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Title: 67g Korean Springs?
Post by: nubbinator on Mon, 18 March 2013, 23:23:18

I've been searching for some Korean springs since Sherryton has gone silent on me about 65g springs and I stumbled across this thread at KBDMania: http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/index.php?mid=purchase&document_srl=6027801&6027801_cpage=1

If I'm reading that correctly, they were testing out some 67g springs.  Has anyone actually gotten their hands on 67g springs?

Title: Re: 67g Korean Springs?
Post by: nubbinator on Wed, 20 March 2013, 19:35:21

Little self bump.

Are these 67g springs a real thing or are they something that we won't ever really see?

Title: Re: 67g Korean Springs?
Post by: WhiteFireDragon on Fri, 22 March 2013, 07:45:11

I've personally never seen them in use. Highest is 65g, and if someone wants a tad stiffer, it's usually vintage blacks.

Title: Re: 67g Korean Springs?
Post by: Tarzan on Fri, 22 March 2013, 09:40:46

Quote from: WhiteFireDragon on Fri, 22 March 2013, 07:45:11

I've personally never seen them in use. Highest is 65g, and if someone wants a tad stiffer, it's usually vintage blacks.

Bro Caps offered me some 80g springs.  Haven't seen them yet, so I can't confirm they're really that heavy.   :(

Title: Re: 67g Korean Springs?
Post by: absyrd on Fri, 22 March 2013, 09:43:19

Question is whether one could really tell the difference between 65 and 67. :P

Title: Re: 67g Korean Springs?
Post by: davkol on Fri, 22 March 2013, 10:41:11

Quote from: Greystoke on Fri, 22 March 2013, 09:40:46

Quote from: WhiteFireDragon on Fri, 22 March 2013, 07:45:11

I've personally never seen them in use. Highest is 65g, and if someone wants a tad stiffer, it's usually vintage blacks.

Bro Caps offered me some 80g springs.  Haven't seen them yet, so I can't confirm they're really that heavy.   :(

Aren't springs in MX Black basically 80g? I'd appreciate something like 70g.

Title: Re: 67g Korean Springs?
Post by: khaangaaroo on Fri, 22 March 2013, 12:04:14

Quote from: WhiteFireDragon on Fri, 22 March 2013, 07:45:11

I've personally never seen them in use. Highest is 65g, and if someone wants a tad stiffer, it's usually vintage blacks.

I thought vintage blacks springs were lighter than modern blacks.

Title: Re: 67g Korean Springs?
Post by: metalliqaz on Fri, 22 March 2013, 12:09:37

I'm waiting to test the 63.75g springs.  I don't know how anyone could stand to use anything else

Title: Re: 67g Korean Springs?
Post by: Tarzan on Fri, 22 March 2013, 12:26:04

Quote from: metalliqaz on Fri, 22 March 2013, 12:09:37

I'm waiting to test the 63.75g springs.  I don't know how anyone could stand to use anything else

Ah, you obviously haven't tried the 61.275g springs! Simply the best!

 :p

Title: Re: 67g Korean Springs?
Post by: Skull_Angel on Fri, 22 March 2013, 16:05:54

Has anyone posted weighting on Vintage Blacks? I'm normally pretty good about numbers, but don't remember anything about them other than "lighter than modern Black, but heavier than Red".

Title: Re: 67g Korean Springs?
Post by: khaangaaroo on Fri, 22 March 2013, 16:12:30

I saw it here: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=36485.msg695298#msg695298

Title: Re: 67g Korean Springs?
Post by: Skull_Angel on Fri, 22 March 2013, 16:37:30

60~63 actuation force... That's about the same as what's been recorded for modern Blacks iirc.

Could it be that they use a different spring design? That would account for a lighter feel for the first 2mm travel.