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Cherry MX2A Silent Red
Switches · Linear · 45 g · MX · 36 per pack · Limited
A Cherry MX Red with a damped pink stem that cuts bottom-out and return noise. A familiar light linear for shared offices and late-night typing.
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For a pack of 36.
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Specs partly unverified · sources
Cherry gives 45 cN actuation, 1.9 mm pre-travel and 3.7 mm total travel, factory lubed. The page doesn't give a pin count: the RGB-compatible MX2A Silent Red is generally listed as a plate-mount (3-pin) switch, so 3 is recorded here, but check the pack. The EUR 21.99 price is Cherry's own 36-kit, which was out of stock. Overclockers UK lists Cherry silent reds but we couldn't read a GBP price. Bottom-out force is left out because sources conflict.
Specs
- Version
- MX2A RGB Silent Red
- Type
- Linear
- Mechanism
- Mechanical
- Actuation force
- 45 g
- Pre-travel
- 1.9 mm
- Total travel
- 3.7 mm
- Pins
- 3-pin
- Footprint
- MX
- Factory lubed
- Yes
- Housing
- top Polymer, bottom Glass-fibre reinforced polymer
- Stem material
- Polymer with noise-damping insert
- Pack size
- 36 switches
Works with
Barebones kits
7 of 8 fit- Glorious GMMK 3 PRO Barebones (75%)75% · ANSI/ISO · Hot-swap
- KBDfans Tofu60 2.0 DIY Kit60% · ANSI · Hot-swap
- Keychron Q1 Max Barebone75% · ANSI · Hot-swap · Wireless
- Keychron Q2 Max Barebone65% · ANSI · Hot-swap · Wireless
- Keychron Q3 Max BareboneTKL · ANSI · Hot-swap · Wireless
PCBs
10 of 10 fit- Geonworks Venom 60 MX PCB60% · ANSI · Hot-swap · GH60
- KBDfans DZ60 Rev 3.0 PCB60% · ANSI/ISO · Solder · GH60
- KBDfans DZ60RGB-ANSI V2 Hot Swap PCB60% · ANSI · Hot-swap · GH60
- KBDfans DZ60RGB-WKL Hot-Swap PCB60% · ANSI · Hot-swap · GH60
- KBDfans DZ65RGB V3 Hot Swap PCB65% · ANSI · Hot-swap · KBD67
Keycap sets
21 of 22 fit- Akko Timeline Keycap Set (151-Key)Other · PBT · ANSI/ISO
- Akko WoB ASA Keycap SetASA · PBT · ANSI
- Drop + Nuka-Cola MT3 Keycap SetMT3 · PBT · ANSI
- EnjoyPBT ePBT SpectrumCherry · PBT · ANSI
- FKcaps DSA Way – BlueDSA · PBT · ANSI
Checked against mounting standard, switch footprint, stabilizer mount and keycap coverage. Confirm with the maker before you buy.
Related guides
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- How to lube switches and tune stabilisersWhen lubing is worth the time, the tools and lube you need, how to do switches and stabilisers, and the mistakes that make things worse.
- Quiet mechanical keyboards for offices and shared roomsWhere keyboard noise comes from, which silent switches and boards keep it down, and cheap fixes for a board you already own.
Cherry MX2A Silent Red
≈£19List price, converted