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Soldered new switches in into my good old Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, as the old ones started showing wear. I picked some slightly heavier ones than the stock switches were (Kailh GM 8.0), thinking "well how heavy can some mouse microswitches be lmao".

Well very heavy. Need to retrain my muscle memory to do double clicks properly. "lmao"

Also I sorta broke the turbo-scroll mechanism of this mouse while fixing the switches. Bummer.

#Logitech #RightToRepair #G502 #Gaming #Mouse #DIY #Kailh

This is the oddest #KeyboardLayout I've seen in quite a while: https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/20/bandit-pc32-standalone-colorforth-keyboard-computer-is-powered-by-the-raspberry-pi-rp2350-microcontroller/

And yes, the #OrtholinearKeyboard of that small #handheld computer seems to be a #MechanicalKeyboard, they say it has #Kailh Brown switches, seemingly MX compatible.

Moving around the O and especially the P and L key reminds me of the #keyboard layout of the #Enigma, also because I also already was experimenting with such layouts: https://github.com/xtaran/XTK/blob/master/Painigma27.md

#Forth #ColorForth #PC32 #Bandit #RP2350

Ortholinear split keyboard computer with tiny screen showing a color palette inbetween the two halves.

The keyboard layout looks as follows:

Ret P L Del
Q W E R T Y U I
A S D F G H J K
Z X C V B N M O
Gr Left Right Caps

with "Gr" being a shift stick schemata like symbol probably switching to some graphics mode. All keys are 1u wide and aligned at the center screen except the bottom row which seems to have been moved a tiny bit outwards.

키보드 스위치를 바꿀까 생각.
Kailh White Owl 스위치를 쓰고 있는데, 딸깍거리는 청축 소리는 아주 만족스럽지만 키를 누를 때 필요한 키압이 약간 더 가벼워도 되는 것으로 바꾸고 싶다.
Kailh Box Summer나 Kailh Super Bronze가 내가 찾는 스위치 같은데, 좀더 찾아보고 결정해야겠다.

#키보드 #스위치 #Kailh

"Optimising your mechanical keyboard for maximum efficiency and audio-tactile satisfaction"

...might be the title of the detailed article I want to write about this... once I have my site up and a few more ducks in a reliable row.

For now, just look at my pretty multicoloured switches:

• Yellow: Kailh Speed Gold (clicky)
• Purple: Kailh Box Crystal Royal (tactile)
• Brown: MX Cherry Brown (tactile)

The short, short, version (Spaceballs, anyone?) is this: yellow requires extremely little force and activation distance and includes a satisfying "tap" sound rather than the usual click-click, purple lets you know you've hit it and you don't have to bottom it out, brown are the modifiers you hold so you're going to bottom them out anyway - you could even use linears there but I prefer at least a little feedback. The browns have less activation force and feedback than the purples, making them smooth and easy to use.

In the full article I intend to go into a lot more detail with my explanations behind the arrangement. In addition, this is only my first draft arrangement after significant design. Time will tell if it lives up to my intention.

This setup makes for an extremely satisfying, not too noisy, electric-typewriter kind of experience, and is ideal for typists and programmers.

#mechanicalkeyboard
#kailh
#mxcherry
#ducky

Two full-sized mechanical keyboards on a white tabletop, one above the other. The top one has keycaps (fairly boring ones atm), the bottom one has none, revealing its multicoloured, but purposeful, arrangement of varied switches beneath. There are three switch colours: yellow, purple, and brown. The purple switch stems are surrounded by a purple box structure. Beneath the mostly clear acrylic switches, the keyboard support panel is white. Around the keyboards lay an assortment of keycap and switch pulling tools, as well as tubes and boxes containing more switches.

#StartUp pro tip: chose the name of your company / brand wisely, but not too wisely!

How the duck am i supposed to spell that mechanical switch manufacturer?!? 🧐 (i have to look it up - every single time 🤬)

❌ Is it Khail?
❌ Is it Kaihl?
👉 It's not Kal-El, because that's super!
✅ Is it #Kailh?

You know what else is super?
NOT FRACKING PUTTING A H AFTER A CONSONANT!
Yeah, THAT's quite super, indeed! 🍻

How am i even supposed to pronounce that - a long L? 🤪

🧵 2/n …remember my Logitech G203 mouse of Theseus?

Replacing the #Kailh DPI button switch with an #Omron one improved things a lot!

I've mapped the DPI button to Ctrl+w - my most used command - with the new Omron 10M/OF switches, the unintentional double-actuations are gone.

