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Title: [IC]DesignerStudio Yunhua (Cloud Tea) Switches
Post by: Designerstudio on Sun, 08 January 2023, 00:39:09
DesignerStudio

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“Only had a couple of bowls of cypress leaves infused water at midnight, but the fresh tea at dawn will be the best thing of the day. 深夜数瓯唯柏叶,清晨一器是云华。” – Three Poems in the Study in Winter (寒日书斋即事三首) by Pi Rixiu 


Yunhua (Cloud Tea) Switches

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Happy New year! This is DesignerStudio. With the excitement of the welcoming 2023, we are going to introduce a new tactile product - Yunhua (Cloud Tea) switches. The term Yunhua 云华 is a romantic coreference of tea. We really like this word because it carries humbleness and implicitness in Chinese traditional culture. Back to the switches, different from most tactile switches in the market, which have sharp and strong bumps, Yunhua (Cloud Tea) tries to pursue a very light tactility for daily use. In order to achieve this, we designed several iterations of the stem, and eventually decided on a smoother bump as shown below.
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The modified POM stem incorporated with mixed polymer top housing and PA66 bottom housing further smoothens the tactility. What's more, we choose a regular-length spring (15mm) with light actuation force. The overall typing experience will be "stepping on the cloud" as reviewers suggest. Let's jump into the specifications. Before that, best wishes to everyone, happy 2023!


Specifications

Tactile
Mixed Polymer top housing (mix of PC, UPE etc.)
PA66 bottom housing
Modified Pom stem
Spring: 53g 15mm gold plated spring
Actuation Force: 45g
Bottom-out Force: 53g
Pin Mounting: 5-Pin
Travel Distance: 4mm
Standard Factory lube
Manufacturer: JWK


Force Curve

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Sample Photos

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Sound Test
Official Guide:
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1zY411R7j8
PeppRr:
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV19W4y1J78o



Current Vendors List

Mech.Land (https://mech.land/) (Canada)
MechMods  (https://www.mechmods.co.uk/) (UK)
Thocc Supply (https://thocc.supply/) (Oceania)
QwertyQop  (https://qwertyqop.com)(Singapore)
Inpad (https://www.inpad.com.tw/product.php?act=list&cid=988)
KeysPensory (https://keyspensory.store/)(US)
Mech Junkies (https://mechjunkies.com/)(EU)
We welcome more vendors to contact us!




Contact

Please Join Our Discord Channel!
https://discord.gg/3TqZ2M8Hw2
We warmly welcome everyone!
Title: Re: [IC]DesignerStudio Yunhua (Cloud Tea) Switches
Post by: TypeBis on Sun, 08 January 2023, 08:23:24
interesting switch! can you upload sound test to another site like YouTube, not sure how to use the provided one.


EDIT: Okay, it was a mobile thing. The links work on PC
Title: Re: [IC]DesignerStudio Yunhua (Cloud Tea) Switches
Post by: Designerstudio on Sun, 08 January 2023, 15:49:41
interesting switch! can you upload sound test to another site like YouTube, not sure how to use the provided one.

I will try to get the reviewers' consent. Thank you for your support!
Title: Re: [IC]DesignerStudio Yunhua (Cloud Tea) Switches
Post by: clucluclurin on Tue, 10 January 2023, 21:16:01
are there any plans for a long pole version?
i believe many people are looking for long pole
Title: Re: [IC]DesignerStudio Yunhua (Cloud Tea) Switches
Post by: conternecticus on Fri, 13 January 2023, 13:01:27
are there any plans for a long pole version?
i believe many people are looking for long pole

Tecsee Corsa, Aflion Melody, Kailh stem in cherry housing.