So I using my ratcheting screwdriver yesterday, and the end that held the screw bits popped off and broke. Inside I found a spring...
Just from looking at the coils, I knew that it would be a stiff spring. Trying to depress it was nearly impossible without a housing. So I brought it back home and decided to play around with it, seeing if it would fit in an MX Switch
![tongue :p](https://cdn.geekhack.org/Smileys/solosmileys/tongue.gif)
MX Blue spring on the left, Screwdriver spring on the right. It's a tad thicker and taller than regular MX Springs, but it fits in an MX switch.
![](http://i.imgur.com/rv8OCeV.jpg)
Top View:
![](http://i.imgur.com/iTqIrgk.jpg)
Depressing the switch:
![](http://i.imgur.com/oMJWu39.jpg)
![](http://i.imgur.com/dFfMhvO.png)
Regular coins/small weights wouldn't be able to depress the switch. Even a 13" macbook air couldn't depress it all the way, and that thing weighs 1350g+
![shocked :eek:](https://cdn.geekhack.org/Smileys/solosmileys/shocked.gif)
![](http://i.imgur.com/hpGCwfi.jpg)
![](http://i.imgur.com/ypqTzNK.jpg)
What should I do with the spring? I think I'll name it Stiffy
![Smiley :)](https://cdn.geekhack.org/Smileys/solosmileys/smiley.gif)
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