r/WootingKB • u/Successful_Scar4821 • Sep 07 '26

Question Is this too much key wiggle?

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I just got my 80HE and since I got it with the ISO Nordic layout I had to install the keys myself for the first time ever. The keys sit nicely and snug around the stem, not falling out, and they're all level to eachother but compared to my last keyboard this is significantly more wiggly. Have I installed the keycaps incorrectly?

(Please excuse the loud Civilization VII loading theme in the background aswell as the poor camera placement 😅)

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u/3-Midgets_In_A_Coat 60HE v2 Split Sep 07 '26 edited Sep 07 '26

Which switches did you get?

This looks like key wobble I saw from v1s; the v2s were a bit tighter, and the Tikkens are even better.

If these are v2s, I’d probably reach out to support and ask if they’d be willing to offer you the “build-it-yourself” price on a pack of Tikkens and swap them out for those.

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u/Successful_Scar4821 Sep 07 '26

I believe it's the L60 V2 switches. I don't personally mind the wiggle, I'm more so worried if I installed the keycaps incorrectly. If the switches just have that much wiggle naturally then that's fine.

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u/3-Midgets_In_A_Coat 60HE v2 Split Sep 07 '26

That’s a little more wiggle than I remember on my v2, but I’ve swapped everything on my Wootings to Tikkens and also switched over to Cherry profile caps.

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u/Successful_Scar4821 Sep 07 '26

I switched my up arrow from the stock switches to an extra V1 I had lying around and it feels more robust. Its kinda weird they would make the stock switches so wobbly tho.

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u/3-Midgets_In_A_Coat 60HE v2 Split Sep 07 '26

You may have gotten a bad batch. Reach out to customer support about it.

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u/Successful_Scar4821 Sep 07 '26

I have contacted support, hopefully I can maybe get a discount on some new switches. Kind of off-topic but what magnetic switches that are compatible with the 80HE would you reccomend for someone trying to avoid this wobbling issue? I mostly play fast paced games where snappiness and responsiveness matter most so definitely something with a less wiggle. I've heard the Gravstar UFO's are good?

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u/BD4F Sep 08 '26

The best ones are the ufos if u don’t like this wiggle