Best way to tune Cherry Clip-ins (2024)

Stabs:
Genuine Cherry Clip-ins
Timestamps:
0:00 intro
0:26 why I love cherry stabs
0:59 clipping legs
2:43 cherry vs tx ap vs stabies
3:01 why I don't like tx ap
4:48 lubing the housing & stem
7:11 wire balancing
9:05 lubing the wire
10:48 sound test 2u
11:03 getting rid of ticking
12:26 how to properly seat a keycap
13:12 sound test 7u
13:27 long pole switches
Directions:
- Medium layer of lube for the stab housing
- Put a lot of lube where the wire clips into the housing
- Medium layer of lube for the stem
- Medium-heavy layer in the stem hole (do not use dielectric grease)
- Balance your wires (ticking side should be twisted away from you)
- Heavy layer of lube on the wires, extending a little past the bend (do not use dielectric grease)
- Make sure you seat your keycap properly
What to do if your stabs tick:
- Check if keycap is warped
- Check if switch is loose
- Properly seat your keycap
- Clean the top out area of your switch
- Lube the contact leaves and springs of the switch
- Use a different switch
- Check if your switch sits flush on the pcb (if using pe foam, remove it)
- Put more lube inside the stem hole
- Rebalance wires (not properly bracing the wire when inserting can unbalance them, and taking off the keycap by pulling on one side only can also unbalance the wire)
- DO NOT USE MILLMAX (millmax can cause many many stab problems)
What to do if your stabs rattle:
- Check if keycap is warped
- Check if switch is loose
- Properly seat your keycap
- Lube your switch top housing (do not lube the top out area)
- Film your switch
- Use a different switch (nixie spacebar sucks imo)
- Put more lube in the area where the wire clips in to the housing
My stab ranking:
1. Genuine Cherry Clip-ins (needs new wires)
2. TX AP rev.4 (must sand the stem, weak spacebar)
3. WS Stupid Stabs in Cherry Clip-in Housing (fixed compatibility issues, spacebar still sounds like dogshit)
4. Staebies (must trim off the housing rails, but great choice for spacebar)
5. WS Stupid Stabs (not compatible with some plates, spacebar sounds like dogshit)