubing The Stab Housing
4:01 - The Wire (Balancing)
5:35 - The Wire (Lubing)
6:35 - Installing Onto the PCB
8:52 - Testing Your Stab
9:56 - Adding More Lube
11:10 - Final Test
11:34 - Outro

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[Jayden-tqto]

Thank you for advocating for wire balancing! I was expecting this guide to be a bit more generic but that step is pretty important.

Some things I would like to add is that you should only be balancing ONE side of the wire and remembering which side it is to insert into your stabilizers. If you balance one side, the flipped over side WILL be crooked.

[MrSkullhead]

This is the Part 2 to Taehas stabilizer for beginner video that I’ve been waiting for. (No shot at taeha) I’m just happy for you taking your time to show us noobs how to get some perfect stabs! Thank you!

[MrYonoka]

This is the only video that talked about clicking in the stabs. Before i saw this i'd been fiddling with the keyboard for 6 hours, and was about to order different stabs. Thank you for a real step by step guide for someone as new as myself.

[HLLASAUCE]

I have seen a countless amount of tutorials on how to properly lube and tune the stabilizers. But dare I say, this is the best one in my opinion. I just love the style of this and how simple you have guided this tutorial. This is great!

[defizh]

glad that the addition of wire balancing was added into this guide. There isn't many of these stabilizer videos that include steps on how to do it yourself, and previously I've just had to teach myself how to do it by watching others do it, since no one ever explained it. I'm sure this will be super helpful for many people. Balanced wires are super important to get rid of stabilizer ticking.

[thesurgeonkeebs]

I bought a syringe of lube after watching one of your streams, and it has been, by far, the best mod-related investment I've made. I wish this video existed when I started this hobby. It's probably the most helpful thing. Great job!

[JerelTeh]

Definitely what I need. Despite being in the hobby for almost a year and has built quite a number of boards, getting stabs right is the hardest in my opinion and “how to tune stabilizers” videos are usually a year old. With new mods created, a new refreshed version of tuning stabilizers is definitely needed!

[kalle]

This is absolutely the most comprehensive guide about stabs. Finally someone gives proper advice on wire balancing (rather than wildcat just quickly doing something, and not saying or explaining anything), goes through best options regarding lubes, and shows exactly how to use the syringes. If you added a guide on Holee mods this would've been absolutely spot on.

Just one question popped into my mind: I have all of my lubes in the glass jars, and I would not like to purchase the same lubes in a syringe that the vendor provides.

So my question is: What kind of a needle do you use for your syringes, I'd like to know the exact size of the diameter of the needle. I tried using a syringe with Tribosys 3204 using a 0, 45mm needle, was too small, only got some small drops of lube out.

I hope you'll see my comment and give an answer, thank you so much in advance, and thank you for the tutorial. All the best my dude

[Zambumon]

When installing any stabilizer: wire balance, always.
Just like you should do a visual inspection of the switch pins, you should check that all of the stab components are OK. It takes seconds, and makes troubleshooting much easier.

[tsprouse]

I can’t stress enough how important this is to do before putting your switches in or the board together 🤣 it’s always such a hard take to take your time especially if you are new to the hobby cuz you want to get it done and type! But nothing worse then getting done and having a terrible tick and having to disassemble and reassemble!

Also such a great video and love seeing the detail to actually teach people 😌 thank you!

[adequatequality]

It's also good to note that it's always recommended to use the washers on any size PCB because it's not just used to tighten the screw but also to avoid metal coming into direct contact with the surface of the PCB so as to not damage it.

[Oznark]

coating the stem once inside the housing to ensure even spread of lube is actually genius i never would have thought to do that gonna start doing that from now on

[pleox]

After some struggling on other methods, I found this video and dude you just made my night. I feel like the gmmk pro enter key is inherently fucky, and this method made it the best it could possibly be. Thank you.

[hendruw]

i've been frustated by my spacebar wire rattle, even after hours of tuning, wire stabilizing, changing with another stabs, etc, i can't quite nailed it with the rattle. it always there.
but after watching your video, at last i can tackle the rattle. it turns out a generous amount of lube inside the stabs is making the job done.
Thank you for making my day

[severouspearous]

thank you very much, with the arrival of the Keychron Q4 in the coming weeks, I think it is time to enter this world, and your guide has shown me that it is quite simple even for a novice with the right tools to lubricate the stabilizers so decent

[TyKeys]

Awesome video! Between this and your guide going over your personal style for switch lubing, I greatly appreciate the work and level of detail you put into these. You've only helped my boards sound and feel better, so thank you Alex!

[CoffeeHarvey]

Thank you for this video! Just bought my first custom keyboard and I’m lubing the switches now. Your advice made it easy for me to understand! Keep up the awesome work! I hope all is well with you!

[fabiant]

Awesome video! In addition to all of the mods listed, I always always always make sure to holee mod my stabilizers because without it, no matter how nicely I tune my stabs, they will eventually tick ):

[aserola]

I can't catch your stream recently because of the time zone gap so uploading these videos make me happy😊　anyway this tutorial helps me alot! TY alex😍

[TheFutura]

Here we go! this is the video I've been looking forward to. All the keyboard builds you do sound great.