🇺🇦 haxadecimal 🚫👑1d ago

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.

Show threadJames Gilbert1d 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 🚫👑
@jgrg
I don't know. The obsolescence notice was for MX1A-E1NW and did not give any details or replacement information.
Apr 3 at 11:39pmWeb
Show threadRaptor 1d 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 🚫👑23h ago
@raptor85 @jgrg
Good to know. Thanks!
Show threadDaniel Gibson22h 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