To start off, an "interesting" one: wiki/ITT_ETL18
It feels like your flicking something when you press it. Quite smooth too.
ITT ETL18 Force Curve
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HaaTa
- Master Kiibohd Hunter
- Location: San Jose, California, USA
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Thanks to Daniel Beardsmore for sending me a bunch of switches!
To start off, an "interesting" one: wiki/ITT_ETL18
It feels like your flicking something when you press it. Quite smooth too.
To start off, an "interesting" one: wiki/ITT_ETL18
It feels like your flicking something when you press it. Quite smooth too.
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Daniel Beardsmore
- Location: Hertfordshire, England
- Main keyboard: Filco Majestouch 1 (home)/Poker II backlit (work)
- Main mouse: MS IMO 1.1
- Favorite switch: Probably not whatever I wrote here
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Wow. That is not even the tiniest little bit like what I expected.
A lot of these graphs from unusual switches go straight across, which makes no sense — that's like travelling at warp 10. If the force remains the same or only decreases, surely it would instantly drop? In that graph, every single point on it is lower than the preload, so once you've overcome that, it should bottom out instantaneously.
In reality, it does bottom out fast, but there's also a force build-up at the start, which I'm not seeing there. Also, the tactile peak subjectively feels more like 60 g to me — it's definitely not a light switch. That graph puts it lighter than MX Red, which it's not.
A lot of these graphs from unusual switches go straight across, which makes no sense — that's like travelling at warp 10. If the force remains the same or only decreases, surely it would instantly drop? In that graph, every single point on it is lower than the preload, so once you've overcome that, it should bottom out instantaneously.
In reality, it does bottom out fast, but there's also a force build-up at the start, which I'm not seeing there. Also, the tactile peak subjectively feels more like 60 g to me — it's definitely not a light switch. That graph puts it lighter than MX Red, which it's not.
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rich1051414
- Location: US
- Main keyboard: Whitefox Zealios 67g
- Main mouse: Logitech G900
- Favorite switch: Alps Orange
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Jesus, that shoots straight across when actuated. I bet it does feel like flicking something.
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snuci
- Vintage computer guy
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Thanks for doing this guys. It is definitely an interesting switch.
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codemonkeymike
- Location: New Jersey
- Main keyboard: Ergodox
- Main mouse: Razer Naga
- Favorite switch: Box Jade
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"Key feel - like none other"
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HaaTa
- Master Kiibohd Hunter
- Location: San Jose, California, USA
- Main keyboard: Depends the day
- Main mouse: CST L-TracX
- Favorite switch: Fujitsu Leaf Spring/Topre/BS/Super Alps
- DT Pro Member: 0006
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Yeah, it feels a lot heavier than it actually is.
I think this may have to do with the amount of momentum your finger has when pressing a linear switch. For a linear switch your finger knows to keep pressing even harder to go down. But for a switch like this (as well as the later half of parabolic switches) your finger can actually get lazier as you press down so it just seems heavier. The preload is also similar to Cherry MX Clear instead of MX Red.
I think this may have to do with the amount of momentum your finger has when pressing a linear switch. For a linear switch your finger knows to keep pressing even harder to go down. But for a switch like this (as well as the later half of parabolic switches) your finger can actually get lazier as you press down so it just seems heavier. The preload is also similar to Cherry MX Clear instead of MX Red.