Fix unwanted metallic spacebar sound?

[Damdatfam]

I just bought a new G512 and the keyboard I got seemed to have a slightly broken spacebar. Pressing it on one side produces a normal sound while on the other side, it sounds very loud and metallic.

Taking off the spacebar, I could see that the supports on the keyboard on the right side seems to be very very loose and is causing the metallic sound (there's a metal support under the support pegs).

How do I dampen this problem? Should I just ask for a replacement?

[Raudi_]

4 minutes ago, Damdatfam said:

I just bought a new G512 and the keyboard I got seemed to have a slightly broken spacebar. Pressing it on one side produces a normal sound while on the other side, it sounds very loud and metallic.

Taking off the spacebar, I could see that the supports on the keyboard on the right side seems to be very very loose and is causing the metallic sound (there's a metal support under the support pegs).

How do I dampen this problem? Should I just ask for a replacement?

 

That sound is very normal for the Romer G switch Keyboards. I had a G413 that had the same sound. You can lube up the stabilizers but it might not help very much as they are probably a non cherry stabilizer.

[Damdatfam]

10 minutes ago, KingCry said:

That sound is very normal for the Romer G switch Keyboards. I had a G413 that had the same sound. You can lube up the stabilizers but it might not help very much as they are probably a non cherry stabilizer.

Ah ok, I see. It was just that the noise was very obnoxious. I've managed to dampen the sound somewhat by surrounding the support with paper, but the metallic clunk is still there.

[geo3]

Lubing the stabilizer will help aliveat it somewhat, however it won't fix it entirely. This is caused by the metal wire being asymmetrical. The 2 bent end of the wire are not bent to the same angle. The ultimate fix would be to disassemble it and bend the wire to be more even.