[GONE] Free USED 65g zealios

[Shiny]

Please read this whole post!
77 x well-used 65g tactile non-clicky (purple) Zealios switches. I bought these from KDBfans in 2019. Used on a self-soldered keyboard for about a year and then switches started failing - double key presses for a while then missed presses and then stopped working entirely. At first it was one, which I replaced then another and so on. Gave up after replacing 3 switches and replaced with Cherry MX switches - that's why there is 77 switches rather than 80. My soldering has been OK on multiple keyboards with Cherry MX switches but maybe I damaged them during installation.

Anyway, if anyone wants them with no warranty I am happy to post them to you for the cost of postage. Prefer posting within the UK (would be less than £5).

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Please DM me with your approximate location and I'll tell what posting costs.

[Muirium]

Is this an issue Zealios are known for generally? I remember when they were all the rage when they first came out, but they faded from coverage before anyone had much time to put some mileage on them.

[Shiny]

Is this an issue Zealios are known for generally? I remember when they were all the rage when they first came out, but they faded from coverage before anyone had much time to put some mileage on them.

I did a bit of internet research when the switches started failing and there was some talk here and there (I forget where/when I'm afraid) about them being particularly sensitive to overheating whilst soldering... but if I messed that up I would expect them to fail quicker than a year. Some posts suggested removing the top of the switch and wiggling the internals around would be enough to fix them but that didn't work for me.

[davkol]

Would you happen to know whether they're Zealio v1, or v2 already?

I'd be interested in v1 if still available.

[Shiny]

They were sold as "R11" which I think means they are V1?
Still available if you want them.