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Opblack

Manufacturer: JWK
Brand: 43 Studio

On the product page, some vendors released a tribute to Nixdorf:

To Nixdorf:

Unfortunately, the designer of Nixdorf has passed away. The material for the top housing was developed step by step. Try to keep it consistent with Nixdorf, with the material being slightly white and slightly opaque.
– 43 studio

There are 2 variations of this switch:

OPBlack
55g
65g
— mm
— mm
POM
Coloured (opaque)
Custom (Material Secret, similar to Nixdorf)
Milky
Nylon
Coloured (opaque)
Popu
55g
65g
— mm
— mm
POM
Coloured (opaque)
Custom (Material Secret, similar to Nixdorf)
Milky
Nylon
Coloured (opaque)
43 studio opblack switch stock / lubed typing sound 옵블랙 by zzamvvong
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Linear
Switch Type icon
Linear switches have a smooth and linear feeling from top to bottom when pressed.

Mount type

PCB
5-pin
Switch Mount icon

Spring

Standard (stainless steel)

Volume

Switch Volume icon
normal
Standard switch with no dampers, can be further silenced with lubrication or O-rings.

Lubrication info

Factory lubed icon
Factory lubed? No
Looking for switch lubrication advice? Here's a great start

Switch film

Switch Film icon
No data available. If you've tried these switches with films let us know on our #reviews discord channel.
Why use switch film? Here's a good explanation and a great demonstration.

More info on films and Thicc films by Jinra.

Stem construction

Stem icon
Standard
The stem on this switch is of the standard variety.

ThereminGoat switch score

Opblack
28
/35
Push Feel
15
/25
Wobble
6
/10
Sound
14
/20
Context
6
/10
Other
69
/100
Total
View full score card on GitHub View full review on ThereminGoat.com

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Where to buy

Keyspresso Keyspresso
0.90 CA
iLumkb iLumkb
0.90 SG
Divinikey Divinikey Popu
0.70 US
ELBOARD KEYBOARD SUPPLY ELBOARD KEYBOARD SUPPLY
$0.70 US
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$0.70 US
from... 0.90
These prices are subject to change at any time and should be used only as a rough guide (plus, quite often switches are not sold individually and can sometimes include discounts for larger quantities).

This information is not automatically updated.

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