Much prefer stock clears to ergo clears
Definitely all preference, I'd recommend anyone try the stock clears before the ergos, ya never know what might strike your fancy!
Same here. Big stock Clears fan and also like light switches like Browns, Blues, 55g MX Whites, etc. for reference. Don't care for ergo-Clears. Definitely try stock Clears first to get an idea.
i was 100% set on making ergo clears with 62g korean springs for my ergodox until i read this thread. what didnt you like about the ergo clears? were they too light? what didnt you like about them?
The stock Clear spring has pretty neat properties, which makes the force profile steeper than other springs:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46449
Up to the actuation point, stock Clears are fairly light. Past the actuation point, it becomes a lot more difficult to depress the switch and bottom out. The result is that it's easy to float just past the actuation point and move on to the next switch. I almost never bottom out on stock Clears and can touch-type quickly. Lubricated stock Clears (with Victorinox oil on springs and some in the central shaft of the Clear stem is inserted and a tiny bit of Krytox mixture for the stems) are my favorite to type on. The stock spring also helps the switches rebound quickly.
Now with lighter 62g springs, I've experienced a "wobbly" feeling when typing, the rebound was longer and felt a little sluggish, the typing sound was a lot clunkier and louder, and it actually felt like more work for my fingers, because it was difficult not to bottom out when typing quickly at ~90 WPM, for reference. It's a personal preference, as everyone's fingers/hands/typing methods vary, but ergo-Clears have not impressed me.
