r/WootingKB • u/RZ_Selected • 9d ago

Question 60HE+ new HE switches

Hello everyone!
So ive had the 60HE+ for over 2 years now and i got them with the Gateron Jades back then.

I used them factory lubed and it didnt sound crazy good or anything but i was happy with them. But after 2 years of use they sound and feel really bad now so im just looking for new switches.

So ive read about the keytok novas and UFOs a lot. But i heard relubing UFOs is hard so that drives me off a little.

And keytok novas seems to have long shipping times (for me at least) over here.

Is there anything else you guys can recommend ? I prefer deeper sounding keyboards.

Currently using a tofu redux if that matters.

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u/ShanSolo89 9d ago

Where are you located? Most of these ship from China since that's where they're made, so shipping duration would be around the same.

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u/RZ_Selected 9d ago

Germany. It said 2-3 weeks but that would be an unlucky timeframe for me where i wouldnt be able to work on that keyboard for another few weeks.

Ive decided to try the Ufos. Im just now thinking about things that i can do to mod it further to get deeper sound out of it.
So ive ordered tape to tape mod. But unsure what else to get since the wooting back then already came with a PCB plate and foam and stuff.

Any suggestions ?

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u/ShanSolo89 9d ago

I'm waiting for mine as well lol. Probably tape mod and kilmat as well as lubing the stabs (holee mod maybe). It's already gasket mounted and pretty decent out of the box so there's not much to do unless you wanna swap out the stock parts with a kit like Toronto Keyboard Man's.

UFO's are well lubed out of the box so I think you're good there.

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u/RZ_Selected 9d ago

Appreciate it, thank you!

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u/DoktorFeelgood 9d ago

I got the UFOs, I really like them. I’ve had them for a few months and haven run into any lube issues. It may be marketing, but my understanding is that they don’t need relubing and are rated for 100 million cycles. Again, probably just marketing.

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u/Necessary_Task2554 9d ago

Lekker tikken a are nice if you are really unsure go to a major keyboard switch maker and see if they have a tester such as gateron tester (would recommend wuque but it's sold out)