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Title: Buying Cherry stabilizers from Onlinecomponents.com
Post by: StylinGreymon on Sat, 03 May 2014, 01:46:13
I'm trying to buy some stabilizers for the upcoming Duck Viper groupbuy, and have been told by several folks to get them here:http://www.onlinecomponents.com/suppliers/cherry-electrical-177/ (http://www.onlinecomponents.com/suppliers/cherry-electrical-177/)
But perhaps I'm blind, stupid, or some unfortunate combination of the two, because I can't seem to find them there.

Are they called something other than stabilizers?
Title: Re: Buying Cherry stabilizers from Onlinecomponents.com
Post by: mkawa on Sat, 03 May 2014, 02:31:26
yah, what you want are the "leveling kits" from the MX datasheet

http://www.cherrycorp.com/english/switches/key/mx.htm

G99-07xxx is the pcb mount stabilizer part numbers. OLC has a reasonable number in stock right now. fallout from manufacturing politics.
Title: Re: Buying Cherry stabilizers from Onlinecomponents.com
Post by: StylinGreymon on Sat, 03 May 2014, 02:44:41
yah, what you want are the "leveling kits" from the MX datasheet

http://www.cherrycorp.com/english/switches/key/mx.htm

G99-07xxx is the pcb mount stabilizer part numbers. OLC has a reasonable number in stock right now. fallout from manufacturing politics.
Alright, this is what comes up when I search for those part numbers:
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I've never sourced parts like this; am I going about it the wrong way?
Title: Re: Buying Cherry stabilizers from Onlinecomponents.com
Post by: mkawa on Sat, 03 May 2014, 07:36:05
yep, you're good. the 0g990742 part is for 2x-3x keys and the G990744 is for an 8x spacebar. that is the stabilizer wire is longer than you need for a 6.25 or 7x SB. you have to cut and rebend it with a duro-bro wire bender and a pair of leveraged cutters.
Title: Re: Buying Cherry stabilizers from Onlinecomponents.com
Post by: quochung1989 on Sat, 03 May 2014, 08:17:43
Well. We can buy PCB mounted & Plate mounted Stabilizer  :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
Title: Re: Buying Cherry stabilizers from Onlinecomponents.com
Post by: Latin00032 on Sat, 03 May 2014, 10:31:15
Since I'm looking for a viper, I'm going to need one out these, too.

Thanks for the heads up.
Title: Re: Buying Cherry stabilizers from Onlinecomponents.com
Post by: Pacifist on Sat, 03 May 2014, 10:46:32
Do they have MX locks too? And IMO best way to get PCB mounted stabs is buying old POS boards and selling the switches and keeping the stabs
Title: Re: Buying Cherry stabilizers from Onlinecomponents.com
Post by: Latin00032 on Sat, 03 May 2014, 11:01:48
So the cherry website has plate mount stabs?
Title: Re: Buying Cherry stabilizers from Onlinecomponents.com
Post by: StylinGreymon on Sat, 03 May 2014, 14:24:44
So the cherry website has plate mount stabs?
Is that what we'd need for Viper?