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Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: boost on Mon, 12 March 2012, 18:41:54

I got a poker with mx blues but the space bar has a green switch which feels much better than the blues and I really like it.

My question is where can I fund a board with all mx greens or what board can I modify to greens.

Thanks

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Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: sth on Mon, 12 March 2012, 18:44:36

I think the closest you can get would be to find one with Clears or something. I enquired about this a bit ago, but nobody makes all-green boards.

Course you could always just buy a lot of green switches and do it yourself. I'm planning on doing this someday...

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: boost on Mon, 12 March 2012, 18:47:26

Cool. What would be the easiest board to swap to greens?

Can a complete switch swap be done a cm storm?

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Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: keyboardlover on Mon, 12 March 2012, 18:49:04

Easier way. Make ghetto green switches - black springs + blue stems.

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: boost on Mon, 12 March 2012, 18:54:13

Quote from: keyboardlover;543826

Easier way. Make ghetto green switches - black springs + blue stems.

Awesome. So using my cm storm as my test bed alls I would need todo is get black springs?

Can someone point me in the right direction to purchase some black springs?

Thanks kl and I vote for you to be the #1 kb expert

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Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: sth on Mon, 12 March 2012, 18:56:54

Boost - I'd be willing to go in on a GB for black springs, if a good source can be found.

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: boost on Mon, 12 March 2012, 18:58:23

Then I will hunt for these Damn black springs...



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Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: demik on Mon, 12 March 2012, 19:02:56

best switch ever.

im getting my deck modded to ghetto greens.

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: boost on Mon, 12 March 2012, 19:07:18

Anyone know where I get the blacks springs from

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Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: demik on Mon, 12 March 2012, 19:09:58

put up a WTB in the classifieds, im sure you'll get them quickly.

or get an old wyse board and use it for parts (keycaps and switches.. you just need to desolder the switches which takes like 10 minutes with a solder sucker)

but, i'd go with WTB first.

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: sth on Mon, 12 March 2012, 19:13:56

And once I do a green board, then the real work begins... tracking down enough whites to redo a whole keyboard without breaking the bank importing them.

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: keyboardlover on Mon, 12 March 2012, 19:15:30

Quote from: boost;543833

Awesome. So using my cm storm as my test bed alls I would need todo is get black springs?

Can someone point me in the right direction to purchase some black springs?

Thanks kl and I vote for you to be the #1 kb expert

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Wow! Thank you sir!

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: boost on Mon, 12 March 2012, 19:24:43

Quote from: demik;543853

put up a WTB in the classifieds, im sure you'll get them quickly.

or get an old wyse board and use it for parts (keycaps and switches.. you just need to desolder the switches which takes like 10 minutes with a solder sucker)

but, i'd go with WTB first.

Stupid question. Why would I desolder the switch off the Wyse? Wouldnt I just need to pull the springs out

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Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: sth on Mon, 12 March 2012, 19:26:57

Quote from: boost;543872

Stupid question. Why would I desolder the switch off the Wyse? Wouldnt I just need to pull the springs out

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Because they're plate-mounted, I believe. You have to unsolder them from the PCB before you can take them off the plate.

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: boost on Mon, 12 March 2012, 19:27:10

Does anyone know the cherry mx black spring specs?
 

Maybe I can get them from mcmasters or grainder


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Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: boost on Mon, 12 March 2012, 19:28:30

Quote from: ripster;543874

You must really like your phone.

I <3 my phone

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Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: lightsout714 on Mon, 12 March 2012, 19:30:26

If the switch is plate mounted I believe it will need to be desoldered.

But with the poker since they are pcb mounted you just pop the switch open and change the spring. I just did it this weekend with my poker. Modded to ergo clears.

So I wouldn't use the CM Storm unless you want to solder. And the switches with leds on the poker also need to be desoldered so I just left those alone.

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: demik on Mon, 12 March 2012, 19:40:39

Quote from: boost;543872

Stupid question. Why would I desolder the switch off the Wyse? Wouldnt I just need to pull the springs out

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because that is a rite of passage.





and you kind of have to since they are plate mounted

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: demik on Mon, 12 March 2012, 19:42:56

california education system at work!

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: boost on Mon, 12 March 2012, 19:46:55

Thanks for all the info, too bad I just the poker the morning...



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Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: boost on Mon, 12 March 2012, 19:47:14

Quote from: demik;543900

california education system at work!

It must be the smog :D

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Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: sth on Mon, 12 March 2012, 19:51:06

Quote from: boost;543903

Thanks for all the info, too bad I just the poker the morning...

I'll let you know how it feels after I mod it :thumb:

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: boost on Mon, 12 March 2012, 19:55:27

Lol, np. I got someone who is willing to sell me the springs for $23 shipped

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Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: demik on Mon, 12 March 2012, 20:02:15

profosist?

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: sth on Mon, 12 March 2012, 20:03:46

Shoot do they have anymore? ;)

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 12 March 2012, 20:12:14

Grab an 11900, great source of cheap blacks. I've gotten like 4 of them off ebay for around $20. I have been lucky and all were doubleshots, 2 NIB. Don't forget to search APC and Unisys brands too.

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: mkawa on Mon, 12 March 2012, 20:16:11

Quote from: demik;543928

profosist?

i ganked all of profo's clears, but he should have some blacks right now, and bavman should have both blacks and clears. (at least he did last week)

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: Human on Mon, 12 March 2012, 20:29:32

Quote from: boost;543872

Stupid question. Why would I desolder the switch off the Wyse? Wouldnt I just need to pull the springs out

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You also need to desolder the blue switch on your CM Storm inorder to swap the spring.

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: boost on Mon, 12 March 2012, 20:38:14

Quote from: Human;543963

You also need to desolder the blue switch on your CM Storm inorder to swap the spring.

Anyone know someone that's great in soldering?



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Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: Human on Mon, 12 March 2012, 20:58:42

Quote from: boost;543970

Anyone know someone that's great in soldering?



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Someone in classified do sell/offer soldering service, have a search there.

Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: boost on Mon, 12 March 2012, 21:00:05

Cool beans

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Title: Cherry mx green
Post by: demik on Mon, 12 March 2012, 21:01:59

profosist offers that service