Are keys on a mechanical keyboard sticky if they produce different sound ?

[blabla21]

Hey guys.

I've noticed that some of my keys don't produce the same sound as the other ones , some of them produce normal loud sound when clicked , while others are more silent or dont produce any sound at all (all of them, work normally).

My keyboard is Cooler Master Quickfire Ultimate (Blue MX Switches), and I will admit that I spilled OJ on it more than once , and ofcourse cleaned it after it dried out and I saw that the keys sticked.

Is there a possibility that some of the juice still remains inside the keys and is causing this ?

Thanks.

 

[jboydgolfer]

The clicking sound is the mechanism being depressed underneath the key. If you spilled something in there and it's stuck to the mechanisms surface it would be kind of like putting a towel under a hammer and knocking on a wooden floor it would sound different than if the towel wasn't there. Also they wear out overtime

Some keys are used more often than others for instance a gamer is going to use W a SD etc. more frequently then say a typist. Also larger keys have different or more mechanism underneath them for instance the Space bar normally has 2

 

[Bill_Bright]

As suggested, it could just be wear and tear of the more often used keys. If you type a lot of text, the letter "E" is the most commonly used letter in the English language. If it sounds different from "Q", for example, it may just be a weak spring mechanism for the E key.

I agree too with the larger keys comment - but in those cases, those keys would sound different from day one.

That said, any liquid, and especially sugary liquids (which includes OJ) will leave residues behind that will gum up the works and deaden any sounds. And unless you totally disassembled the keyboard and thoroughly washed then re-lubed the mechanism, some residue is definitely still there. And that residue will act like a dust, hair, dander, cookie and potato chip crumb magnet too.

 

[jboydgolfer]

Bill is right, any of the larger keys would sound different from day one.

In my experience it's just easier in most cases to replace the keyboard if a sugary drink spilled on it. You can get an Azio RGB for under $70 that will have blue switches just like the one you have almost. There's many others that are decent keyboards mechanical too that arent too expensive . As long as you're content with blue switches they tend to go on sale often because they're one the louder of the mechanical switches

 

[eidairaman1]

Pop the keys off and clean thoroughly, replace the keyboard once keys stop actuating electrical switch inside.