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dust proof/waterproof switches vs not specified? (self.mechanicalkeyboards)

submitted 2 years ago by plotting_homelab to c/[email protected]

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so i bought my first case+pcb+keycaps only needing some nice switches i have a switch tester and decided i want to go with some nice red/linear switches. As i am on a budget i am looking at some kailh and gateron and OUTEMU switches.

I noticed that kailh has box switches that they claim are dust proof/resistant and OUTEMU has water/dustproof ip56 switches. I cant find gaterons dust/water resistant switches. Now my question is: does this matter? like are normal switches likely to fail due to dust and is going with water proof switches going to mean i can spill my drinks on my keyboard? If not is there some gasket or so that does make this last thing possible?

Thanks for making this clear to me.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

My first keyboard with standard Cherry MX browns last me a decade despite living with a hairy cat. Whenever I removed the caps, there was quite a bit of dust and hair, but it never got bad enough to affect performance and I cleaned it like once every 2 years? In the end, the reason I swapped it out was because the springs were worn out, not dust. Don't know about water though.