Been using #cherry brown and #cherry blue switches for a few months and I can't say I'm impressed. I still tend to lean towards #razer green switches. Although... I have to admit the #kailh box white switches on the #8bitdo keyboard feel really really nice. The right arrow switch on my Cherry G80-3000 with brown switches is acting up and I'm not sure it can be swapped out. #keyboard

Two years ago, #TestyTim reviewed the uniquely styled #Epomaker #B21, one of @trbutler’s favorite #keyboards despite quirks. The follow up #B67 is another keyboard that marches to its own drummer to delightful effect. #mechanicalkeyboard #translucent #mac #windows #kailh #firstblood https://reviews.ofb.biz/sa1205

New #MechanicalKeyboard day! It's a #Kiser Monorail 45% #keyboard which I recently bought from @opendev on #40sDay in the Fediverse. I've put #HolyBoba switches in the #Kailh #hotswap sockets and put MiTo's GMK Laser keycap set plus some novelties on.

And yes, the #KiserMonorail is #V4N4G0N compatible, so it's my fifth keyboard with #TheVanKeyboards #Minivan-style layout.

It runs #QMK on an #RP2040 and uses easy peasy #Vial for configuration!

#TVK #TVKMinivan #NewKeyboardDay #40percent

A 45% keyboard with four 12.75u rows and on top one 6u row slightly offset by three red LEDs on the left end.

It has cyan on a blue-ish purple alphas, red-ish pink on purple-ish dark blue modifiers and dark blue on red-ish pink arrow keys. The slash/question mark key is right of the curso up key.

There are several novelty keys used,.the left Alt key shows an icon of a DeLorean DMC12 timemachine from Back to the Future, the Windows key show a sunset icon, the tilde/backtick key a polygon unicorn icon, the Menu key show a 7-segment 88, and the Escape key shows a laser icon. The keys right of Escape in the top row are labeled 10 to 50 in a 7-segment style.

@dhry: Here are my two #mechanicalkeyboard #dailydrivers at home (#RamaWorks #U80-A Seq. 2 #TKL in Stealth Black with #MT3 #Skiidata #keycaps and #Kailh Box Jade switches + wired Mod-IT/Pearl #trackball with the glittery grey ball of an unfortunately wireless-only Logitech MX Ergo trackball, #AfterShokz #boneconduction headset and volume knob of a #Logitech Z533 speaker set) and at work (#Tex #Yoda II with #GMK Yoda 2 keycaps and #Cherry #MX Brown switches with #QMX Silencer Clips).

Кажется, нашёл если не фатальный, то достаточно неприятный недостаток свитчей Kailh Speed Bronze.

У них срабатывание переключателя происходит заметно раньше, чем щелчок. И в результате их тактильность работает против них.

Во время работы и печати это не мешает.

А вот во время игр я заметил, что у меня возникают ложные нажатия от того, что палец лежит на клавише недостаточно сильно чтобы она продавилась и щёлкнула, но достаточно сильно чтобы произошло срабатывание переключателя.

Я так в Death Stranding несколько раз чуть с моста в пропасть не срулил, а в R6: Siege случайно начинал стрейфиться.

#hardware #DIY #keyboards #switches #Kailh #experience #experiments #log #thoughts #games #desktop

Wiring is mostly done, #ZMK is configured, battery is soldered on - so it actually works - LOVE those key caps. I‘m just waiting for the screws to be delivered, because I have zero M2 hardware at home. #Kailh #Mechanicalkeyboard #lastpost

#Kailh Box Jades sound awesome but are sadly too heavy for me. I switched them out for Box Whites in my Kimiko. #Mechanicalkeyboard #Mechanicalkeyboards

So it shall be done. #Kailh #Mechanicalkeyboard #lastpost

#Kailh #Mechanicalkeyboard #lastpost

The #Kailh Box White switches came in the mail. I‘m debating Jades for the thumb keys. What do you think? (Poll in the next post) #Mechanicalkeyboard

Almost ready to go 🔴 #LIVE - #Switches change to #CherryMX #SilentRed, from #Kailh #BoxBrown

I found that the Kailh Box Brown switches were a little bit too #noisy and hard for my #tastes, so I've opted for the Cherry MX #Silent Red instead.
On this #LiveStream, I'm changing them and testing the new #sound and feel.

youtube and twitch
https://furayoshi.com/live

Cleaned the keycaps on my #Glorious GMMK 2 and replaced the switches with #Kailh Box whites 🤍 and 4 Box Pinks 🩷 on the arrow keys 🤓

🧵 the G Pro uses a #Kailh "square" switch.

I've measured it with calipers; 6.2 x 6.2 x 7.2-ish mm. Straight pins.

I've ordered some cheap replacements from China, off of eBay - not quite the same, but the dimensions seem to check out.

I'll continue this thread, once they arrive …in late Oktober 😅

de-soldered Kailh "square" switch of a Logitech G Pro Mouse

Swapped in the #Kailh box navy keyswitches into my keychron Q3 and they're fantastic. Quieter, at least with the gasketed steel plate, than a Cherry MX Green but stiffer with a slightly shorter and sharper engagement. I only have a half-day typing on them but they may be my new favorite switch.

#MechanicalKeyboard

#Kailh

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