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Makami
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May 4, 2017
Finally :) Congratulations! Any rough numbers, estimate how often switches can be swapped without making the mechanism get loose/worn out? That's something i would try to measure to keep people happy and is somehow crucial for me.
MakamiSpec sheet says 110, I believe.
MakamiThe sockets that we use are rated at 100 cycles. As a point of reference, the Holtite sockets that are commonly used for modding an existing PCB to support hotswap are apparently rated at half of that (50 cycles) as per the datasheet.
Makami
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May 4, 2017
OverKillThank you, havn't you tried?
Makamiswapping a switch in one socket 100 times would not provide a representative sample. I trust that Kaihua has done proper testing and provides a correct rating for cycles.
MakamiI don't feel like this will happen. I've yet to see people even complain too much with the super cheap magicforce hot swappable keyboards. I feel like people simply won't swap switches that often, there would be no reason to. Of course stating the rating is always good though just so people know.
MakamiThank you so much for the compliment Makami!
MakamiWorst case, the hot-swap inserts are easy to swap out with a soldering iron. The PCB was designed to be repairable from one side.
Makami
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May 5, 2017
HaaTaTy for your answer and that's good to know.
Makami
4237
May 5, 2017
livingspeedbumpAgreed, i've asked the same question at the first Magicforce drop without getting an answer. Might be my german blood that a question like that comes up for me.
MakamiEvery good project needs some German blood and attention to detail ;)
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