Gateron Root Beer Float switch

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The Gateron Root Beer Float is a tactile mechanical switch with proprietary Milky blend top housing, proprietary INK blend bottom housing, and INK stem (standard). It features a 22 mm gold-plated extension spring. The tactile bump is 62g. The 58g bottom-out occurs at 3.50mm. No factory lubing. Designed by Punkshoo. Manufactured by Gateron.

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Comments on Gateron Root Beer Float switches

From Punkshoo, the switch designer behind the much-loved Gateron Cream Soda switches and the Aflion Melody and Runner Switches, comes his fourth release yet, the Gateron Root Beer Float. This are Punkshoo's second switch from Gateron, and its builds upon the success of the first, the Gateron Cream Soda. These switches feature the same housing material combination as the Cream Soda, with a Milky Top Housing and Ink Bottom Housing. Building upon that strong base, these switches feature a Ink Heavy Tactile stem and do not come pre-lubed so that each of us can tune the switch to our own personal preferences – keygem.

Gateron Root Beer Float alternatives

Here are some notable alternatives to the Gateron Root Beer Float, our reference switch. Competitors with comparable specs across parameters like switch type, housing material, actuation and bottom-out forces and travel distances — even color. Not perfect matches but the closest results in order of similarity.

To recap: we were looking for tactile mechanical switches possibly with proprietary Milky blend top housing, proprietary INK blend bottom housing, and INK stem (standard). The tactile bump being around 62g. The 58g bottom-out being at around 3.50mm. No factory lubing. — similar to the Gateron Root Beer Float.