Cherry Brown O Rings

Over time and in certain industries specific o ring colors have been used to differentiate between materials.

Cherry brown o rings.

And if these are not genuine cherry o rings then they can come in different color and thickness. A brief explanation of the wasd o ring sound dampeners and a sound test with cherry mx blues. I run a comparison of cherry mx red keyswitches with 70a o rings and with no o rings. If you don t have a keycap puller order one at the same time.

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. Topre switches are a little fatter and require a 7mm o ring. Originally i ordered the red o rings which are a little thinner.

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. Please comment if you d like to see more videos. 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. My mx blue keyboard co.

So recently i picked up a set of o rings 150pc from ebay 1 87 including postage from china. 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. Cherry mx brown 4 6 out of 5 stars 80. Visually blacks are thinner than reds.

Installation takes time and a little finesse. 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. Below are a variety of o ring colors and the most common materials associated with each color. It is never safe to assume an o ring is a specific material based on the color alone.

O rings for a cherry mx keycap should have an inner diameter of about 5mm. Buy cherry mx rubber o ring switch dampeners red 40a l 0 2mm reduction 125pcs. When in doubt search for your particular switch brand and see what other people are using. 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.

O rings change keycap travel distance. I have even seen transparent o rings. 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.