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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: nguyenhimself on Sun, 27 May 2018, 06:17:55
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I:m building a custom board with split 2.25u + 2.0u spacebars. My main MX switch is Ergo Clear with 67g springs, which I enjoy quite a lot.
For the 2 split spacebars, I'm wondering if I should go for a slightly heavier switch for better feeling and typing (bottoming out less hard, less noisy).
I've found a few old threads on the same topic, most of which agree that this kind of thing does make sense:
Heavier Spacebar Switch (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40627.0)
Light spacebar or heavy? (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=49934.0)
The best Cherry MX switch for spacebar in your opinion? (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=13048.0)
However, all of those threads all talked about big spacebars (6.5-7u). I'm wondering if it would make sense for my smaller split spacebars. Since my main switch is Ergo Clear 67g, I plan to go for either Zealio 78g or MX Clear.
What do you guys think? Obviously this is sort of a personal preference thing, but I'd like to hear some opinions.
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I have done this before on a Gateron build. Board was comprised of Gateron Brown switches, but I used a Cherry Brown for the spacebar. I would have used a heavier spring too if I had one.
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I think that it could be nice to have heavier springs even on a split spacebar. It may be more noticeable due to the smaller keycaps, but if you enjoy heavier spacebars, then go for it!