Evaluation of Kaihua & Fuling Customized BOX Cotton Candy Series Shafts: Good-looking, Good Handfeel
The Kaihua BOX series shaft body was officially launched in 2015. The dustproof and waterproof characteristics of the independent torsion spring sound structure, as well as good feel feedback, have also gained a high degree of attention and excellent reputation among the user community. Numerous shaft schemes and different color schemes further meet the aesthetic and feel needs of the majority of users. Coinciding with the seventh anniversary of the launch of the BOX series of switches, Kaihua launched the customized BOX Marshmallow series of switches jointly with Fuling. Next, let’s follow the author to see how the three switches in this series look and feel.
凯华&腹灵定制BOX棉花糖系列轴体供推出了三款轴体，提供了有声段落，提前大段落和线性三种手感，用户可以通过外观配色区别来进行区分。三款轴体均延续了BOX经典的三区方案结构，拥有8000万次点击寿命，并且均配备了独立的导光柱结构，兼容主流贴片灯珠同时，让灯光更集中，灯光观感更佳。其中，有声段落BOX棉花糖轴采用了PC透明材质，粉透上盖+绿透底座配合白色方形轴心；提前大段落BOX棉花糖轴采用绿色轴座+粉色雾面轴盖搭配白色方形轴心，而线性手感的BOX棉花糖轴采用粉色轴盖+绿色轴座搭配圆形轴心方案，这款轴体还采用了全POM材质方案，提升顺滑度并保持长久保持顺滑手感。
The shaft structure still adopts the mainstream shaft cover, shaft seat, shaft center, and spring four-part structure, and an additional independent light guide column is added, and the shape of the light guide column is also slightly different. The interior of the shaft body is a BOX three-partition scheme, and the switch area is sealed and protected to prevent dust and water from intruding, and to improve the service life and durability of the handle. The paragraph version with sound also incorporates the unique torsion spring sound structure of the BOX shaft body, the sound is clean and clear, ethereal and crisp. The shaft cover scheme adopts a large buckle structure, which is tightly connected and can also reduce impurities from invading the interior of the shaft body, affecting the feel and service life. The shaft seat adopts a five-pin scheme, which is compatible with mainstream hot-swappable mechanical keyboards. It is firm and stable after installation, and it also improves the feel to a certain extent. The springs are all single-stage long springs, the pressing feel is even and linear, and the rebound is more handy.
In terms of details, the paragraph version with sound is made of PC color transparent material, and the sealing cover inside the shaft body is also adjusted to a transparent material, which can further improve the performance of light transmission. The linear feel solution adopts an independent light guide column with a beveled semicircle, which improves the compatibility of the keycap and also focuses more light. The other two switches use the common inverted trapezoidal light guide column, and the light transmission performance is also very good. The advanced paragraph version adopts a square and elongated tapered shaft, the shaft stroke is shorter, the feedback is clear and smooth, the sound is tight and solid, and the hand feeling is very good. The shaft center and shaft cover of the three shafts adopt the guide rail scheme, which can improve the stability during the pressing process and make the hand feel smoother.
In terms of shaft parameter setting, the audible segment version has a trigger pressure of 50g, a total stroke of 3.6mm, and a trigger stroke of 1.8mm; the advance segment version provides a trigger pressure of 38g, a total stroke of 3.4mm, and a trigger stroke of 2mm; the linear version uses 39g Light trigger pressure, 4mm total travel, 1.7mm trigger travel. In terms of feel feedback, the audible paragraph version is pressed lightly, rebounds to follow the hand, the paragraph sense is clear, the sound is crisp, and the air is full of inspiration; the early paragraph version feels light, the paragraph block feeling is clear, and it touches the bottom smoothly after a little force, and the paragraph feedback is better. Strong, concentrated sound control; the linear version feels light and smooth, fast with the hand, and continuous tapping is more stable and comfortable. The interior of the three shafts is lubricated, the handle is handled properly, small noises and spring sounds are suppressed in place, and the quality of the shafts is very good.
In terms of light guide performance, the linear version uses a convex and independent light guide column, while the other two models use an inverted trapezoidal light guide column. Diffuse effect. In terms of visual experience, the former is brighter and more concentrated, while the latter two shafts have a better covering effect. In terms of actual installation performance, the lighting looks soft and comfortable, with good brightness and covering effects. The material of the shaft body of the audio paragraph version also has a certain degree of light transmission, which looks more crystal clear and full of atmosphere.
Summarize:
The BOX Marshmallow series shafts provide three different hand-feeling schemes. The material matching and details of the shaft body are very careful, and the appearance and feel are well balanced. The independent light guide column structure also brings good light transmission and soft light performance. It is also very friendly to RGB lighting lovers. It is also compatible with mainstream hot-swappable mechanical keyboards and various SMD lights. Compatibility and playability are excellent. very nice. These three shafts will be launched on Fuling CMK75 for the first time. The retail plan suggests that everyone pay more attention to Kaihua's dynamics.
