Sillyworks x Gateron Type R switch

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The Sillyworks x Gateron Type R is a tactile mechanical switch with PA66 top housing, PA66 bottom housing, and POM stem (standard). It features a 22 mm KOS double-stage extended spring. The 55g actuation occurs at 2.20mm. The 60g bottom-out occurs at 3mm. Factory lubing? Yes! Designed by Sillyworks. Manufactured by Gateron.

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Sillyworks x Gateron Type R data sheet

Comments on Sillyworks x Gateron Type R switches

The Gateron Type R tactile switch might be the craziest tactile switch you have ever seen. Sillyworks' goal was to create a tactile switch that doesn't come with any linear travel: A 100% pure tactile switch. The Type R has a super short travel distance which is 3mm only. With the help of the elongated stem pole and tactile bump design, the tactility starts at the keypress and ends with the bottom-out. Sound-wise, because the travel is so short and bottom-out comes too quickly, the Type R switches tend to sound clackier than other Gateron tactile switches – Unikeys.

Sillyworks x Gateron Type R alternatives

Here are some notable alternatives to the Sillyworks x Gateron Type R, 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 PA66 top housing, PA66 bottom housing, and POM stem (standard). The 55g actuation occuring at 2.20mm. The 60g bottom-out being at around 3mm. Factory lubing? Yes! — similar to the Sillyworks x Gateron Type R.