Alpaca Linear Mechanical Keyboard Switches
The Alpaca Linear Mechanical Keyboard Switches are a fan-favorite among keyboard enthusiasts, offering buttery-smooth keystrokes and premium build quality. With their quiet operation and elegant design, these switches are ideal for those seeking a refined typing or gaming experience.
Key Features:
- Linear Typing Experience: Provides consistent, smooth keypresses with no tactile bump or audible click.
- Optimized Resistance: A 62g bottom-out force delivers a balanced feel for extended typing or gaming sessions.
- Durable Materials: Crafted with a nylon bottom housing, polycarbonate top housing, and POM stem for longevity and performance.
- Extended Travel Distance: Pre-travel of 2.0mm and total travel of 4.0mm ensures a satisfying keypress with full range motion.
- Versatile Compatibility: A 5-pin PCB mount design offers stability and can be modified for 3-pin hotswap boards.
Tailored Options to Match Your Preferences
Whether you're building your first mechanical keyboard or perfecting an existing setup, we offer two options to suit your needs:
- Hand-Lubed Switches: Professionally lubed to minimize friction and enhance smoothness for a premium typing experience.
- Hand-Lubed & Filmed Switches: Includes the same expert lubing process, with Durock Foam Films added to stabilize the housing and refine acoustics.
Why Choose Lubed or Lubed & Filmed?
Expert Craftsmanship for Superior Performance
Our hand-lubed and filmed Alpaca switches deliver unparalleled smoothness and acoustic refinement, ensuring each keystroke feels and sounds perfect.
Hand-Lubed Switches:
- What You Get: Professionally hand-lubed with Krytox 205G0 on housings, stem, and legs, and Krytox GPL105 on springs.
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Benefits:
- Silky-smooth keystrokes.
- Reduced friction and noise.
- A consistent and refined typing experience.
Hand-Lubed & Filmed Switches:
- What You Get: Includes the same meticulous lubing process, with the addition of Durock Foam Films to stabilize housing.
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Benefits:
- Enhanced housing stability for a solid, premium feel.
- Improved sound dampening for quieter, deeper acoustics.
Specifications
Amount per Quantity: 10
Switch Type: Linear
Pin Type: 5-pin PCB mount
Top Housing: Polycarbonate
Bottom Housing: Nylon
Stem Material: POM
Spring: 14 mm
Pre-Travel: 2.0 mm
Total Travel: 4.0 mm
Spring Actuation: -
Spring Bottom Out: 62.0 g
Manufacturer: PRIME KEYBOARD
Lubrication Method
For optimal performance and smoothness, the bottom housing rails, exterior stem pole, and all surfaces of the stem including the legs are expertly lubricated with Krytox 205G0. The springs are also lubricated with Krytox GPL105 and the switches are topped off with an application of Durock Foam Films.
Disclaimer
The images displayed are for illustrative purposes only. Due to factors such as plastic material, dyes, production conditions, and variations in lighting and digital photography, colors may vary slightly from the actual product. By purchasing, you agree to these terms.
Please note that these switches feature two additonal thick plastic pins (5-pin) that may not be compatible with 3-pin hotswap boards. To make them compatible, you need to clip the two pins. Kindly confirm compatibility before purchasing.
Order 150+ lubed or lubed & filmed switches to get 10% off! Free shipping is also applied for orders over $99.00 USD.