v.2025-01-16
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Wobkey Rainy 75 Switch Swap

Key switch name profile switch
Default HMX Violet Linear Linear
F1, Left Shift, Left Ctrl, Win,
Fn, Delete, Back Space
Kaihl Box White V2 Clicky, pulled from 8bitdo keyboard.
Home Kaihl Box Summer Clicky
ESC Kaihl Box Jade Clicky
Right Ctrl Kaihl Box Bamboo Clicky, Pins got bent.
Left Alt Kaihl Box Black Clicky
Tab Kaihl Box Jellyfish X Clicky variant, Round Top
F5 Kaihl Box White Clicky, V1 sounds same as V2
F9 Kaihl Box Owl Clicky
Caps Lock, F2, F3, F4,
F6, F7, F8,
F10, F11, F12,
Print Screen, End,
Up Arrow, Down Arrow,
Left, Arrow, Right Arrow
Kaihl Box Navy Clicky, Sound exactly like Box Whites but require more actuation force than the box whites.
Stopped Using Kaihl Speed Copper Tactile, MX Stem.
Need MX Stem to easily remove
cap for access to on off switch.
Stopped using Cap Locks still got stuck on MX Stem anyway and now I am not using KeyCap so Box Navy Looks better.

Stems

The box stems are the most stable. Circle is next most stable. The + (MX) stems suck. Have no stability. However they had one advantage. The wobkey has on off switch on caps lock key I need to use a + stem here as the key caps REALLY, REALLY stick to box stems. The pull the switch out of the board when I try to remove just the key cap. So Box stems are ther best for stability, but if you need to remove key caps alot do NOT use. The wob key on off switch is under the caps lock so going to use a linear with + stem there. No choice.

5 pin or 3 pin

5 pin is better than 3 pin. More stable. Only two of the pins are metal. There is always a center plastic post but with 5 pin there are 2 side plastic posts adding to stability. 5 pin seems to work on all my boards so just get 5 pin if you buy switches.

HMX Violet Linear

Similiar to reds I used in the past. Short Actuation.

Kaihl Box White V2

If I hadn't gotten the 8bitdo key board I never would have realized how much I prefer clicky. For main letter and number keys on the wobkey I will for now stick with the HMX Violet Linears. But for most surrounding Keys like Delete, Ctrl, etc. I swapped with clicky. I pulled most Kaihl Box W hite V2s out of 8bit do for this. I threw the HMX Violet linears in the 8 bit do instead where I pulled out a Box White V2.