[IC] Latching cherry MX switches (locking)

[kalrand]

If this becomes a group buy, I'd probably be in for a handful.

[Dreamre]

I'd be interested in purchasing 5.

[Heliosphere]

Sounds like a cool switch but I don't know what I need it for. Locking switches would also have to be specially programmed as well, right?

[HoffmanMyster]

Sounds like a cool switch but I don't know what I need it for. Locking switches would also have to be specially programmed as well, right?

Use it in a build as a second (redundant) fn key for locking fn layers.  Use it as a shift key for a true caps lock key.  There are a few fun uses for it.

[nubbinator]

Sounds like a cool switch but I don't know what I need it for. Locking switches would also have to be specially programmed as well, right?

Use it in a build as a second (redundant) fn key for locking fn layers.  Use it as a shift key for a true caps lock key.  There are a few fun uses for it.

Shift Lock FTW.

[quake4mhg]

Sounds like a cool switch but I don't know what I need it for. Locking switches would also have to be specially programmed as well, right?

Use it in a build as a second (redundant) fn key for locking fn layers.  Use it as a shift key for a true caps lock key.  There are a few fun uses for it.

Yeah, maybe a separate keypad with it ... Got it!! Toggle a long walk in Arma 3 toggle spacebar (hand tool) in photoshop?

[Chemisery]

Will be interested to get 5-10 depending on final price..

[Heliosphere]

Well if it's only a dollar or two each, I may as well get a few.

[taylordcraig]

I'd really like an update on MOQ and pricing.
As far as I'm concerned we're all paying $4.55/ea right now.

[korrelate]

I tried submitting a request for a quote at Sager.com and their response to me was, "we are unable to quote you on this order: this part is onsolete and no replacement has been identified."

Yes, this sucks. Anybody have a line on any of these?

[strict]

Oh man!  I want to do this now!  You'd have to double tap everything.   )

If we can get them for 1.35 each I would be down for 5-6.

[SpAmRaY]

I tried submitting a request for a quote at Sager.com and their response to me was, "we are unable to quote you on this order: this part is onsolete and no replacement has been identified."

Yes, this sucks. Anybody have a line on any of these?

7bit's buying them from cherry directly I believe, not sure how he's gotten MOQ from 4000 down to 800 but he's got something going on or so it would appear form what has been posted.

[taylordcraig]

I tried submitting a request for a quote at Sager.com and their response to me was, "we are unable to quote you on this order: this part is onsolete and no replacement has been identified."

Yes, this sucks. Anybody have a line on any of these?

7bit's buying them from cherry directly I believe, not sure how he's gotten MOQ from 4000 down to 800 but he's got something going on or so it would appear form what has been posted.

Yup still waiting for a follow up.

[Razor Lotus]

I would be in for some..

If numbers mattered maybe around 7...

Would be interesting to see a whole board made from these switches. You could give them to a friend and watch their pain

[Harrowed]

Sounds like a cool switch but I don't know what I need it for. Locking switches would also have to be specially programmed as well, right?

Use it in a build as a second (redundant) fn key for locking fn layers.  Use it as a shift key for a true caps lock key.  There are a few fun uses for it.

Would get five of these because of this post

[worldspawn]

So, looks like we should order through 7bit at deskthority.  Our orders with his will meet the MOQ to get the order in, and he can get them for $1.35 each so jump on it!

[taylordcraig]

how do we order? do we make an acc over there or what?

[taylordcraig]

bump

[Grendel]

http://deskthority.net/group-buys-f50/cherry-mx-taking-pre-orders-t2760.html

[korrelate]

All righty... this is my first time through 7bits "bot" ordering system. Wish me luck. 7bit: my userid on DT is the same as it is here (korrelate). All of my heatware reviews are based on transactions that have originated here in GH.

At 1.20EUR/1.55 USD I'm in for 25.

Cheers,

Joe

[quake4mhg]

So it is "MXLOCK" under "Cherry MX/NN Plate mount"? Anyone preorder over there?
Is the price fixed at 1.20EUR each? Thanks for the help.

[geniekid]

So it is "MXLOCK" under "Cherry MX/NN Plate mount"? Anyone preorder over there?
Is the price fixed at 1.20EUR each? Thanks for the help.

Yes, it's MXLOCK.  Based on the prices I see for MXLOCK200 and MXLOCK800 I think it's safe to assume the price will be fixed at 1.20 EUR each.

[redskull]

OK,

so this means that we all order from 7bit's bot at DT?

