As a well-known switch manufacturer in China, Kaihua’s BOX series switches are well known in the keyboard circle. With its innovative internal structure scheme and excellent hand feeling performance, the BOX series switches have gained a good reputation among users and market share. There is a good performance in terms of rate. On the recent Black Canyon Y-series new keyboards, Kaihua also provides customized scenery series switches based on BOX switches, and named them Danxia switches, Cangling switches, and Yanmo switches. Next, follow the author to see their workmanship. How does it feel.
Kaihua BOX scenery series shafts are also in the form of transparent cans, which are very convenient for access, storage, and identification. The three shafts also use different color schemes, allowing users to identify them more quickly through their appearance Shaft type.
The Danxia axis, the Cangling axis, and the Yanmo axis are all built based on the BOX axis. In terms of color matching, they correspond to the Danxia red of the Danxia landform, the Cangling green of the high mountains, and the sandy soil color of the lonely smoke in the desert. The selection and naming are still very good. The three shafts all adopt the scheme of colored shaft seat, shaft center and color transparent shaft cover, which looks balanced in color and very consistent in visual effect. The shaft seat adopts the common three-legged specification, which can be easily adapted to most mechanical keyboards on the market, and hot-swappable replacement is also very convenient. These three shafts correspond to the linear feel, the strong sound stage feel and the advanced stage feel respectively. On the basis of satisfying the user's visual needs, it also brings more choices to the user in terms of the feel scheme.
The three shafts of Danxia shaft, Cangling shaft and Yanmo shaft are all based on Kaihua BOX shaft, and the classic three-zone scheme of BOX is also used in structure. Good dustproof performance, but also improves the service life. The large buckle shaft cover of the color screen is very stable after installation. With the shaft center scheme of the closed wall structure, it can further reduce the shaking when pressing, improve the consistency of the button feel, and ensure that the trigger at different angles can bring smooth, Stable pressing feel. An additional light guide structure is added to the shaft cover, which can further improve the light transmission and uniform light performance of the shaft body, and bring better lighting effects.
The Cangling axis continues the unique torsion spring sounding scheme, providing an independent sound cavity structure near the lamp position, through the raised feet on the axis, the torsion spring is touched during the pressing process, bringing a clear paragraph feel and And its crisp pressing sound. The interior of the three shafts has also been lubricated, which is relatively smooth in terms of pressing feel, and at the same time reduces the "rustling sound" when pressing, and is very careful in terms of user experience and handling. A single-stage long spring is used inside the shaft body, which can provide a more uniform and linear feel feedback when pressing, and also improve the rebound performance to a certain extent.
In the parameter section, the Danxia switch, Cangling switch, and Yanmo switch all adopt a 3.6mm total stroke design, of which the Danxia switch has a trigger pressure of 45gf and a trigger stroke of 1.3mm. With the linear feel scheme, the press is light and smooth, and the force is strong. Uniform linearity, moderate bottoming pressure and rebound force, can also provide users with good hand feedback. The Cangling switch has a trigger pressure of 50gf and a trigger stroke of 1.8mm. As a voice switch, it has the same torsion spring sound structure as the BOX white switch. The switch feels clear and natural, and the sound is crisp and bright. Excellent, with a very good sense of rhythm under continuous tapping. The trigger pressure of the Yanmo switch is 40gf, and the trigger stroke is 2.3mm. As an advanced step switch, the step feeling is clear and clear, the step stroke is relatively large, and the hand feeling characteristics are very obvious. These three shafts have a service life of about 100 million times. With the shaft center solution with dust-proof wall and guide rail, they have good performance in durability and pressing stability, and can also bring better results to users. feel performance.
After being installed on the keyboard, the shaft body has a three-dimensional and exquisite appearance, and the lines on the upper cover are clearer and more thorough, with a full sense of hierarchy, and the performance is still very good. A light guide column is also added to the shaft cover, the light looks soft and natural, and the divergence effect is even and comfortable. Good lighting effect rendering performance makes the desktop lighting more atmospheric.
Summarize:
Kaihua BOX scenery series shafts not only have a high-value appearance, but the three-zone structure of the BOX also brings excellent hand feeling performance. The pressing is stable and smooth, and the hand feeling consistency is also very good. The linear shaft feels light and stable, smooth and even, the paragraph shaft feels clear and tough, and the rebound feel is also excellent. At present, these three switches are only mounted on the Black Canyon Y series keyboards, and the Gasket structure can also better play the feel of the switches. Users who want to try them may wish to pay attention to the Black Canyon Y series three-mode mechanical keyboard.