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> The switches are printed in PETG. If you want to see them in action, you might enjoy my video of operating the switch tester. The final incarnation of the swi
by readyplayernull 3y ago
> The switches are printed in PETG. If you want to see them in action, you might enjoy my video of operating the switch tester. The final incarnation of the switch design lasted over 350k presses in all cases, and some instances still hadn't failed at 500k presses. This is a lot lower than the "tens of millions" that might be expected of a commercial switch
It would be interesting to know whether that keyboard still works after 3 years if not reaching those numbers, my impression is that plastic becomes brittle with time, specially under sunlight. Those quality measures seem meaningless as devices get a little old. For example the screen of my Galaxy Z Flip3 started breaking by the middle after just 2 years with average use.
- AlphaSite 3y agoDepends on the specific plastic you choose, some are more sensitive to UV than others and you can choose the one with the appropriate properties for your usecase. That said, I don’t imagine the switches them selves have much UV exposure as they’re under the keycaps.