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It was my understanding that by keeping the magnet in opposing field for long time makes it loose magnetism or worse reverse the polarity.
There are hall effect switches from the 60s that still work.
Edit: oh, this uses a magnet instead of a spring. That might cut the neodymium magnet lifetime short. I wonder how much..
>Fans of Hall-effect mechanical switches note that they should last longer than traditional mechanical switches since they don't rely on metallic contact, which can result in degradation. Has anyone ever typed so much on a keyboard that the switches wore out? Aren't they good for literally millions of actuations?
At this rate, soon each switch will have a programmable controller inside, and you'll have drivers adjusting them as you type. Thought idea: predict what key you are about to press next, and make the ones around it stiffer so you are less likely to press them by mistake.
The obsessive pleasures of mechanical-keyboard tinkerers - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32623908
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have a 5yo Cherry MX keyboard, and the rarely used keys (Scroll Lock, Pause, numpad) have a somewhat more defined feeling when they actuate than the most commonly used ones. The difference is subtle, but it's there.
That's probably the spring mechanism wearing out - the actual electrical part is still working properly.
At this rate, soon each switch will have a programmable controller inside, and you'll have drivers adjusting them as you type. Thought idea: predict what key you are about to press next, and make the ones around it stiffer so you are less likely to press them by mistake.
At this rate, soon each switch will have a programmable controller inside, and you'll have drivers adjusting them as you type. Thought idea: predict what key you are about to press next, and make the ones around it stiffer so you are less likely to press them by mistake.
Recently, a few brands (Wooting, Razer, Steelseries, etc) have introduced keyboards with analogue-capable input (using either hall-effect, like the switch in the article, or optical sensors). This already allows the actuation to be set per-key in software, so your idea probably wouldn't even be that hard to implement with today's hardware! (although you may need a beefier microcontroller on the board)
At this rate, soon each switch will have a programmable controller inside, and you'll have drivers adjusting them as you type. Thought idea: predict what key you are about to press next, and make the ones around it stiffer so you are less likely to press them by mistake.
That sounds like a nightmare x) my keyboard deciding that I shouldn't get to type what I want sounds very frustrating.
https://next.wooting.io/wooting-60he
You can set per key actuation points, and bind multiple different inputs to the same key but different depths, etc.
Great review here
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=glQNEbh79xg
You can even mod it into another case for the DIY crowd.