Cherry Brown O Rings

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Cherry brown o rings.

So recently i picked up a set of o rings 150pc from ebay 1 87 including postage from china. They re 0 5mm thick and i have put them on my ds3 tkl with cherry mx reds so far. Cherry mx switches work meaningfully better with o rings and blue o rings provide more cushion and reduce more wasteful travel as compared to red o rings. I run a comparison of cherry mx red keyswitches with 70a o rings and with no o rings.

A brief explanation of the wasd o ring sound dampeners and a sound test with cherry mx blues. Cherry mx brown 4 6 out of 5 stars 80. Buy cherry mx rubber o ring switch dampeners red 40a l 0 2mm reduction 125pcs. And if these are not genuine cherry o rings then they can come in different color and thickness.

Originally i ordered the red o rings which are a little thinner. It is never safe to assume an o ring is a specific material based on the color alone. There are a lot of alternative o rings especially on ebay and aliexpress. These turned out to be the absolute ideal thickness and pliability for use with my das keyboard professional 4 with cherry mx brown key switches.

Wasd o rings on amazon. If you don t have a keycap puller order one at the same time. In the case of brown switches the tactile bump occurs before the actuation point and therefore well ahead of bottoming out even with blue o rings. When in doubt search for your particular switch brand and see what other people are using.

O rings for a cherry mx keycap should have an inner diameter of about 5mm. I have even seen transparent o rings. The issue with o rings on this switch is that it decrease the 2mm distance from the actuation point to bottoming out and thus you end up bottoming out more often. Visually blacks are thinner than reds.

I have red and black o rings these came with one of switch testers. Keycap puller for mechanical keyboard stainless steel keycap remover tool fixing keyboard black 4 5 out of 5 stars 332. My mx blue keyboard co. Installation takes time and a little finesse.

Below are a variety of o ring colors and the most common materials associated with each color. I know o rings aren t the most exciting new toy but i thought i would write a short review in the hopes it helps somebody. O rings change keycap travel distance.