My mx blue keyboard co.
Cherry brown o rings.
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.
Keycap puller for mechanical keyboard stainless steel keycap remover tool fixing keyboard black 4 5 out of 5 stars 332.
Wasd o rings on amazon.
Buy cherry mx rubber o ring switch dampeners red 40a l 0 2mm reduction 125pcs.
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They re 0 5mm thick and i have put them on my ds3 tkl with cherry mx reds so far.
It is never safe to assume an o ring is a specific material based on the color alone.
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.
There are a lot of alternative o rings especially on ebay and aliexpress.
Visually blacks are thinner than reds.
Originally i ordered the red o rings which are a little thinner.
A brief explanation of the wasd o ring sound dampeners and a sound test with cherry mx blues.
I have even seen transparent o rings.
Over time and in certain industries specific o ring colors have been used to differentiate between materials.
Installation takes time and a little finesse.
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.
I run a comparison of cherry mx red keyswitches with 70a o rings and with no o rings.
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O rings for a cherry mx keycap should have an inner diameter of about 5mm.
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.
O rings change keycap travel distance.
Below are a variety of o ring colors and the most common materials associated with each color.
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.
So recently i picked up a set of o rings 150pc from ebay 1 87 including postage from china.
I have red and black o rings these came with one of switch testers.
And if these are not genuine cherry o rings then they can come in different color and thickness.