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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: tsumtsum on Fri, 08 June 2018, 23:47:14

Title: Kailh switches. half box. don't know name
Post by: tsumtsum on Fri, 08 June 2018, 23:47:14: Hi,

I don't know much about key switches so I would like some help in identifying the "official" switch name.
Below are pictures.
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It says Kailh, so I googled Kailh switches, but I just can't seem to find a switch shape like that.
It is not completely "boxed" so...

Any help would be appreciated

Regards,
Title: Re: Kailh switches. half box. don't know name
Post by: Skryzskruzzle on Sat, 09 June 2018, 00:15:56: Did some searching (in Mandarin), and found this http://g.search1.alicdn.com/img/bao/uploaded/i4/i2/273767910/TB2Akckg93PL1JjSZFtXXclRVXa_!!273767910.jpg.

Granted, the name's in Mandarin, but "凯华龙华防尘轴" translates to "Kailh/Kaihua Longhua dustproof switch". The text at the bottom talks about how the switch is hotswappable (somehow?) and if the PCB doesn't support hotswappability, then you'd need to solder the swtich in.

Found a listing on Taobao as well: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a21wu.10013406.0.0.577f7bbcxtZK8m&id=565600461705. It's amazing how low-cost these switches are.
Title: Re: Kailh switches. half box. don't know name
Post by: tsumtsum on Sat, 09 June 2018, 01:18:39: Thanks for the info!
Title: Re: Kailh switches. half box. don't know name
Post by: killyou on Sat, 09 June 2018, 02:20:57: Quote from: Skryzskruzzle on Sat, 09 June 2018, 00:15:56
Did some searching (in Mandarin), and found this http://g.search1.alicdn.com/img/bao/uploaded/i4/i2/273767910/TB2Akckg93PL1JjSZFtXXclRVXa_!!273767910.jpg.

Granted, the name's in Mandarin, but "凯华龙华防尘轴" translates to "Kailh/Kaihua Longhua dustproof switch". The text at the bottom talks about how the switch is hotswappable (somehow?) and if the PCB doesn't support hotswappability, then you'd need to solder the swtich in.

Found a listing on Taobao as well: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a21wu.10013406.0.0.577f7bbcxtZK8m&id=565600461705. It's amazing how low-cost these switches are.
7.5 CENTS per switch. Yet we have to pay 50 cents per BOX Royals and not much less for other BOX switches.
Title: Re: Kailh switches. half box. don't know name
Post by: JianYang on Sat, 09 June 2018, 02:26:07: These have the cherry style leaf, though (from what I can see in the pictures). So not box in the sense that they have boxed contacts.