[quake4mhg]

Yes, 7bit said price is fixed. But duuno delivery date.
What's MXLOCK200 and MXLOCK800 means anyway?
Thanks geniekid.

[geniekid]

Yes, 7bit said price is fixed. But duuno delivery date.
What's MXLOCK200 and MXLOCK800 means anyway?
Thanks geniekid.

I'm assuming MXLOCK200 and MXLOCK800 mean 200 switches and 800 switches.  Comes out to 1.095 EUR/switch and .99875 EUR/switch, respectively.  So we could conceivably save a couple of bucks if we pooled together a ton of orders but the work required to organize that outweighs the savings, IMHO.

[caseyandgina]

Two words:

Shift Lock!

[korrelate]

Just got my invoice for my 7bit/DT order. I ordered MXLOCK. Can't wait to get these puppies.

Also... I just realized: you have to pay via Google Wallet 7bit's GBs: he don't take no stinkin PP.

7bit... if you're reading (I'll repost on DT if necessary anyway): I'm setting up a Google Wallet account tonight to pay this invoice.



Cheers,

K



UPDATE 20140922: 7bit/mashby can take PP payments. At this time you need only text PAYPAL to CherryMX.

[uns211]

Also... I just realized: you have to pay via Google Wallet 7bit's GBs: he don't take no stinkin PP.

You should be able to PM "PAYPAL" to CherryMX to get a Paypal invoice. You will have to pay an extra fee with Paypal (4%). Paying with Google Wallet does not have a fee.

[worldspawn]

Yeah, MXLOCK 200 and MXLOCK800 are for orders of 200 and 800 switches.  We're getting in at the 800 switch price.  I believe turnaround is 6 weeks once 800 is reached.  Shouldn't be long, he had over 450 before I pushed our interest his way, I ordered 20 at that price!

[quake4mhg]

Thanks for the heads-up about the payment, guys.
I'm gonna order MXLOCK too, but wanna buy more switches, cos the shipping cost is unbeatable

[korrelate]

Also... I just realized: you have to pay via Google Wallet 7bit's GBs: he don't take no stinkin PP.

You should be able to PM "PAYPAL" to CherryMX to get a Paypal invoice. You will have to pay an extra fee with Paypal (4%). Paying with Google Wallet does not have a fee.

just curious: I was about to setup Google wallet account but then the app asked me for ssn and i thought about it and came to the conclusion that there is basically no f@@@@@n way I'm giving google my personal details.

Anybody tried getting a PP invoice from a 7bit GB any time in the past couple months?

[kitsun8]

I think i'll be in for 5. I could probably use them for the fn key

[caseyandgina]

I'd like at least 5, maybe more...

[kitsun8]

How do I order?

[korrelate]

How do I order?

I'm pretty sure about the following - 7bit's ordering protocols are interesting and there may be other ways to do this so take this for what it's worth:

1. Compose your order. I say this because 7bit's "store" is really a BOT and in order to purchase you have to "program" it with "commands." See the following link for examples (as well as a sample PM at the bottom of this post):

http://deskthority.net/group-buys-f50/cherry-mx-taking-pre-orders-t2760.html

2. Create an account on Deskthority.

3. PM the order that you have composed to "CherryMX" on Deskthority.

4. Pay the invoice that you received from CherryMX (further instructions will be included with the invoice).


SAMPLE PM TO CHERRYMX:

/*
MXLOCK 25
getbent@now.com
ADDRESS
Ernie Fiddlesticks
123 Main St
Anywhere, NY 00000
United States
*/

Everything above between, but not including the "comment" tokens "/*" & "*/" would be included in the text of the PM you send, from your Deskthority account to "CherryMX" account on Deskthority. This example above would :

1. Create an order for Ernie Fiddlesticks from 123 Main St, Anywhere NY 00000.
2. Associate the email address "getbent@now.com" with Ernie Fiddlesticks.
3. Add 25 MXLOCK switches to Ernie's order.
4. Generate an invoice (that you will receive in a few days' time) to Ernie via Google Wallet.



In any event, this is my first time ordering from 7bit on DT and the above is almost exactly what I have done so far and I haven't been chastised for anything yet, so I think this is pretty straightforward.


Also.. if you need/want a Paypal invoice, I just checked with 7bit and he confirmed what uns211 suggested above: just send a PM to CherryMX with the word PAYPAL in the text of the PM. I just did this a few moments ago, my order may have lapsed (because you have 7 days to pay the original invoice and I am right on, if not slightly beyond this threshold). But... we'll see how it works.

