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Daniel Beardsmore wrote:[wiki]Futaba clicky switch[/wiki]

Thanks. I like the sound of the switch and the sound of its name.

The name may go. There's still significant scepticism that there are linear and tactile versions, but the evidence is clearly mounting. A number of people now have reported keyboards where the Futaba clicky switches don't click; ascaii has one, and I'm hoping to get my hands on it and dissect a switch to see how it differs from the clicky version.

I have 2 keyboards with futaba switches which aren’t at all tactile, but do make an obnoxious pinging noise (like the one in the video) at the bottom (which switches come in 3 colors of inverse-cross-mount). I didn’t realize there were any other kind. If someone sends me a “clicky” futaba switch, or has a lead on a known clicky one on ebay for cheap, I’d be glad to verify that they’re different.

Recording of a loose Futaba switch on a wooden floor:

http://telcontar.net/store/hosted/fora/ ... switch.wav (I am not deigned the privilege of attaching it)

The switch is very smooth with a deep click.

The force curve of what we are assuming to be the old version is shown on this page:

http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~silencium/k ... 8pc88.html

You can see that it's very smooth with a tactile event in the middle. You definitely feel it, so if you don't get a deep click or feel a bump, then indeed you must have a linear version.

Daniel Beardsmore wrote:The name may go. There's still significant scepticism that there are linear and tactile versions, but the evidence is clearly mounting. A number of people now have reported keyboards where the Futaba clicky switches don't click; ascaii has one, and I'm hoping to get my hands on it and dissect a switch to see how it differs from the clicky version.

I meant just the "Futaba" part. There's something primal about it. Fu-TAH-ba!

Daniel Beardsmore wrote:Recording of a loose Futaba switch on a wooden floor:

http://telcontar.net/store/hosted/fora/ ... switch.wav (I am not deigned the privilege of attaching it)

The switch is very smooth with a deep click.

The force curve of what we are assuming to be the old version is shown on this page:

http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~silencium/k ... 8pc88.html

You can see that it's very smooth with a tactile event in the middle. You definitely feel it, so if you don't get a deep click or feel a bump, then indeed you must have a linear version.

The wav link didn't work for me.

Hypersphere wrote:The wav link didn't work for me.

Your computer is probably broken.

Works for me. Hyper: you'd better upgrade to Yosemite!

Daniel Beardsmore wrote:

Hypersphere wrote:The wav link didn't work for me.

Your computer is probably broken.

Okay, it worked when I used Safari, but not when I used Chrome.

Futaba on a wooden floor sounds like a good accompaniment to a voodoo ritual.

That won't be the first thing that mysteriously doesn't work in Chrome. Last time I checked they even managed to get the keyboard access of <select> elements badly wrong. I'm also surprised that their "address" bar doesn't match page titles from browser history yet. How it can fail to download a WAV file, I have no idea.