UHK80 and the rubber wrist rest bubbling up

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That makes sense, I plan to buy some replacements once you guys have this materials issue straightened out

22

I just stopped and took notice, the bubbles are happening exactly where my hand is putting pressure on the material. Also my batteries have been disconnected for quite some time, almost immediately after the official release

23

Is there a reason why rubber is being used and not silicone?

24

I think availability and price. The material properties seemed to be essentially the same, but maybe we should reconsider. We’ll look into it.

25

I’ve been using the Wooting wrist rest for a few years now and I’m surprised that more companies don’t offer silicone ones. It’s by far the best one I’ve used to-date. I’d probably buy uhk80 on the spot if it came with that stock.

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I have batteries, an early version of the UHK 80, and no bubbles. :person_shrugging:

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27

Is it possible to get the .step file so I can 3d print the wrist rests in a softer tpu?

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28

I have the Wooting wrist rest sitting in my drawer.
I just looked at it and although I have not used it a lot it got shiny where my hands touched it, it just does not look good.
Compared to that the wrist rest on my UHK 80 still looks like brand new.
So compared to the UHK 80 wrist rest that I have the Wooting wrist rest is clearly less durable.
I don’t know about the ones that are delivered now with newer UHK 80s, but for the one I have I definitely prefer the UHK 80 wrist rest material over the Wooting.

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I have this problem with my rubber rest of UHK60, I assumed it’s just because of long use and since I’m lazy at dyi and dunno if i’ll able to fix it somehow I just ordered a replacement like a day ago. is this not expected to be like that after long use? (about a year)

30

No one has had any problems with the rubber UHK 60 palm rest so far, so I’m surprised. Feel free to email a picture to support. We’re curious.

31

Can I ask whether prospective buyers of the UHK80 should hold off for the moment until the rubber issue is identified or is a fix not that close, and we should therefore buy soon and possibly do a recall/swap later?

Many thanks

32

My suggestion is that don’t delay, buy many UHKs today.

We still haven’t gotten to the bottom of this, but worst case scenario, we’ll ship you spare palm rests.

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