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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Subdromat on Sat, 17 December 2022, 10:42:21

Title: Optical Switches for GK61 and similar
Post by: Subdromat on Sat, 17 December 2022, 10:42:21

Hello,

iam figuring out if there are eventually more choices of optical switches for GK61 PCB:
The board is equipprd with Gateron Opticals. Looks like Gateron Opticals are interchangeable with
Kailh Opticals and Outemu Opticals. Maybe modifying is possible or there is a trick using other optical switches.

The point is obviously the sensor setting on the specific PCB.
Tx

Title: Re: Optical Switches for GK61 and similar
Post by: PlayBox on Mon, 19 December 2022, 10:24:55

Quote from: Subdromat on Sat, 17 December 2022, 10:42:21

Hello,

iam figuring out if there are eventually more choices of optical switches for GK61 PCB:
The board is equipprd with Gateron Opticals. Looks like Gateron Opticals are interchangeable with
Kailh Opticals and Outemu Opticals. Maybe modifying is possible or there is a trick using other optical switches.

The point is obviously the sensor setting on the specific PCB.
Tx

sadly the optical market is small and these are basically your only choices for optical switches