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Offline Sintpinty

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Is there a switch with a click but no tactile bump?
« on: Thu, 20 December 2018, 19:28:43 »
Hi, i’m Sintpinty . I’m looking for a switch that has a click but no tactile bump. Any suggestions?

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Re: Is there a switch with a click but no tactile bump?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 20 December 2018, 20:14:20 »
check out box whites, but beware that the stems currently can stress and crack keycaps.  a solution seems imminent with a tool called the stemshaver

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Re: Is there a switch with a click but no tactile bump?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 20 December 2018, 20:21:34 »
Oh, all right then, there are several threads.
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Re: Is there a switch with a click but no tactile bump?
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 21 December 2018, 01:52:24 »
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Re: Is there a switch with a click but no tactile bump?
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 03 January 2019, 13:18:23 »
check out box whites, but beware that the stems currently can stress and crack keycaps.  a solution seems imminent with a tool called the stemshaver

Also worth noting that while the cracking phenomena is, in my opinion, a bit overblown - it commonly was seen more with profiles like GMK. If you don't want to sink the time/money/care into a stem shaver you will probably be fine if you were planning to put on DSA/SA caps.

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Re: Is there a switch with a click but no tactile bump?
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 16 January 2019, 16:53:02 »
Most linear switch with a click I've come across is the clicky Hi-Tek Space Invaders.

They're actually a completely linear switch with a clicker piece that follows in a groove, and you don't feel it. They also make clicky+tactile switches which you do feel. You can even easily remove the clicker piece to have a linear non-clicky switch without disassembling it.

They don't make them anymore AFAIK though so you'll have to use a vintage keyboard to get them, but they're easy enough to come across and not overly expensive. The only thing about them that can be irritating to some is that since the clicker is fully independent of the contact, the activation and click aren't necessarily at the exact same spot. I don't find it much of a problem, but if you avoid bottoming-out, you can't go by the click to confirm switch activation.
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