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Cherry MX Leveling Mechanism Kit, jumper wire option?

Posted: 12 Apr 2011, 21:06
by vsedach
I have two questions about Cherry MX switches:

1. What is the jumper wire option for the Cherry MX switches, and what is it used for?

2. What is the Cherry MX Leveling Mechanism Kit?

Posted: 12 Apr 2011, 21:23
by ripster
Think of the jumper as a wire connecting two points on the PCB.

The Cherry Corp G99-xxxx Leveling Kit is just the stabilizers. They are not getting much love at Geekhack among the Leopold crowd.
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Posted: 15 Apr 2011, 15:49
by itlnstln
I don't mind the Cherry Stabilizers for the most part, but they can make the spacebar feel a little stiff/mushy sometimes. Other stabilized keys aren't so bad, though. The Filco spacebar is the best I have ever used.

Posted: 16 Apr 2011, 15:04
by mtl
It seems at least part of the reason why Cherry stabilizers feel mushy is the stabilizer bottoms out before the key switch. Perhaps shaving a bit of length off the top of the stabilizer stems would improve the feel?

Posted: 16 Apr 2011, 16:10
by ripster
I'll take some close up pics sometime and do a TIL about how a Cherry stabilizer works.

I doubt it bottoms out though.

Posted: 16 Apr 2011, 20:25
by runeazn
those cherry stabilizers makes it feel like a soft black mx which is a red rofl :)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011, 21:08
by ripster
runeazn wrote:those cherry stabilizers makes it feel like a soft black mx which is a red rofl :)
You must have this as a Macro: "rofl :)"

Posted: 16 Apr 2011, 21:17
by runeazn
naw.
:roll:

i dont have any macro's but that is a good plan rip ;)