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Title: Question abt brown and red switch.
Post by: a1san on Fri, 21 October 2011, 17:07:41

Hello there guys? how are you? (i hope and wish fine)

So , i had a crazy idea that wil cost abt 4 switches.

I have abt 10 spare cherry mx brown switches.
I was wondering if i open their caps and somehow i will remove the crosspoint(the inner iron-gold contact) i will have the feelings of the cherry mx reds right?
i mean the brown are  tactile cause they come in contact with the crosspoint, right?
So if i remove it and take it out ,the result will be a mx cherry red switch that will not be used as it will be destroyed ofc.
from the spring side red and browns they share the same sping,yes?

I want to stick them on a pcb and send them to a friend to check them before ordering a board with reds.



So what do you thing?

Title: Question abt brown and red switch.
Post by: daerid on Fri, 21 October 2011, 17:12:33

Look at the wiki. The browns are tactile because of the stem plastic itself. The actual crosspoint contacts on all Cherry MX switches are the same.

Brown: (http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=15446&d=1297554097)

Red: (http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=15449&d=1297554254)

Title: Question abt brown and red switch.
Post by: alaricljs on Fri, 21 October 2011, 17:18:33

No crosspoint means no switch.

Title: Question abt brown and red switch.
Post by: noodles256 on Fri, 21 October 2011, 17:18:34

credits to lethul squirrel ^^^^

Title: Question abt brown and red switch.
Post by: a1san on Fri, 21 October 2011, 17:25:37

Thanks for the reply,apreciated!

I did check the wiki. The problem is that i dont own any red switches in order to make a test example to send them for sample...

The only switches i have are 10 mx brown switches.
I dont have a red plastic stem.

So if i open the cap of the brown switch, remove the crosspoint contact , and recap it ,then the brown stem will not have any contacts so it will be linear right? (though destroyed switch also)

So if my calculations are correct i will have a linear red switch just for sample .

Title: Question abt brown and red switch.
Post by: alaricljs on Fri, 21 October 2011, 17:30:15

If you take the crosspoint out you will have a plastic plunger in a plastic housing and no switch.  It should FEEL like a red switch though.

Title: Question abt brown and red switch.
Post by: a1san on Fri, 21 October 2011, 17:40:40

Quote from: alaricljs;436392

If you take the crosspoint out you will have a plastic plunger in a plastic housing and no switch.  It should FEEL like a red switch though.

Thank you all i wanted to know!
i dont want a working switch , i just want to send him to try the red switches(modified browns) over his blue switches.
He wants to buy the Majestouch R 104 (cherry reds) and as the price is kinda high he asked me if i could send him a sample just for the feeling.

Thanks a lot all of you!

Title: Question abt brown and red switch.
Post by: dorkvader on Fri, 21 October 2011, 18:20:33

Alternatively, you should be able to shave off the bump on the brown switch. I would recommend this instead.

I think it's called ghetto red or something.

Title: Question abt brown and red switch.
Post by: Lethal Squirrel on Fri, 21 October 2011, 18:24:58

Lovely animations you have there ;)

Title: Question abt brown and red switch.
Post by: spolia optima on Fri, 21 October 2011, 18:35:30

the most common way to do this is brown spring + black stem = ghetto red
but the way you described it should work too. Of course it won't be a working switch, but it should feel more or less like a red.