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Offline SonOfSonOfSpock

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Matias/Alps springs in Cherry MX switch mod
« on: Thu, 13 March 2014, 00:07:20 »
I've seen people take springs from one switch and put it into a switch in the same family, but I'm wondering if it's possible to take springs from something like Matias switches and put them into Cherry switches. I didn't find much on the topic when googling.
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Offline riotonthebay

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Re: Matias/Alps springs in Cherry MX switch mod
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 13 March 2014, 01:01:09 »
I've read the Alps switch springs are significantly smaller than Cherry springs. My hunch is that they simply wouldn't fit properly inside of a Cherry switch.

Is there something specific about the force curve of the Matias switch that you like, or are you just generally curious?
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Offline jacobolus

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Re: Matias/Alps springs in Cherry MX switch mod
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 13 March 2014, 02:41:24 »
The two types of springs are very different sizes, so it doesn’t make much sense to swap them.

What effect, exactly, are you looking for?
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Offline SonOfSonOfSpock

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Re: Matias/Alps springs in Cherry MX switch mod
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 13 March 2014, 23:06:30 »
I'm just generally curious if it was possible. I'd never heard of anyone trying it. I didn't know if that's cause it's not possible or if cherry switches were so much more popular.
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Offline jacobolus

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Re: Matias/Alps springs in Cherry MX switch mod
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 14 March 2014, 00:26:46 »
Nope, it wouldn’t work.
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