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Offline Tym

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What are the dimensions of an MX cherry Stem
« on: Sat, 27 April 2013, 08:06:15 »
So yeah does anyone know the sizes of the + stem of a switch? Doesn't matter how long I have highlighted what i need in red, cheers guys!


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Quote from: Yslen on Tue, 05 May 2015, 04:31:47
unless they have some unforeseeable downside (like they're actually made of cream cheese cunningly disguised as ABS)

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Re: What are the dimensions of an MX cherry Stem
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 27 April 2013, 08:43:48 »
I don't have a drawing, but here are some numbers:

The thickness of the 'thin' part of the cross-stem is  ~1.1mm
The thickness of the 'thick' part of the cross-stem is ~1.3mm

The thin-to-thin dimension of the cross is ~3.93mm
The thick-to-thick dimension of the cross is ~3.95mm

Maybe it's supposed to be square?  .02mm could be within their tolerance.



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Offline esoomenona

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Re: What are the dimensions of an MX cherry Stem
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 27 April 2013, 08:48:03 »
x=1.425mm
y=1.315mm

Based on those numbers above. Right? Morning math probably isn't my thing...
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Re: What are the dimensions of an MX cherry Stem
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 27 April 2013, 09:14:24 »
whipped out my caliper for a quick measure.

x= (4 - 2(1.1)) / 2 =  0.9mm
y= (3.96 - 2(1.27)) / 2 = 0.71mm
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Re: What are the dimensions of an MX cherry Stem
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 27 April 2013, 21:14:14 »
At first, your msg has 100% totally confused me as to what the dimensions of the + are.  Then I scratched my head for a min and...

You are you saying the + is 4mm wide and 3.96mm tall?

p.s. Thanx for owning a caliper and posting the measurements.
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Re: What are the dimensions of an MX cherry Stem
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 27 April 2013, 23:20:48 »
Quote from: TotalChaos on Sat, 27 April 2013, 21:14:14
At first, your msg has 100% totally confused me as to what the dimensions of the + are.  Then I scratched my head for a min and...

You are you saying the + is 4mm wide and 3.96mm tall?

p.s. Thanx for owning a caliper and posting the measurements.

4mm wide and 3.96mm tall

the horizontal part is thicker than the vertical part
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Re: What are the dimensions of an MX cherry Stem
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 28 April 2013, 13:15:45 »
On a related note, I have a random "CONN DFLT" red key cap that has a non-standard stem and doesn't fit my MX browns. Any idea why?
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Re: What are the dimensions of an MX cherry Stem
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 28 April 2013, 13:22:02 »
Quote from: thegagne on Sun, 28 April 2013, 13:15:45
On a related note, I have a random "CONN DFLT" red key cap that has a non-standard stem and doesn't fit my MX browns. Any idea why?
Turn it sideways?
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Re: What are the dimensions of an MX cherry Stem
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 28 April 2013, 17:04:20 »
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doesn't fit sideways either.
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Re: What are the dimensions of an MX cherry Stem
« Reply #9 on: Sun, 28 April 2013, 17:21:02 »
Cheers all!
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Re: What are the dimensions of an MX cherry Stem
« Reply #10 on: Sun, 28 April 2013, 17:39:38 »
Quote from: thegagne on Sun, 28 April 2013, 17:04:20
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doesn't fit sideways either.
Did u ebay this mutant keycap from a Ukrainian that lived near Chernobyl?  :p
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