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Offline CPTBadAss

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Cherry MX Black vs Gateron Black Wobble
« on: Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:19:05 »
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I'm working on a review of Gateron Linears vs Chery MX Black Linears. I was playing with some of the different combinations when I noticed there might be a difference in the tolerances. Looks like the Gateron tolerances are tighter but it still wobbles. Shot a video of it and thought I'd share it for some reason. It was shot on my S5 so please excuse the quality as I was too lazy to setup my camera. From left to right:

Left = Lubed MX Black
Middle = Lubed MX Black
Right = Lubed Gateron Black


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I have no idea what video links will and will not work so I'm shotgunning all the links in the hopes it works in some form.


Edited for clarity.
« Last Edit: Mon, 16 March 2015, 20:46:25 by CPTBadAss »
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Re: Cherry MX Black vs Gateron Black Wobble
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:38:01 »
I did notice a bit of wobbling vs stock switches and I thought that's what gave them the "frictionless" feel (due to wider rails on the sliders). I took out my micrometer and wasn't able to find a noticeable difference vs Cherry MX in distance however. :/

Whatever it is, it probably contributes to the smoothness.
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Re: Cherry MX Black vs Gateron Black Wobble
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:38:52 »
Are the Gaterons more wobbly?
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Re: Cherry MX Black vs Gateron Black Wobble
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:40:16 »
No the stock Gaterons feel slightly less wobbly. The Gateron stem in an MX housing is noticeably less wobbly versus an MX stem in a Gateron housing. But hitting the off-centered Gateron stem in MX housing feels weird. So being wobbly is definitely not a bad thing.
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Re: Cherry MX Black vs Gateron Black Wobble
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:41:11 »
black wobble

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Re: Cherry MX Black vs Gateron Black Wobble
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:42:58 »
/thread. I'll lock this now ;). Thanks demik <3
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Re: Cherry MX Black vs Gateron Black Wobble
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:45:33 »
Quote from: CPTBadAss on Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:42:58
/thread. I'll lock this now ;). Thanks demik <3

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Re: Cherry MX Black vs Gateron Black Wobble
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:52:53 »
im sorry CBA, but, it was just calling.

lol butt.
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Re: Cherry MX Black vs Gateron Black Wobble
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 07 March 2015, 00:04:06 »
Sorry for winning the thread and making me laugh? Silly boy
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Re: Cherry MX Black vs Gateron Black Wobble
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 07 March 2015, 09:36:39 »
At least he didn't post the NSFW version of the video with all the naked chicks ;)
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Re: Cherry MX Black vs Gateron Black Wobble
« Reply #10 on: Sat, 07 March 2015, 10:15:44 »
very interesting videos :thumb:
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Re: Cherry MX Black vs Gateron Black Wobble
« Reply #11 on: Tue, 10 March 2015, 12:21:39 »
Jeez, I thought I was going crazy from too much melee practice. Melee on GH? Someone else must share my 2 passions.
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Re: Cherry MX Black vs Gateron Black Wobble
« Reply #12 on: Tue, 10 March 2015, 13:28:56 »
Can you reiterate what you mean by an off centered gaterons stem? Do you mean if you hit the gateron switch from an offset, then due to the less-wobbley nature of it, it can feel strange?
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Re: Cherry MX Black vs Gateron Black Wobble
« Reply #13 on: Tue, 10 March 2015, 14:01:45 »
Quote from: demik on Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:41:11
black wobble


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