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Switches that bottom out from stem (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by root@lemmy.world to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml

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So, I've been using some Vertex V One's, and they sound marbles and creamy and I'm very much enjoying them.

I just got a sample pack of 27 switches, and none of them sound nearly as good imo. After doing some research, it seems they bottom out a bit differently

https://unikeyboards.com/products/vertex-v1-switch?variant=44931598451006

The V1 switch's stem is round-headed, and its bottom-out style is the stem head bottoming out instead of the stem sides bottoming out. This gives the switch a concentrated sound profile.

I'm trying to find other switches that bottom out similarly, and hopefully have options around 65-67G

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[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

one possible option to look for in switch descriptions is “long pole” – the pole underneath the stem is lengthened to ensure it bottoms out before any other part of the stem – sometimes this can lead to shorter travel distance (3.5mm to 3.8mm instead of 4mm) but that all depends on designers and molds and manufacturers

[–] root@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Perfect, thank you!

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

would custom keyboard components like this lend itself to an open source 3D printing community solution?

[–] root@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Possibly. I did find (based on the other comment) a lot of other options. I didn't realize "long stem" switches were a thing :P