Damp coastal air has less to work on in a magnetic AULA WIN68, as its switches have no metal contacts. They sense a magnet, though the PCB and USB-C port still want a dry spot. In KwaZulu-Natal, the AULA WIN68 HE and WIN68 MAX carry a 2-year local Evetech warranty.
Anyone who has spent a February in Durban knows the air can feel like a damp towel. Electronics along the KwaZulu-Natal coast live with that humidity, plus a fine salt haze from the sea, and gamers there reasonably ask whether a keyboard will cope. A magnetic keyboard in humid air has one real advantage over a traditional mechanical board, though it is not a licence to ignore the climate.
Damp coastal air has less to work on in a magnetic AULA WIN68, because its switches have no metal contacts to tarnish: each one senses a magnet instead. The circuit board, sensors and USB-C port are still electronics, so the board wants a dry, ventilated spot. The WIN68 HE and WIN68 MAX are both covered by Evetech with local support in KwaZulu-Natal and across South Africa. Evetech's prices are R449 for the HE and R699 for the MAX.
A traditional mechanical switch registers a press when two small metal leaves touch. Over years in humid, salty air, those contacts can tarnish, and a tarnished contact can start to chatter or miss presses.
The Gray Wood switches in the WIN68 HE and the Wing Chun switches in the WIN68 MAX are Hall Effect designs. A magnet in each stem moves past a sensor on the circuit board, and the sensor reads its position without anything touching. With no contact surface to tarnish, one of the classic humidity failure points is simply not there.
That is where the good news stops. The rest of the board is ordinary electronics:
AULA does not rate the WIN68 for water or humidity resistance, so treat it like any other keyboard. Keep drinks away, avoid spots where condensation forms, and do not store it somewhere that stays damp for weeks.
A few habits go a long way through a humid summer:
If a key ever starts to feel sticky or inconsistent, the hot-swappable design helps. A switch lifts out by hand and a fresh one presses in, and a pair of spares waits in the HE's box for exactly this. Stick to magnetic switches, and browse Evetech's switch selection if you want replacements later.
Buying locally matters more when the climate is hard on gear. Both editions carry a 2 Years Local Warranty through Evetech, so a fault is dealt with inside South Africa rather than shipped overseas. Keep your proof of purchase somewhere safe and dry, which in Durban is its own small victory.
The WIN68 HE and WIN68 MAX share a wired 65% layout with 68 keys and 8000Hz polling over USB-C. Set them against the rest of Evetech's gaming keyboards to see where they fit.
They sense a magnet rather than closing metal contacts, so there is no contact surface to tarnish in damp, salty conditions.
No. The circuit board, sensors and USB-C port are still vulnerable to condensation and corrosion, and AULA gives no resistance rating.
In a dry, ventilated room, ideally under a dust cover, away from windows that fog up and spots where condensation forms.
Unplug the board, remove the caps with a keycap puller and wipe them with a lightly damp cloth, letting them dry fully before refitting.
Yes. No soldering is involved, and HE owners already have two matching spares to hand.
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They sense a magnet rather than closing metal contacts, so there is no contact surface to tarnish in damp, salty conditions.
No. The circuit board, sensors and USB-C port are still vulnerable to condensation and corrosion, and AULA gives no resistance rating.
In a dry, ventilated room, ideally under a dust cover, away from windows that fog up and spots where condensation forms.
Unplug the board, remove the caps with a keycap puller and wipe them with a lightly damp cloth, letting them dry fully before refitting.
Yes. No soldering is involved, and HE owners already have two matching spares to hand.
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