Editing Damping (section)

==Internal modding==
===Topre O-rings===
A regular [[Topre switch]] can be turned into effectively a ''Silenced Topre'' switch by placing a thin ring of cushioning material around the slider inside the housing.

One such aftermarket product are the ''Hypersphere rings''
<ref name="dthypersphere">Deskthority thread: [https://deskthority.net/help-f53/silencing-rings-for-topre-rf-or-hhkb-t10051.html Help:Interest Check: Silencing Rings for Topre RF or HHKB]</ref>.
Other brands are DESKEYS and Silence-X.

==="Trampoline mod"===
The bottom of the slider inside a [[Cherry MX]] switch is a pin that plunges into a tube. The "trampoline mod" involves opening up a switch and placing a small piece of rubber inside the bottom of that tube.

The [https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=50632.0 original mod] used a section cut from an O-ring but silicone balls have been sold especially for this purpose.
Clicky Cherry MX switches have different sliders from other variants, requiring different lengths (or number of balls). The mod can be difficult to reverse.

[https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?FT=D&CC=DE&NR=3742711A1 German patent 3742711], filed by [[Sasse]] in 1987, describes this and other approaches and depicts them as applied to [[Sasse series 25]] as well as their taller switches.

===Latex mod===
A small amount of liquid latex "milk" can sometimes be brushed on the inside top of switch housing switch to dampen the sound of the slider's return.  This is often discouraged because latex being a natural material is susceptible to spoiling after a time. Latex is especially sensitive to oils - which could be in [[lubrication|lubricants]].

An improved mod is to use silicone RTV gasket maker ([https://scarff.id.au/blog/2020/silenced-kailh-speed-copper-switches/ instructions], [https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/cm1mll/new_silence_and_trampoline_mod/ original]).  The silicone is resistant to the oils in typical lubricants.

===Lubrication===
Coiled springs can in some instances be lubricated to reduce [[ping|reverberation]].
Too much lube on a spring could interfere with the switch's operation and electrical contacts must never be lubricated.

For [[buckling spring]] switches, the dental floss mod would be more suitable as it is more easily reversed. 

===Dental floss mod===
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Reverberation of [[buckling spring]] switches can be reduced by placing a piece of dental floss inside the coiled spring. If done right, it should leave only the sound of the click.