Gateron Switch Tester

Nice selection

The selection of switches is quite nice, also to customize single keys.
There are no names on them, so once you mixed them up you won't easily find out anymore what it actually is. However, opening the online description helps.

Sometimes it is hard to find out the actual differences of some switches. The Silent ones for instance are not just silent, but behave like G Pro switches, which is different from G Pro 2.0 or 3.0. However, this is not a problem of the switch tester itself but of the presentation on the web page. For instance: The Aliaz Silent ones have no force travel Diagram (or Datasheet) to be found. Having a large Table throughout the whole portfolio incl. starting Force, RGB support, noise level (in dB compared to each other), Bottom out Force, lubrication and Travel Distance (next to the usual parameters) and a link to the datasheet would really help to estimate the behavior of switches which are not on the test board.
It is also confusing to distinguish between different switch types (KS-3, KS-8, KS-9) as this series is often only written on the Datasheets (sometimes not even that), but has quite an impact on the price/Quality level.
Thanks & Regards.

Made me think which switch i want

Was told to get a switch tester and so i bought this, pretty helpful.

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Product Name	Type	Operation Force	Pre-Travel	Travel Distance	Factory Pre-Lubed	3-Pin/5-Pin
G Pro 2.0 Red	Linear	45±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	Yes	3-Pin
G Pro 2.0 Blue	Clicky	60±15 gf	2.3±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	/	3-Pin
G Pro 2.0 Brown	Tactile	55±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	Yes	3-Pin
G Pro 2.0 Yellow	Linear	50±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	Yes	3-Pin
G Pro 2.0 White-Two Stage Spring	Linear	38±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	Yes	3-Pin
G Pro 2.0 Black	Linear	60±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	Yes	3-Pin
G Pro 2.0 Silver-Two Stage Spring	Linear	45±15 gf	1.2±0.3 mm	3.4+0.0/-0.4 mm	Yes	3-Pin
G Pro Silver-Two Stage Spring	Linear	45±15 gf	1.2±0.3 mm	3.4+0.0/-0.4 mm	Yes	3-Pin
KS-3 Milky Pro Yellow	Linear	50±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	Yes	5-Pin
KS-3 Milky Pro Red	Linear	45±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	Yes	5-Pin
KS-3X1 Black	Linear	60±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	/	5-Pin
Cap Milky Yellow	Linear	50±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	Yes	5-Pin
Cap Golden Yellow	Linear	50±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	Yes	5-Pin
Cap Milky Brown	Tactile	55±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	Yes	5-Pin
Cap Golden Brown	Tactile	55±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	Yes	5-Pin
Baby Kangaroo	Advanced Tactile	59±8 gf	2.0±0.5 mm	3.4 mm Max.	Yes	5-Pin
Baby Raccoon	Linear	55±8 gf	2.0±0.5 mm	3.6±0.2 mm	Yes	5-Pin
Oil King	Linear	55±5 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	Yes	5-Pin
Silent Red	Linear	45±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	/	5-Pin
Silent Black	Linear	60±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	/	5-Pin
Silent Yellow	Linear	50±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	/	5-Pin
Silent Brown	Tactile	55±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	/	5-Pin
Silent White	Linear	38±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	/	5-Pin
North Pole 2.0 Yellow	Linear	50±10 gf	2.0±0.5 mm	4.0 mm Max.	Yes	5-Pin
CJ Light Blue	Linear	50±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0 mm Max.	Yes	5-Pin
CJ Box Dark Blue	Linear	45±15 gf	1.2±0.3 mm	3.4+0/-0.4 mm	Yes	5-Pin
Kangaroo-59 gf	Tactile	59±15 gf	1.5±0.5 mm	3.5 mm Max.	/	5-Pin
Kangaroo-63 gf	Tactile	63±15 gf	1.5±0.5 mm	3.5 mm Max.	/	5-Pin
Aliaz-60 gf	Tactile	60±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0±0.3 mm	/	5-Pin
Aliaz-70 gf	Tactile	70±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0±0.3 mm	/	5-Pin
Aliaz-80 gf	Tactile	80±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0±0.3 mm	/	5-Pin
Aliaz-100 gf	Tactile	100±15 gf	2.0±0.6 mm	4.0±0.3 mm	/	5-Pin
KS-33 Low Profile Red	Linear	50±15 gf	1.7±0.4 mm	3.2±0.2 mm	Yes	/
KS-33 Low Profile Blue	Clicky	65±15 gf	1.7±0.4/-0.3 mm	3.2±0.2 mm	/	/
KS-33 Low Profile Brown	Tactile	55±15 gf	1.7±0.4 mm	3.2±0.2 mm	Yes	/

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