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[ajoflo]

Welcome! Good to have you here.

@anon51085627

Yeah, when it comes to switches, I’m currently confused about what I should and would like to try … and, well, could afford.

Here’s some keeb science that helped me get started.

Sharing info on modded tactiles

Okay, so people here hardly ever use stock switches, especially when it comes to tactiles. I thought I would share information about some stock tactiles that have undergone some slight improvement via lubing and spring-swapping. That way, people could learn and see if it is worth doing. I encourage anyone to post any findings they have about improving stock tactiles in this basic manner. I am going to start by discussing some MX Browns that have been lubed and spring-swapped. People might be …

Easing Into Linears

I have yet to fully appreciate linear switches but I’m finding them useful on modifiers when the combination of switch, plate, case, and mounting style results in annoyingly loud modifiers. For example, mods on Holy Panda + POM plate + Lambo 60% case (tray-mount, WTF acoustics, ) combo I was trying to resuscitate over the weekend was way too loud. Replacing Holy Pandas on modifiers (Tab and Backspace too) with Gateron Yellow made them sound very pleasant. Simpler linear feel is star…

About Springs

Here is an imaginary force graph of some hypothetical springs with different qualities, which will help guide this discussion. This graph is not meant to be 100% accurate, just to illustrate some of the key points about switch springs. [image] At a high level, when you are pressing the switch, the force of the spring pushing back is looks roughly like F = KX where K is the spring constant, and X is how far you have compressed the spring. You can roughly consider K to be how stiff or “spring…

RO-59 TM KT vs Krytox vs Tribosys

Does any one have any experiance with RO-59 TM KT? Would it be worth picking up some RO-59 TM KT to use instead of the traditional Krytox / Tribosys lubes, on Zilents? Also, any thoughts on RO-59 TM KT vs Krytox vs Tribosys, would be appreciated. I’ve read through the ripster55 guides on reddit, but I’m intrested in more long term usage information. RO-59 TM KT source: https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/e4ib67/usmahro59_tmkt_super_lube_wpaypal_venmo_apple_pay/