Hi,

I’ve been searching for the right switches for a while now. And I have a box full of keyboards I don’t like to prove it.

I found a keyboard I like but it’s got the wrong switches on it.

I got a mathew yg108, that seems alright, though I have firmware trouble with it so far.

The keyboard came with switches as follows

Brown switch:Operating force:45g Pressure Force:55g
Operating Travel: 2.0mm Tactile Travel:1.2mm Total Travel:3.40±4.00mm

The tactile feels like almost nothing, almost like linear switches and while it’s great for gaming, I like having way more resistance than that.

I know a keyboard that has the switches I like. It was a victsing pc315a

No idea what switches this uses but they have a lot more resistance at the activation point

Anyway, I tried my luck buying switches that looks like they might be like that

I got a set of outemu branded “orange” switches

here are the specs

I received them and installed one of them

original switch

new switch

new switch behind

switch hole

And after all this was said and done… I cannot tell the new switch apart from the other ones ! Feels exactly the same ?

Do I just need a stronger spring value ? I had a 45 or 55 gram switch Now it’s almost 60 gram switch

How high to these values go ?

What is the next tactile standard switch force I can search for after 60g ?

What does the victsing keyboard use ?

  • MaxMalRichtig
    1·
    4 days ago

    If you can find them, Kailh Crystal Royal Box switches might be something for you.

    Also, something like a “Gazzew Bobba U4T” might be interesting for you. It doesn’t have more force, but the tactile bump is really far up, effectively eliminating pre-travel of the stem. So your fingers directly “sit on the bump” in rest position, which might give you a more satisfying tactile feedback. (Note, there is also a silent version of this switch with the U4 variant)

    • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.mlOP
      2·
      4 days ago

      Thanks I’m checking out this kaih company, they have lots of choice

      What I prefer would be the bump at the mid point or lower and stronger than the “brown” and “orange” outemu switches I have tried (which both feel the same)

      • MaxMalRichtig
        2·
        4 days ago

        The further the bump is in the middle, the less noticeable it will become.

        So just that I understand: Why exactly do you want to have it in the middle? What does it give you?