![]() Not to fret, however, as in lieu of this change of schedule, I’ve written several documents ahead of time to release over the course of my work time such that you all can still keep to the normal expected pace of reviews from me. While I am currently unaware of where I will be, I may be rotating major cities every few weeks and thus I won’t be able to review new switches in the same capacity that I normally can, if any were to pop up. ![]() Additionally, due to the decontamination units being placed close to hospitals in major cities being hit by the pandemic the hardest, I am going to be required to travel and stay in hotels for most of this time. While normally this wouldn’t be worth mentioning, I’m bringing it up as it is going to require me to be working 12-hour days, most days of the week for the next couple of months. Over the course of the last week I have been lucky to obtain an internship with a rather famous research and development company working on decontaminating N95 masks on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. That being said, I don’t think I want to add the extra cost to the Tangies as they are smooth enough alone with some 205g0, and I have some v1 Zealios housings that are begging for those Invyr stems…but I’m still tempted, lol.So, initially I tend to start out these reviews with a little bit of a joke or anecdote prior to actually jumping into the review material, though I’m going to start this document with a bit of news, instead. So overall, I’m incredibly impressed that with lube what the UHMWPE stem Tangerine R2 housing combo produces in terms of smoothness and sound – I can live with the wobble. As for wobble, there is much more than the stock stem, at least with this batch of Invyr stems. There was NO stick-slip phenomenon present when using the stem regardless of lube. On top of this, the sound produced is lower pitched and dampened. However, lubing with 205g0 eliminated this feeling entirely and created the smoothest switch that I’ve ever tried, even compared to the Tangies with similar lube (which was previously the smoothest switch I’ve experienced). It also adds a rattly sound when depressing at normal speed – overall unusable. The stems in an unlubed housing produces a near frictionless down-stroke which is even noticeably smoother than the stock switch, BUT from a combination of the leaf and the shorter legs of the Invyr stems, there is a tiny gap between pressing the switch and where it contacts the leaf (or a bend on the leaf) which gives it an unstable and undesirable tactility. I got my UHMWPE stems in last night and was able to do some brief experimentation with them in the Tangerine R2 housings. Since I enjoy the feel, I wonder if I could get away with lubing the top and bottom housings (with spring) and get similar results in feel.and sound? That’s tomorrow night…along with some mx silent stems. So with these few sample cases (my batch of lube, and my application technique), it seems the best option for me is a light layer of 205g0. ![]() Finally I applied a very thin layer of 205g0 which usually gives me the ultimate buttery feel in a linear, but it actually felt as fast and smooth as stock with vastly better acoustics. I know lube usually adds this resistance, but the trade-off is a smoother buttery feel – not so with these switches. ![]() 3204 had less resistance than 3203, but still felt too sluggish for the nature of this switch. 3203 added too much resistance which made it feel less smooth though the sound was greatly improved. Stock they feel fast with little to no friction, but are loud and clacky. ![]()
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