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Title: Newly retooled Matias switches
Post by: pixelpusher on Mon, 24 July 2017, 16:35:04: Remember a while back when Matias shared that reworked linear switch with a new housing that was supposed to have less wobble?

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Anyone have the scoop on what's become of them?
Title: Re: Newly retooled Matias switches
Post by: drevyek on Tue, 25 July 2017, 02:57:07: Edgar is too busy making lasered PBT caps.

:(
Title: Re: Newly retooled Matias switches
Post by: pixelpusher on Tue, 25 July 2017, 07:51:40: Quote from: drevyek on Tue, 25 July 2017, 02:57:07
Edgar is too busy making lasered PBT caps.

:(

Ooh snap!
Title: Re: Newly retooled Matias switches
Post by: algernon on Tue, 25 July 2017, 08:39:18: Perhaps, just perhaps, they were busy stocking switches for Keyboardio. ;D
Title: Re: Newly retooled Matias switches
Post by: Blazestorm on Tue, 25 July 2017, 15:10:27: They were out of stock on Matias.ca since maybe April or May? (possibly earlier) but they popped up recently: https://matias.store/collections/keycaps-and-switches-1/products/matias-quiet-click-switch-box-of-200

I ordered 400 and they already shipped. Guess I'll find out if they're really different or not =)
Title: Re: Newly retooled Matias switches
Post by: pixelpusher on Tue, 25 July 2017, 16:29:28: Quote from: Blazestorm on Tue, 25 July 2017, 15:10:27
They were out of stock on Matias.ca since maybe April or May? (possibly earlier) but they popped up recently: https://matias.store/collections/keycaps-and-switches-1/products/matias-quiet-click-switch-box-of-200

I ordered 400 and they already shipped. Guess I'll find out if they're really different or not =)

definitely let us know :thumb:
Title: Re: Newly retooled Matias switches
Post by: Blazestorm on Mon, 31 July 2017, 23:55:31: I can say with decent confidence that they are noticeably less wobbly than the last batch (or whatever is installed on my VA68, I didn't build it).

They still wobble, but it's definitely closer to what you would be used to w/ MX switches. I'm not super picky about wobble (never sticker or swap housings because of it), but the old MQC batch was a bit too wobbly.

I could take them apart to w/ some pics, but it's looking good. Now I have to shave all these SP Alps stems down, so I can fit them onto these stems (still super tight/impossible without modding).
Title: Re: Newly retooled Matias switches
Post by: pixelpusher on Tue, 01 August 2017, 00:37:57: Good to hear it. Yes, I plan to take a razor to my light cycle set when it gets here
Title: Re: Newly retooled Matias switches
Post by: klennkellon on Tue, 01 August 2017, 03:02:36: Wobble doesn't bother me too much either, but it was definitely quite excessive before. I also hope that they fixed the wobble.
Title: Re: Newly retooled Matias switches
Post by: dante on Tue, 01 August 2017, 08:20:55: Wobble bothered me a lot on the linears. A more appropriate name would not be "Quiet-Linear" but "Quiet-Rattle." To think this switch was originally designed for stenographers in a court room - well I don't know if the judge would be too happy with that.

I suspect wobble would be less offensive on a non-dampened switch.
Title: Re: Newly retooled Matias switches
Post by: pixelpusher on Fri, 25 August 2017, 12:06:51: I picked up some spare matias click from a seller on reddit and they are very much improved. Wobble is almost completely gone!

https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/6okrm9/uscahnew_switches_outemu_ice_rgb_tactile_click/
Title: Re: Newly retooled Matias switches
Post by: ander on Sun, 27 August 2017, 04:30:42: You're saying Matias boards have Outemu switches now? So where does the Matias part still come in?
Title: Re: Newly retooled Matias switches
Post by: pixelpusher on Sun, 27 August 2017, 08:57:30: Quote from: ander on Sun, 27 August 2017, 04:30:42
You're saying Matias boards have Outemu switches now? So where does the Matias part still come in?

He's selling otemu, yes. But he is also selling Matias switches :)

From the post:
For the alps fans - Matias Poly Carbonate shell alps variants

Matias Alps (white) - click $.31/ea

Matias Alps (grey) - tactile $.31/ea

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Seriously considering swapping out all the switches in my v60 now