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Title: Looking for a switch
Post by: twilek on Wed, 26 December 2012, 23:39:06

Hey guys, I am a first time mech keyboard user and might i add. HOLY F*UCKING S*IT THIS IS AMAZING. ok now that that is cleared out of the way, I have a leopold tenkeyless with blues atm and i am willing to mod it. The issue is with what switch do i  use. I'm digging the blues  for gaming and typin but i was looking for a more manly switch with the same characteristics. It could be any cherry switch. Its just my hands feel like there babies and i need a mega heman keyboard.So  i ask you geekhackers, what switch?

Title: Looking for a switch
Post by: remedyhalopc on Wed, 26 December 2012, 23:58:19

If you like Blues, but want something stiffer, Greens are right up your alley.

Title: Re: Looking for a switch
Post by: BossBorot on Thu, 27 December 2012, 00:00:58

sounds like you should try greens or if you decide to venture outside mx buckling spring.

I don't mean to put him on the spot but hashbaz should have a tester send around starting up soon :-X

Other than that it might be a good idea to get a cheap pcb mount board and the kit from wasdkeyboards to try out different switch types and spring combos on an actual keyboard to see
what you like. By the way greens are blues with the spring from a black.

http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/sampler-kit-1.html

Title: Re: Looking for a switch
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 27 December 2012, 00:15:11

MX greens - which would require removing and replacing every switch in the keyboard (or just get a second keyboard with MX green switches).

Or ghetto greens, which would involve putting MX black springs into the blue switches you have now.  If they are plate-mounted, it would also involve desoldering all the switches (and again probably easier to get a second keyboard with greens).

CoolerMaster and Ducky both recently released keyboard with MX green switches.

Title: Re: Looking for a switch
Post by: Hyde on Thu, 27 December 2012, 00:49:11

Alternatively you can also try buckling spring or clicky alps.

Unicomp Ultra Classic - Buckling Spring
http://pckeyboard.com/page/category/UltraClassic

Matias Tactile Pro - Clicky Alps
http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=36

If you want to see how they sound like, there are plenty of typing videos on youtube  :P

Title: Re: Looking for a switch
Post by: twilek on Fri, 28 December 2012, 18:25:57

thanks for all the help guys, sounds like greens are the way to go.
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