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geekhack Community => geekhack Media => Topic started by: BlueBär on Sun, 14 December 2014, 12:56:30
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In this video I show what part of a Cherry MX Blue switch causes the click it's known for and how exactly it works. For demonstration purposes I have cut open a switch so you can watch the insides of the switch moving during normal operation.
(http://i.imgur.com/46yi7IX.jpg)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtGZqi8uhgU)[/url]
As always, any feedback is appreciated and all questions are welcome!
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I must say that this is a awesome video! It explain how blue works very good:thumb: The gif picture that a lot of website doesn't explain well enough.
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If you can get the videos working, here's the video in line.
Great video BlueBar :D
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Thanks guys!
I like that gif, but I think seeing the real thing is a bit better :D
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Such precision.
Very engineering.
Wow!
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Cool. I was never totally clear on this until now.
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That's an awesome video. I'm probably going to cut up a switch in just the same way, so the next time someone comes upto my desk, I can explain to them how the MX Blue/Green switch works because all my MX boards are blue/green
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Awesome video sir :thumb:
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What I didn't mention in the video but thought that it was interesting: Lubing the white part of the slider that touches the leaf spring (the area you lube on MX Clears etc.) should not make the switch any smoother while pressing it down, as it just rests in the default position and then suddenly jumps down. Instead lubing the part where the blue and the white part touch should give much better results.
This again gets me to the question how MX Whites have a less intense click. I've seen lube on those "feet" on my MX Whites, but I think there might be some more on the inside where the white and the black part touch.
That's an awesome video. I'm probably going to cut up a switch in just the same way, so the next time someone comes upto my desk, I can explain to them how the MX Blue/Green switch works because all my MX boards are blue/green
Make sure you don't cut away the bars that hold the slider, else it wont work anymore. I had to cut away a part of the leaf spring but that much that it would affect function :)
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Very cool video :thumb:
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Danke für das Video. Wusste zwar schon aus Animationen wie MX Blues funktionieren, aber es in echt zu sehen war noch besser. :thumb:
Thx for the video. I already knew from animations how MX Blues work, but seeing it in real was even better. :thumb:
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Awesome video.
Very educational.
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should definitely work on making IRL gifs of all the switch types to go with the existing gifs.
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should definitely work on making IRL gifs of all the switch types to go with the existing gifs.
Not a bad project idea, for Cherry MX, it shouldn't be too hard, since you only need one "dissected" switch and switch out the stems and springs.
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should definitely work on making IRL gifs of all the switch types to go with the existing gifs.
Not a bad project idea, for Cherry MX, it shouldn't be too hard, since you only need one "dissected" switch and switch out the stems and springs.
Which I already have, shouldn't take long. I think I have stems for the 4 basics, whites, both greys but no clears or greens. Tactile greys have the same stem though and should be easier to capture on video anyways.
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Very nice!
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Nice! much more interesting than those gifs
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should definitely work on making IRL gifs of all the switch types to go with the existing gifs.
Not a bad project idea, for Cherry MX, it shouldn't be too hard, since you only need one "dissected" switch and switch out the stems and springs.
Which I already have, shouldn't take long. I think I have stems for the 4 basics, whites, both greys but no clears or greens. Tactile greys have the same stem though and should be easier to capture on video anyways.
Greens are the same as blue IIRC. Clear is the one that you miss.
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Greens are the same as blue IIRC. Clear is the one that you miss.
They are. Clears are the same as tactile greys too.
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Very nice video. :)
I do like clicky switches !