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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: falkentyne on Thu, 12 March 2015, 03:17:50
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Are any keyboards with these available to buy?
Mechanicalkeyboards only seem to have "dark greys' (Which I assume are linear) switches, by Vortex....
This one?
http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=980
Any others?
BTW What Is the actuation force on these?
The data sheets show 80g. But I know for a FACT that that's wrong.
The tactile light greys on my shine 69 require MUCH more force to bottom out than the MX greens do. It feels like 120g...why is it shown as 80g?
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I tried typing on a full keyboard of tactile greys before. It was ridiculously hard--I don't recommend buying one if that's what you're trying to do. I like heavy switches but tactile greys is almost approaching the weighting of MX super black.
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Have you tried Clears yet? Same slider as tactile Greys, but weaker spring. The tactility is also better due to the lighter spring and better than Browns due to the larger tactile bump on the slider.
Tactile Greys are HEAVY. 80g to actuation (how Cherry choose to lable their spring weights) and much higher to bottom out (how Korean springs are measured).
I find Korean 62g to be the perfect spring weight for these sliders (Clears and tactile Greys). It makes them the most tactile of all MX variants.
The stock Clear spring has a different spring constant to the other MX springs, so it gets stiffer more rapidly. So it starts off softer than a Black / Green (but still a bit stiffer than Brown / Red / Blue), but gets heavier after the actuation point.