I swapped the springs to my Cherry G80-3000LQC keyboard. It has PCB mounted switches and it was easy to keep both springs at the same time for some tests. For me these 62g korean gold spring are not too different from the original one.
I am the only one in the world who do not feel a big difference between these two cases.
To replace 104 keys I spent more than 50% of the cost of a new Cherry G80-3000 keyboard. I think it was not a big deal for me...
I summarize what various users have written:
scottc wrote: ↑My 50g springs cause some "sticking" with MX clears.
macmakkara wrote: ↑My 62g Also cause "sticking" but it was fixed with lube.
Nuum wrote: ↑My springs have arrived and are already installed. Now I have 60g MX Clears ... At first glance they feel really nice and they seem to be exactly the right weight for me
scottc wrote: ↑My 62g springs feel nothing like my MX clear springs. The 62g are noticeably lighter.
I have new MX Brown and they are A LOT lighter than my 62g k. springs...BlueBär wrote: ↑MX Red, Blue and Brown springs are in the area of of 58-60g.
I think that my originals MX Clear springs, 10 or more years old, where much more lighter than NEW Clear springs.
I checked the DeskThority Wiki here but not found anything about old Clear springs. I clearly remember that, when I bought my keyboard, the MX Clear were rated at 65 cN, like today.Laser wrote: ↑Did you read the wiki, maybe you simply have vintage clears (with light springs). Or just big hands.
If Cherry has changed something, I don't know.
I am writing now these rows with my Cherry G80-3000 with gold korean 62g springs. The feel I get is a LOT different from new (2014) MX Brown: more rubber-like and less "clicky" than Browns. And the actuation force is bigger.
In the next days I hope to get a new G80-3000 MX Blue from Germany and I want to try also these Blue springs to see what changes... I will update this topic. Sorry for bore you...
P.S.: I just changed main keyboard from IBM Model M to this Cherry G80-3000. Feeling is less fatiguing but also less satisfactory. I think it is impossible to compare these two keyboards. Too different. IBM Model M is better for my ego, MX Ergo Clears are better for my fingers...
My original first message is here.