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Title: Rrequest for Cherry clear explanation
Post by: blakespot on Sun, 18 November 2012, 17:14:41
Proper keyboard shops don't exist. Not in DC. So... I own a Cherry Mx blue keyboard and have used a Cherry Mx brown board. I've felt reds, too.

Can someone describe clears, in terms of the switches I _have_ tried? Thanks.




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Title: Re: Rrequest for Cherry clear explanation
Post by: sth on Sun, 18 November 2012, 17:19:06
clears are like better browns. you already have a realforce so quick screwing around with cherry MX.
Title: Re: Rrequest for Cherry clear explanation
Post by: The_Beast on Sun, 18 November 2012, 17:19:18
They are browns with a larger tactile bump and a higher actuation force
Title: Re: Rrequest for Cherry clear explanation
Post by: 1391401 on Sun, 18 November 2012, 17:37:59
mx clear give me a reason to wake up in the morning and be the best person I can possibly be.


life started with mx clear.
Title: Re: Rrequest for Cherry clear explanation
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 18 November 2012, 18:14:07
I wonder if CM are going to do a QFR with clears, in the wake of the QFRG.
Title: Re: Rrequest for Cherry clear explanation
Post by: Turbo Slaab on Sun, 18 November 2012, 20:53:54
I wonder if CM are going to do a QFR with clears, in the wake of the QFRG.

Do you think clears would be good for gaming? I know everything is personal preference but from what I hear, linear switches work better.
Title: Re: Rrequest for Cherry clear explanation
Post by: Lanx on Sun, 18 November 2012, 21:03:08
i game with ergo clears, diablo3
Title: Re: Rrequest for Cherry clear explanation
Post by: DanGWanG on Sun, 18 November 2012, 21:20:26
Regular clears are very heavy compared to browns, reds and blues.  A lot of people (including myself) will usually change the spring for a lighter switch aka ergo clears.
Title: Re: Rrequest for Cherry clear explanation
Post by: Turbo Slaab on Sun, 18 November 2012, 21:37:39
Regular clears are very heavy compared to browns, reds and blues.  A lot of people (including myself) will usually change the spring for a lighter switch aka ergo clears.

So they are like blacks with a bump?
Title: Re: Rrequest for Cherry clear explanation
Post by: sth on Sun, 18 November 2012, 21:38:21
heavier than black spring
Title: Re: Rrequest for Cherry clear explanation
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 18 November 2012, 21:49:58
You could probably put a black spring into a clear to effectively get a black with a bump.

If that is your thing.
Title: Re: Rrequest for Cherry clear explanation
Post by: WhiteFireDragon on Sun, 18 November 2012, 22:10:42
Just keep in mind that although heavier springs make the overall keys feel heavier, they do slightly take away from the tactile bump. For example, a normal clear switch feels heavy with a small bump, but if you mod it to ergo-clear by using a mx red/blue/brown spring, it will make the switch lighter, but accentuate the tactile bump more. In other words, the bump is more noticeable with a lighter spring than it would be with a heavier spring, even though the same exact stems are used. This goes the same with mx blue and green switches.
Title: Re: Rrequest for Cherry clear explanation
Post by: postlapsaetia on Sun, 18 November 2012, 22:37:41
You could probably put a black spring into a clear to effectively get a black with a bump.

If that is your thing.

I use these (Panda-Clears) in my main Poker.
Title: Re: Rrequest for Cherry clear explanation
Post by: TheQsanity on Mon, 19 November 2012, 00:47:11
You could probably put a black spring into a clear to effectively get a black with a bump.

If that is your thing.

I use these (Panda-Clears) in my main Poker.

Any difference?