Manually Breaking in Switches

[cannonking]

I'm going to have a custom built in April after I get some clear switch tops from the GB, the hype has made me decide to break in the clears I have in a bag. I've done some tests and 20k clicks (which takes about an hour) seems like a good number -- switches still get smoother after but it's not as noticeable. Watching SC2 and browsing are good opportunities to get clicking. Anybody else done something like this, or has any insight into how many clicks it takes to get a switch as smooth as it can go?

[sethk_]

My clears on my Poker 2 were scratchy, and they were not very scratchy after my first day of heavy use. I would say it will probably take a month to break most of them in.

[Jersern]

I would do it but then I just  bought some lube 

[cannonking]

I would do it but then I just  bought some lube 

I'm getting my switches lubed too. I read that lubing them makes them take a lot longer to break-in, which is why I'm trying to partially do that first.

[sethk_]

I would do it but then I just  bought some lube 

Even with lube I can feel the scratchiness on my blacks.

[Oobly]

Definitely wear them in before lubing, otherwise they'll always be just a little bit scratchy.

I don't know the actual figures, but on my main driver there's now a big difference between the well used keys like E and T and the less used, like Tab and Win. I've been using it with the current Clears for about 9 months. Really don't know how many presses that equates to, but I'd like to make a machine to do it for me for my next board. I don't like the inconsistency, especially when the well used keys feel SO good and the lesser used are SO scratchy.

Worn in ErgoClears are amazing.

[BrewCaps]

About a week for Cherry Blues.