Mechanical Keyboards / Mechanical Key Switches / CHOC

Back in my day, if you wanted to make a mechanical keyboard, you had to solder in expensive key switches onto your PCB - and woe to the person who decided they wanted to change their linear keys instead of clicky ones! Bah humbug, kids these days have no idea, what with their fancy Kailh Choc Switch Sockets - they know nothing of suffering! With these sockets,...

For crafting your very own custom keyboard, these Kailh Choc Low Profile Clicky White mechanical key switches are super slim, with ultra-low profile compared to MX compatible switches! Please note these are NOT MX COMPATIBLE! They cannot be used in 'MX' sockets or PCBs or keycaps, the pin arrangement is totally different. That said, they are much lower profile, and...

The only thing better than a nice mechanical key, is one that also can glow any color of the rainbow - and that's what the Adafruit NeoKey Breakout will let you do! This little 0.75" x 0.95" PCB can fit one Kailh CHOC or compatible switch and make it easy to use with a breadboard or perfboard. The breakout has a Kailh CHOC socket, which means you can plug in any...

For crafting your very own custom keyboard, these Kailh Choc Low Profile Linear Red mechanical key switches are super slim, with ultra-low profile compared to MX compatible switches! Please note these are NOT MX COMPATIBLE! They cannot be used in 'MX' sockets or PCBs or keycaps, the pin arrangement is totally different. That said, they are much lower profile, and...