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Title: Reduced Switch Travel?
Post by: _rubik on Sat, 19 August 2017, 17:52:44

Hey all. After falling in love with the unique travel of my Alps Blues, I was wondering which switches have the shortest travel (and how to reduce the travel of cherry/clones)? I understand O rings are one option...

Title: Re: Reduced Switch Travel?
Post by: pingmaster on Sat, 19 August 2017, 17:54:26

Apple Butterfly? Hahaha....no. Those are awful. Cherry ML?

Title: Re: Reduced Switch Travel?
Post by: scwoopz on Sat, 19 August 2017, 18:21:16

There are some outemu (might be a different manufacturer) low profile switches.

Title: Re: Reduced Switch Travel?
Post by: hking0036 on Sun, 20 August 2017, 11:25:58

Quote from: scwoopz on Sat, 19 August 2017, 18:21:16

There are some outemu (might be a different manufacturer) low profile switches.

Those are kaihuas, as far as I know they're not on a board you can actually buy yet.

Title: Re: Reduced Switch Travel?
Post by: pingmaster on Sun, 20 August 2017, 11:35:58

Mod MX speed with some 2.5mm rubber to reduce travel?

Title: Re: Reduced Switch Travel?
Post by: Findecanor on Sun, 20 August 2017, 11:47:28

Quote from: hking0036 on Sun, 20 August 2017, 11:25:58

Those are kaihuas, as far as I know they're not on a board you can actually buy yet.

Looks like it is for sale now. The Blue Kailh are not in any of Matt3o's or Chyros' reviews but reviews on the site say that these are clicky.
https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Keyboard-Extra-Thin-Switches-Rollover/dp/B0722GG88M

(Posted by dante yesterday in Trying to find a good TKL alternative to the compact Apple Wireless Keyboard (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=91157.msg2478106#msg2478106))