In any event, I'm glad that I'm finally getting around to ordering something from 7bit - I'm a big fan of this BOT stuff that he's set up. My guess is it's all Python in the background. Perl maybe? I don't know, but if this isn't an ordering method with the word "GEEK" written on it I don't know what is.


Good Luck!! I know that there are a lot of people here who are hoping that you're going to place a huge order for these switches ASAP!

 


-korrelate

[prophit]

I am in for 20.

Thanks

[worldspawn]

Also... I just realized: you have to pay via Google Wallet 7bit's GBs: he don't take no stinkin PP.

You should be able to PM "PAYPAL" to CherryMX to get a Paypal invoice. You will have to pay an extra fee with Paypal (4%). Paying with Google Wallet does not have a fee.

just curious: I was about to setup Google wallet account but then the app asked me for ssn and i thought about it and came to the conclusion that there is basically no f@@@@@n way I'm giving google my personal details.

Anybody tried getting a PP invoice from a 7bit GB any time in the past couple months?

Yep, I paid via paypal, no issue.

[quake4mhg]

So ... If I wanna pay by paypal, I send a second PM with "PAYPAL" in the text, then I'll get a paypal invoice? Thanks for the help guys

[domoaligato]

Sounds like a cool switch but I don't know what I need it for. Locking switches would also have to be specially programmed as well, right?

Use it in a build as a second (redundant) fn key for locking fn layers.  Use it as a shift key for a true caps lock key.  There are a few fun uses for it.

Yeah, maybe a separate keypad with it ... Got it!! Toggle a long walk in Arma 3 toggle spacebar (hand tool) in photoshop?

I use mine for a autorun button in arma 3 and dayz.

edit... in for 10.

[korrelate]

PP payment made. I can't wait for these things.

[mousesony]

Can you use LEDs with these?  SIP sockets are probably impossible right?

[HoffmanMyster]

Can you use LEDs with these?  SIP sockets are probably impossible right?

These do have LED holes in them, but they are off-center and therefore will likely not be compatible with the LED hole locations on PCBs.  I have not yet tried to add LEDs to my lock switch I've used, as it's a matrix-wired board and I have no LEDs on it at all (though with it lacking a PCB, it would probably be easiest to add them to that board).

[madik]

Does anyone knows whether the bottom part of the MX Lock is the same as on any MX switch? So one could simply swap the stem and top part of the switch of the MX lock without desoldering of the switch?

[CPTBadAss]

Does anyone knows whether the bottom part of the MX Lock is the same as on any MX switch?

Cherry MX Lock disassembly picture
Cherry MX Brown disassembly picture

From the pictures on the DT Wiki, it doesn't look like the bottoms are the same.

[korrelate]

You can have a better look for yourself at the link below but I'm pretty certain that the bases of the locking switch and the standard switch are not interchangeable.

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_MX_Lock

The reasons that stand out to me are:
1. The positioning of the leds in locking vs. position in std. switch.
2. The inclusion/location of the locking wheel in the locking switch vs. the same location in the std switch.

If you're just going to replace caps/num/scroll though, I'd imagine that a soldapult and a soldering iron would make short work of this.

Update: LOL - CptBadAss beet me to the punch.

Also: 7bit's GB is currently at 612 preorders (or thereabouts). Once he gets to 800 preorders he can buy. You can't find these in stock anywhere, last I checked so get your orders in!! 

[madik]

Will see. Doesnt look much different to me. Would be super easy to just swap the stem and top part you know.. Definitely gonna try it If i get my hands on the Lock. Thanks for the responds!

[SpAmRaY]

Will see. Doesnt look much different to me. Would be super easy to just swap the stem and top part you know.. Definitely gonna try it If i get my hands on the Lock. Thanks for the responds!

But as was mentioned the actual locking mechanism won't fit in a regular switch bottom.

http://deskthority.net/wiki/File:Cherry_MX_Lock_--_grey_with_black_slider.jpg

[henz]

id be in for 10.

[tump]

Hi all. Just signed up to say that I'd be in for 5-10

[PikKirby]

Just put in a order for 25.

Is this buy still going on or what is happening? New to ordering entirely, I have no idea what is going on... :/

Currently CherryMX lists as having >500 stock. What does that even mean? (I kept reading about them needing 800 orders? I guess that went down already?)

MXLOCK        |    >500|  1.20|EUR|MX1A-31NN (03/2015)