This won t absolutely silence your keyboard calling the o rings silencers is a misnomer but it will reduce the sound of a loud mechanical keyboard down to a similar volume as a much quieter rubber dome keyboard.
Rubber dome keyboard sound.
The membrane rubber dome switch is the most common type of keyboard switches.
The scissor switch keyboard is a type of rubber dome keyboard that s normally used in laptops and other low profile keyboards some of which are in gaming laptops as well as desktops.
The principle behind the rubber.
They bring two circuit board traces together under a rubber or silicone keypad using either metal dome switches or polyurethane formed domes.
Its simple structure and low cost makes it an ideal solution for budget keyboards.
Dome switch keyboards are a hybrid of flat panel membrane and mechanical switch keyboards.
Rubber dome keyboards are a specific modification of a standard membrane keyboard.
The metal dome switches are formed pieces of stainless steel that when compressed give the user a crisp positive tactile feedback.
They employ the same switching technology which makes use of a thin layer of silicone that acts as both the electrical contact point and the spring.