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Title: My stock MX Clears have varying springs
Post by: CalmB4tehPwn on Mon, 30 December 2013, 22:01:50
I picked up a set of 100 from mechanicalkeyboards a few months back, and just got around to swaping springs to make them Ergo Clears, but as I was doing this, I noticed that out of the 100, maybe.. 5 or 6 had springs that looked more like the springs out of my vintage blacks.

Is this an issue anybody else has noticed? It's not a concern for me, because I was planning on swapping them anyways, and even if I hadn't planned on it, I doubt I would have noticed a difference. But the springs are longer, with more turns (which in my limited spring knowledge, implies that they're a lighter weight)

Anyone else with similar experiences?
Title: Re: My stock MX Clears have varying springs
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 30 December 2013, 22:06:04
I've found some older clears that have gold looking springs but I haven't opened up my new clears.
Title: Re: My stock MX Clears have varying springs
Post by: Sai on Mon, 30 December 2013, 22:21:56
I've found some older clears that have gold looking springs but I haven't opened up my new clears.

when i was changing springs in my vintage blacks, i found out that the springs were kinda gold. may be someone who has seen different types of switches can comment on this.
Title: Re: My stock MX Clears have varying springs
Post by: Pacifist on Mon, 30 December 2013, 22:23:22
I've found some older clears that have gold looking springs but I haven't opened up my new clears.

when i was changing springs in my vintage blacks, i found out that the springs were kinda gold. may be someone who has seen different types of switches can comment on this.

my regular black springs were a bit gold
Title: Re: My stock MX Clears have varying springs
Post by: CalmB4tehPwn on Tue, 31 December 2013, 02:42:43
I'll take some pics tomorrow, when I've got better lighting, and show you guys what I mean. I can't just judge weight by pressing on 'em, but they're definitely different springs.
Title: Re: My stock MX Clears have varying springs
Post by: Oobly on Tue, 31 December 2013, 04:03:56
All the Clears I own which I have opened up have slightly gold springs. At least more gold than the Originative 62g limiteds I was replacing them with.