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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Mikhail on Sun, 21 June 2020, 03:59:50

Title: That's why I HATE Gaterons
Post by: Mikhail on Sun, 21 June 2020, 03:59:50

So far I only had Cherry and Gateron switches, and in the last I noticed that keycaps are dressed and removed very hard. This has a bad effect on keycaps and dampers in silent Gaterons.
Can you tell how things are with other Cherry-style switches?

Also, what is the true weight of Gaterons? Reds seem to me too light, and yellow is already too heavy!

Title: Re: That's why I HATE Gaterons
Post by: lakeboredom on Sun, 21 June 2020, 04:37:27

 :))

Title: Re: That's why I HATE Gaterons
Post by: Sup on Sun, 21 June 2020, 19:35:38

Hu i don't get it. What do you mean?

Title: Re: That's why I HATE Gaterons
Post by: ntnacs on Sun, 21 June 2020, 23:01:44

According to the Novelkeys website the Gateron Reds and Yellows are 45g and 50g respectively.
Although I have Gateron Ink Blacks I haven't encountered the issue you're describing, removing keycaps seems fine.

Title: Re: That's why I HATE Gaterons
Post by: schlidey on Mon, 22 June 2020, 01:43:26

On my main bored I have Gateron Reds and I havent had any problems with removing them which I have done once before to try cherry blues.

Title: Re: That's why I HATE Gaterons
Post by: el_murdoque on Wed, 24 June 2020, 05:23:18

I have blacks on one of my boards. Some of the stems hold the caps quite tight - but not too tight.

Title: Re: That's why I HATE Gaterons
Post by: yui on Wed, 24 June 2020, 05:30:24

early kailh box seems to have had that same problem, the stem was too think because the original buyer (a keyboard company do not remember which) had looser keycaps so asked for larger steam, that broke SA and GMK keycaps, they retooled and i would be hard pressed to still find those sold, maybe Gateron had a similar issue. Cause yeah i have not had problems with my silent red, green or browns (all Gaterons)