Cherry Brown O Rings

There are a lot of alternative o rings especially on ebay and aliexpress.

Cherry brown o rings. O rings change keycap travel distance. I have even seen transparent o rings. Below are a variety of o ring colors and the most common materials associated with each color. Over time and in certain industries specific o ring colors have been used to differentiate between materials.

Visually blacks are thinner than reds. Wasd o rings on amazon. Please comment if you d like to see more videos. 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.

My mx blue keyboard co. Cherry mx brown 4 6 out of 5 stars 80. O rings for a cherry mx keycap should have an inner diameter of about 5mm. Keycap puller for mechanical keyboard stainless steel keycap remover tool fixing keyboard black 4 5 out of 5 stars 332.

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

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. If you don t have a keycap puller order one at the same time. The 2mm seems like a better o ring than a 4mm because it decreases the distance less while also providing the benefit of a quieter clack if you do accidentally bottom out. Topre switches are a little fatter and require a 7mm o ring.

So recently i picked up a set of o rings 150pc from ebay 1 87 including postage from china. I run a comparison of cherry mx red keyswitches with 70a o rings and with no o rings. I have red and black o rings these came with one of switch testers. They re 0 5mm thick and i have put them on my ds3 tkl with cherry mx reds so far.

When in doubt search for your particular switch brand and see what other people are using. Installation takes time and a little finesse. 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.