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Cherry MX2A Northern Light

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Cherry MX2A Northern Light

Switches · Linear · 45 g · MX · 10 per pack · In production

Cherry's polished, factory-lubed linear with a noise-damped stem. It is one of the quietest and smoothest 5-pin MX switches sold new.

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£6List price

For a pack of 10.

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Some specs from reviews or retailers · sources

Cherry gives 45 cN actuation, 1.6 mm pre-travel, 3.7 mm total travel, 5-pin, gold-plated 18 mm single-stage spring and a glass-fibre reinforced base. Cherry's own shop sells a 36-pack (about EUR 23) that was out of stock; the GBP price is The Thocc Exchange's UK price and the pack size behind it (assumed 10) was not stated clearly. Bottom-out force is left out because the sources disagree (Cherry's page and a retailer give very different numbers).

Specs

Version
MX2A, silent linear
Type
Linear
Mechanism
Mechanical
Actuation force
45 g
Pre-travel
1.6 mm
Total travel
3.7 mm
Pins
5-pin
Footprint
MX
Factory lubed
Yes
Housing
top Polished polymer, bottom Glass-fibre reinforced polymer
Stem material
Polymer with noise-damping insert
Spring
18 mm single-stage, gold-plated
Pack size
10 switches

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