Switch surgery to create "brown reds"?

[Minskleip]

Has anyone removed the bumps on brown cherry switches to make them linear? If it works, you'd just have to acquire a set of browns rather than a set of blacks AND browns to create home made light force linear cherries.

[CeeSA]

yeah it's called "ghetto red".

they are a little stiffer than original reds. some (like me) don't even notice the difference touching it first time.

[Soarer]

CeeSA, I think you misread the question

But I have one for you - how did you measure that ghetto reds were stiffer? I'd always thought that, if anything, they'd be a tiny bit lighter than real reds.

[CeeSA]

yes i misread, omg - i am too old :/
sorry for this.

measure - i do not measure it.
but i feel it after a hint looking to the PCB Gaming Switch try Board thread.
in the thread there are some guys thinking that way.

@Minskleip - in germany you could get Blacks for almost nothing. so there is no realy need. But for the rest of the world it might be a good idea.

[Minskleip]

But then you'd have to get blue or brown switches as well, for the springs

[Minskleip]

An alternative is to buy black switches and custom springs. Like sixty's or maybe Rapoo spring MO?

[ripster]

CeeSA, I think you misread the question

But I have one for you - how did you measure that ghetto reds were stiffer? I'd always thought that, if anything, they'd be a tiny bit lighter than real reds.

They measure the same using the measurement method that must not be named.

Assuming you mean a Ghetto Red = Black stem with brown/blue spring.