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Title: KBT Race, with a Cherry MX Green on the spacebar, rest Blues
Post by: frgkhk on Sun, 16 September 2012, 20:35:15

Just got a KBT Race with white led and cherry mx blues the other day, tonight I'm doing the O-ring mod and noticed the spacebar had a cherry mx green switch while the rest was blue, was interesting, thought I'd share.

Title: Re: KBT Race, with a Cherry MX Green on the spacebar, rest Blues
Post by: sth on Sun, 16 September 2012, 20:38:05

yeah it's pretty common for OEMs to use the green in the space bar since your thumb is capable of exerting more force than your fingers :) Welcome to geekhack!

Title: Re: KBT Race, with a Cherry MX Green on the spacebar, rest Blues
Post by: frgkhk on Sun, 16 September 2012, 20:41:38

thanks. okay was interesting to me since i have several boards and haven't quite seen a different switch for the spacebar instead of the same switch as the rest of the board.

Title: Re: KBT Race, with a Cherry MX Green on the spacebar, rest Blues
Post by: sth on Sun, 16 September 2012, 20:42:13

cherry MX Green is the same as Blue with a heavier spring :)

Title: Re: KBT Race, with a Cherry MX Green on the spacebar, rest Blues
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Sun, 16 September 2012, 20:48:36

Oddly though Vortex only seem to do this on blues, and Ducky too I think. I don't think they use respective grey on brown or black... and red is all uniform too, no black space switch. I don't think any of the other companies do this on their boards. Only Cherry seems to be consistent with using heavier switch on spacebar.