Best board candidates for switches donor (Cherry MX)

cactux

30 Sep 2011, 13:36

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JBert

30 Sep 2011, 13:42

Probably Cherry keyboards, as they are PCB mounted and are thus easy to pop open if you have a tool fit for the job. Reds are hard to find on a Cherry keyboard though.

cactux

30 Sep 2011, 13:48

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Clickey

05 Oct 2011, 13:57

How much did it cost you for 87 red switches from china?

Pylon

06 Oct 2011, 18:25

If you do Cherry donor boards there's several G80s with blacks and browns. Just take a brown spring and a black stem and you've got a red switch.

itlnstln

06 Oct 2011, 18:28

For what it seems cactux is doing, I would just buy new switches. If you need 3 sets, desoldering from donor 'boards would be tedious to say the least. That, and I assume he is getting new switches (vs. used ones in donor 'boards).

ripster

06 Oct 2011, 18:47

I got some nifty ones from Singapore and Squarebox. Not sure if he has Cherry MX Clear.

FOR SCIENCE!
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Somebody actually asked me what each switch weighs.

cactux

06 Oct 2011, 23:50

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