# Cherry MX Mechanical 4-Key Tester: Blue Black Red Brown Switches

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA4974 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/cherry-mx-mechanical-4-key-tester-blue-black-red-brown-switches.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/cherry-mx-mechanical-4-key-tester-blue-black-red-brown-switches.html.md))

For crafting your very own custom keyboard, these Cherry MX mechanical key switches are deeee-luxe! This tester gives you one of each, mounted onto a nice plastic cut-out, so you can quickly try all 4. Clicky? Tactile? Linear? What do those terms really mean...you'll know instantly when you poke each key.

## Pricing

- **Price:** $15.50 (inc GST) — $14.09 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $13.67 (exc GST) · 50+ $13.38 (exc GST)

## Availability & dispatch

- Out of stock — the product page offers email notification when it returns.

## Description

For crafting your very own custom keyboard, these Cherry MX mechanical key switches are deeee-luxe! This tester gives you one of each, mounted onto a nice plastic cut-out, so you can quickly try all 4. Clicky? Tactile? Linear? What do those terms really mean...you'll know instantly when you poke each key.

You get one of each:

[Clicky Tactile Blue](https://www.cherrymx.de/en/cherry-mx/mx-original/mx-blue.html)

- Initial force: 25 gf min
- Actuation force: 50 gf (+/-15 gf)
- Pressure point point: 60 gf (+/-15 gf)
- Pretravel: 2.2mm (+/- 0.6 mm)
- Total travel: 4mm (+/- 0.5 mm)
 
[Quiet Tactile / 'Bump' Brown](https://www.cherrymx.de/en/cherry-mx/mx-original/mx-brown.html)

- Initial force: 30 gf min
- Actuation force: 45 gf
- Pressure point force: 55 gf
- Pretravel: 2.0
- Total travel: 4mm
 
[Smooth Linear Red](https://www.cherrymx.de/en/cherry-mx/mx-original/mx-red.html)

- Initial force: 30 gf (+/-15 gf)
- Actuation force: 45 gf (+/-15 gf)
- Pretravel: 1.9 mm (+/- 0.6 mm)
- Total travel: 3.7 mm (+/- 0.4 mm)
 
[Smooth Linear Black](https://www.cherrymx.de/en/cherry-mx/mx-original/mx-black.html)

- Initial force: 30 gf min
- Actuation force: 60 gf
- Pretravel: 2 mm
- Total travel: 4.0mm
 
## **Technical Details**

- Product Dimensions: 81.0mm x 26.0mm x 23.5mm / 3.2" x 1.0" x 0.9"
- Product Weight: 23.7g / 0.8oz

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/4/9/4974-00.jpg)