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Title: Is 62g spring worth the trouble of modding MX Red with?
Post by: Hyde on Sat, 05 October 2013, 22:32:38

So as I've been told.  62g feels slightly heavier than MX Red and 65g feels slightly lighter than MX Black.

Ideally people say I want gold (as oppose to silver) 62g spring which is actually slightly heavier and sits in a nice middle ground between MX Red and MX Black.

Though I can't seem to find gold 62g spring anywhere at the moment.

Just wondering is silver 62g mod noticeable enough to worth all the trouble?

Title: Re: Is 62g spring worth the trouble of modding MX Red with?
Post by: Jocelyn on Sat, 05 October 2013, 22:37:35

If you want 62g gold spring feeling, use 65g silver springs imo. I probably wouldn't swap 60g for 62g unless you planned to desolder the switches and wanted to lube them.

Title: Re: Is 62g spring worth the trouble of modding MX Red with?
Post by: Hyde on Sat, 05 October 2013, 22:42:56

Ahhhhh I see, so the difference is too small eh?  Though I feel like if I'm gonna go through all that much trouble maybe I should just try Ergo Clear with silver 62g springs lol.

And ops I realize I posted in the wrong section mods please move this to the appropriate section.  >____<

Title: Re: Is 62g spring worth the trouble of modding MX Red with?
Post by: Jocelyn on Sat, 05 October 2013, 22:48:13

Yeah, but I'd still do it and lube them. Blacks are ~80g fully compressed, not 65g.

Title: Re: Is 62g spring worth the trouble of modding MX Red with?
Post by: Sifo on Sat, 05 October 2013, 23:04:53

Hyde if you want I can just do all that for you and sell you my silver 62gs while we're at it.

Title: Re: Is 62g spring worth the trouble of modding MX Red with?
Post by: Hyde on Sun, 06 October 2013, 00:19:38

lol oh yeah?  You have extra silver 62g springs?

Thanks Sifo that's very nice of you.  :P

If you have extra ones then maybe I'll buy them off you though at the moment I still need to make my purchase on the keyboard and MX Clear switches first lol.

I'll message you on Skype later to work out the details.

Title: Re: Is 62g spring worth the trouble of modding MX Red with?
Post by: PointyFox on Sun, 06 October 2013, 00:50:59

What about vintage blacks?

Title: Re: Is 62g spring worth the trouble of modding MX Red with?
Post by: Sifo on Sun, 06 October 2013, 01:25:29

^

If you wanted vintage blacks I can sell you those too...

lol.

Title: Re: Is 62g spring worth the trouble of modding MX Red with?
Post by: Hyde on Sun, 06 October 2013, 10:16:10

LOL man you're like a keyboard vendor now...... Wait a sec...... when did you get that vendor icon !?!?!?!?!  :eek:

So you did become a vendor !!!

I need the product catalogue list or something from you later lol.