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Title: best switches per board
Post by: tauburn on Thu, 02 May 2013, 23:51:06
So each switch will feel different depending on which board it's on but is there any agreement between ideal combos. like would everyone agree that blues feel best on a qfr or blacks feel best on a filco etc...

it would be interesting to make a list like this or a vote of some sort.
Title: Re: best switches per board
Post by: dadgh on Fri, 03 May 2013, 00:01:18
It's going to be subjective for every single setup.
Title: Re: best switches per board
Post by: The_Beast on Fri, 03 May 2013, 00:03:19
It's going to be subjective for every single setup.

Yup, this
Title: Re: best switches per board
Post by: davkol on Fri, 03 May 2013, 02:34:07
Different batches feel different. I have quite a few Cherry 'boards, and blacks feel almost like reds on one of them.
Title: Re: best switches per board
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 03 May 2013, 03:23:03
Different batches feel different. I have quite a few Cherry 'boards, and blacks feel almost like reds on one of them.

it is red, look closely someone just colored the stems with a marker.
Title: Re: best switches per board
Post by: terran5992 on Fri, 03 May 2013, 04:31:17
I'd vouch for my filco with blues, it can kick the blackwidow's ass anyday.
Title: Re: best switches per board
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Fri, 03 May 2013, 09:37:55
Has to do with build quality a lot, difference in plate material like some are aluminum not steel, the thickness of the plate... thickness and rigidness of the casebody which will be a huge factor in feeling on PCB mount in particular. Then the switches themselves as Cherry lists a cN tolerance of ±10 on their springs so some batches really may be considerable lighter or heavier than others.
Title: Re: best switches per board
Post by: foxer on Fri, 03 May 2013, 10:37:30
I'd vouch for my filco with blues, it can kick the blackwidow's ass anyday.

A 2 pound special from a garden sale can beat a Blackwidow...