Cherry Brown switch stopped bumping after one week of usage. Durandal G1NL

[fatum]

Hi guys,

I bought a Durandal G1NL with brown switches one week ago, and just now found that "g" key does not have bump at all - absolutely linear to the bottom. I am 90% sure it was Ok when I bought it.

Can I fix it or it is something i have to live with? I do not do soldering.

Also i am a bit dissapointed as all they keys are not "smooth".
My razer blackwidow with blues felt better.

Thanks.

[chyros]

Cherry switches are not smooth.

It's been reported that it takes a while to break them in. The value quoted for this ranged from several weeks to 15 years xD .

MX Brown is also one of the more polarising switches in the lineup.

[fatum]

Hi. Thanks.

What about the switch which stopped bumping and become linear? Can it be fixed?

[suicidal_orange]

I don't think it's possible to wear away the bump in a week, the only way a brown could be linear is if it was defective from the factory.  Can you exchange it under warranty?  If not you need to find a friend with a soldering iron...

[fatum]

I was thinking about replacing it through Amazon, but then I found that it would cost me 30+ euro for delivery while Amazon compensates only 8 euro. And replacement delivery process is not transparent - too many different labels.
I decided to leave it as it is. Amazon provided me with 10 euro gift card for the next purchase.

In the end, some people buy a full keyboard of red switches and I have only one  . Just disappointing that new keyboard can have such issue.

[demik]

I keep reading Chris Brown

[Geroximo]

Also i am a bit dissapointed as all they keys are not "smooth"

A lot of people think, that MX Browns feel like scratchy MX Reds.
Myself included. It's not a bump, it's a scratch. I ordered a MX brown board and had to send it back the next day, because MX Browns are just garbage. 
You think the color of MX Browns was coincidence? I say:It was not! Just think about what else has the color brown .... yeah, right.

Anyways, if you cannot return it, the only way to fix it is soldering.

[falkentyne]

God you're so depressing and this is grossly unfair.

Out of four mx boards, only one felt it had  scratches instead of bumps, on about three keys, and that was a really inconsistent ducky shine 3 (right during that time when there was a shortage of any good quality browns because Logitech had bought them all out).  I'm guessing the stem itself was bad or worn out, as the bump is caused by a bump on the lower part of the black shaft.

The second Shine 3=decent.
The Logitech G710+ = perfect.
The Shine 4 and Year of the Goat browns= great.

The bumps are on every key and you can feel them if you press slowly.

[Shaussman]

Yeah, Browns don't feel quite like scratchy browns; the bump is substantial enough to be noticeable while typing. That's not really the issue at hand, though

[Mattr567]

Cherry switches are not smooth.

It's been reported that it takes a while to break them in. The value quoted for this ranged from several weeks to 15 years xD .

MX Brown is also one of the more polarising switches in the lineup.

15 years sounds right. MX Browns from my old G80 11800 (now modded to clears) are much smoother than new MX Brown.