Hi Everyone, I recently acquired 4 Cherry G80-11900 keyboards with MX Blacks for 6USD from my local recyclers. I'm not a fan of Blacks due to them being to heavy for a linear switch in my opinion as well as scratchy. So What can I do to improve them? I'm already thinking about changing the switches in 2 of them (eyeing some box jades), improving the blacks as much as I can in 1, and keeping one stock. What do you all think I should do with them?
Cheers.
How to improve MX Blacks?
- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: µ
Replacement switches sounds like the right idea for all of them. Experiment a bit and find out what you like.
So how are the caps? Cherry’s full code tells you want kind they are.
wiki/Cherry_article_numbers
So how are the caps? Cherry’s full code tells you want kind they are.
wiki/Cherry_article_numbers
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- Location: London
- Main keyboard: Wy-60
- Favorite switch: Vint Black baby FIGHT ME!
Spring swap, lubing, and filming can help. Pretty much the same thing applies to most mx clones linear as well
- Go-Kart
- Location: England
- Main keyboard: HHKB & AnyKey
- Main mouse: Orochi v2
- Favorite switch: Topre 45 g & MaxiSwitch D/S
I had a similar query a few weeks ago. Here are the various responses from a few members.BrBurr wrote: ↑08 Apr 2021, 16:30Hi Everyone, I recently acquired 4 Cherry G80-11900 keyboards with MX Blacks for 6USD from my local recyclers. I'm not a fan of Blacks due to them being to heavy for a linear switch in my opinion as well as scratchy. So What can I do to improve them? I'm already thinking about changing the switches in 2 of them (eyeing some box jades), improving the blacks as much as I can in 1, and keeping one stock. What do you all think I should do with them?
Cheers.
- Bjerrk
- Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Main keyboard: Cherry G80-1800 & Models F & M
- Main mouse: Mouse Keys, Trackpoint, Trackball
- Favorite switch: IBM Buckling Springs+Beamspring, Alps Plate Spring
Remember to factor in the mount type/number of pins. Box jades are not available as 5pin/PCB mount, are they?
I have a few Cherry G80-xxxx boards, and I swapped the MX Blacks for some (5pin) Kailh Polias in my G80-1800. I'm even typing on it right now - great little keyboard.