That just reinforces my point, the tolerances on this stuff is very very tiny. The tactile bump on a Cherry MX Clear is 80 microns (0.008in or 0.08mm). By comparison, human hair is on average about 65 microns, and that's the bump, not the tolerances they are made to. Just because it looks the same, and has a similar shape, it may even drop into place, that doesn't mean it will work as intended. The contact in an MX Clear only moves a total of about 120microns (3/64th of an inch), thats from insertion to trigger. It's not a coil spring, it cannot compress to half it's length and not be effected.



The only switches I've experimented with are Outemus and Cherry.

Outemu and Cherry housing parts are completely incompatible, you cannot use a Cherry top with Outemu bottom. Also, if you have a Universal Plate, you may not be able to open Outemus due to where the locking tabs are placed. Typically though, a Cherry top will sit loose on top of other housings, particularly Aristotle. That says nothing about how thick the stems, sliders, or posts are, contact spring sizes, travel, etc...





I'm not saying don't swap parts, I'm just saying the parts are not as compatible as people think and it could reduce the lifespan. For as small as they are, these switches are quite complex and have very tight tolerances. People complain about tactiles not being tactile and differences in springs just because of manufacturing tolerances. Throw in parts from another manufacturer and you can really throw things out of whack. For example, If Cherry's bump is .05 with a parts tolerance of .0010 and the Gateron is .06 with a tolerance of .0015, you can now have a switch with a bump of .04, all the way up to a .075 If the Cherry is meant for a maximum of .06, you just reduced the lifespan, not to mention made it less consistent. Go the other way, and just reduced your bump from a Clear sized bump, down to a Cherry Brown size bump or maybe no bump at all, it may not even function.



Zelios are made by Gateron, so parts would most likely be interchangeable.