I Think My Switch Is Stuck! - The Tale of Cherry MX Locks
Over the years of collecting mechanical keyboard switches, I’ve been lucky enough to have encountered dozens upon dozens of rare and unique ones that have stuck in my mind to this day. Prototypes, factory errors, and even a few switches so rare that there is literally zero documentation about them anywhere in the world all fill that personal list from top to bottom. However, I realize that talking about switches so far outside of most people’s reaches, and even sometimes my own grasp, doesn’t make for the most exciting of articles about switches. To this newest generation of keyboard enthusiasts, though, there is one pretty rare MX-style switch which has made its way to the top of everyone’s “must try” lists – Cherry MX Locks. These often undiscussed and even more rarely seen switches are something that few people have seen and even fewer have had the chance to try at a meetup before. However, the list of people who really know how these unique Cherry switches work is even shorter...
Jul 23, 2024
Unfortunately, they said the only options are either (A) replacing the keyboard entirely(!!), (B) a $20 refund or (C) returning the entire unit (for a full refund). I asked again if that really is the only solution, but if they can't I'll just pick the $20 and buy a Halo Switch Pack next time it drops. It sucks, but this is the only blemish for me and I can work around it by moving the switches to my least-used, least-important keys. (thanks to hotswap)
My old keyboard is also hotswappable and it doesn't happen with the switches I've got in that but does on the massdrop ctrl. I have over 8 keyboards at home and this is the only I've ever experienced this issue with.
The CTRL has standard, plat mounted hot swappable sockets, there shouldn't be much difference.