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geekhack Marketplace => Group Buys and Preorders => Topic started by: Pylon on Wed, 12 May 2021, 09:09:01
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Twilight Switches
Group Buy May 12th-May 22nd. Estimated to ship around mid-July, followed by an in-stock sale around then.
- New, very tactile JWK switch combining their Clear-like tactile stem with their T1 leaf
- 5-pin housing
- POM Stem (purple), PC top and nylon bottom (smoky gray)
- 67g spring
- Unlubed
- By Pylon and brainandforce
Twilights are not a JWK recolor. It was born out of a JWK frankenswitch combo that Pylon and brainandforce discovered independently while experimenting: combining the MX Clear-like stem from a Durock Medium Tactile switch with the tactile leaf of the Durock T1 housing. The result is a sharp, punchy, tactile switch, with just a bit of pretravel. Imagine a smoother, much more tactile Ergo Clear. A tactile switch as intense as an NK_ Blueberry that can hold its own at lighter spring weights.
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If you want a taste of what this switch feels like, you can use the stem off a Durock Medium Tactile, Mode Signal, Penguin, or RARA V2, and pair it with the housing from a Durock T1 or Koala. We are making this a pre-assembled switch so you can avoid the hassles and costs of frankenswitching.
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Teal T1 stem for comparison
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Force curves:
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Vendors and prices
- [US] Dangkeebs (https://dangkeebs.com/collections/switches/products/group-buy-twilight)- $0.55 USD per switch, in packs of 10
- [CA] AlphaKeys (https://alphakeys.ca/products/twilight) - $0.55 USD per switch, in packs of 10
- [CN] Moyu.Studio (https://moyustudio.cn/products/twilight-switch)- 3.6 RMB per switch
- [EU] Mykeyboard.eu (https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/twilight-switches-10-pack_4009/) - €0,55 per switch, in packs of 10
- [UK] proto[Typist] (https://prototypist.net/collections/live-group-buys/products/group-buy-twilight-switch-10-pack)- £0.47 per switch, in packs of 10
- [AU] Daily Clack (https://dailyclack.com/) - $0.84 AUD per switch, in packs of 10 (link not live yet)
- [SEA] Zion Studios (https://zionstudios.ph/product/groupbuy-twilight-switches/) - $0.65 USD per switch, in packs of 10
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approved
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Last day! Our vendors will also have extras in stock, but it will likely be at a higher price.
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Switches have been manufactured! We're waiting for shipping to vendors:
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Boring color changes
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Got the Twilights in, the feel of the leaf is basically identical to Crane tactiles. Obviously the Twilights are better tho. I mean, they're purple.
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On extended use, I'd say the Twilight housing is 10-20% more snappy, without moving the tactile event. The force curve graph seems very accurate. They feel a lot better with lighter springs.
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Is this something you'd ever consider coming back and doing a R2 for? I enjoy mine quite a lot, but would like to be able to grab a few dozen more for use in other boards!