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Turn on/off clickiness

A macropad by Anis-mit-I that is switchable between clicky and linear.

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Published December 10, 2021
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Fellow Redditor Anis-mit-I tied a string around the end of the clickbars of his clicky switches (Kailh Box Navy), which then gets attached to a movable plate. By pulling on the string, the click bar can be moved out of the way of the slider, making the switch linear, therefore most switches with a click bar should be compatible.

Some photos from the inside: https://imgur.com/a/B5cFDB3

And two videos:

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Published on Fri 10th Dec 2021. Featured in KBD #56 (source).


Tags: switchtip

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