🇺🇦 haxadecimal 🚫👑

If you want Cherry MX keyswitches for future use, you might want to stock up. Cherry announced last year that production was moving to China, but today Mouser Electronics sent me an obsolescence notice for Cherry MX Blue.
:-(
#MechanicalKeyboard #CherryMX #CherryMXBlue

EDIT: sorry if I caused any alarm. As several people have informed me, just replace the MX1A prefix with MX2A.

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Show threadMarco Bresciani9h ago
@brouhaha
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Show threadJames Gilbert8h ago
@brouhaha Isn't that because Cherry are now producing the new MX2A switches? I've just bought some browns and they're great.
Show thread🇺🇦 haxadecimal 🚫👑6h ago
@jgrg
I don't know. The obsolescence notice was for MX1A-E1NW and did not give any details or replacement information.
Show threadRaptor 6h ago

@brouhaha @jgrg they did on digikey, replacment part numbers are the same just replacing 1 with the 2, they link them on the old product pages.

MX2A-E1NW
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/cherry-americas-llc/MX2A-E1NW/21738396
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/CHERRY/MX2A-E1NW?qs=P%2FxahI%252BVehmT092ODsZ10w%3D%3D

Show thread🇺🇦 haxadecimal 🚫👑3h ago
@raptor85 @jgrg
Good to know. Thanks!
Show threadDaniel Gibson3h ago
@brouhaha @raptor85 @jgrg
I wonder if there's a way to tell Cherry switches made in Germany vs made in China apart - and when exactly they started producing there and if there was a time where they produced in both countries
Show threadMark J. Blair5h ago
@brouhaha Is there any remaining justification to buy real Cherry MX switches instead of one of the many less expensive knockoffs? For that matter, was there ever a justification?
Show thread🇺🇦 haxadecimal 🚫👑3h ago
@NF6X
I dunno. I like MX Blue pretty well. There probably is a knock-off that I'd find acceptable, but I haven't searched.
Show threadmuddle3h ago
@brouhaha the news prompted me to go look up how to change the switches on a mechanical keyboard. I have one keyboard with Cherry switches. I figured out I can replace them but I'd need to desolder the original ones. So, don't worry about the false alarm... at least from my POV, I learned something useful as a result of your original post.