Cherry MX Ergo Clear

Tactile Cherry

Cherry MX Ergo Clear switch
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The Cherry MX Ergo Clear is the factory version of the famous community mod that pairs the MX Clear's big tactile bump (55cN peak) with a much lighter spring that falls to about 40cN at actuation.

Cherry MX Ergo Clear specs

Type Tactile
Actuation force 55g
Bottom-out force n/a
Pre-travel 2 mm
Total travel 4 mm
Stem POM
Top housing nylon
Bottom housing nylon
Spring single-stage
Factory lube light
Pins 5-pin
Typical price n/a
Sound profile muted, rounded
Released 2022

Spec fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers rather than guesses.

Unverified: specs compiled from manufacturer listings

Switches similar to the Cherry MX Ergo Clear

Cherry MX Clear Tactile The Cherry MX Clear is a stiff 65g tactile with a larger bump than the MX Brown, best known today as the donor stem for the community's Ergo Clear spring-swap mod. Compare: Cherry MX Ergo Clear vs Cherry MX Clear · popular
Cherry MX Purple Tactile The Cherry MX Purple is a factory-lubed light tactile on the MX2A platform, developed with community input as an effortless, soft-bump alternative to the MX Brown. Compare: Cherry MX Ergo Clear vs Cherry MX Purple

Which keyboards can use it?

Any hot-swap board with standard MX sockets accepts the Cherry MX Ergo Clear (5-pin: check that your plate or PCB supports 5-pin, or clip the legs). Use the full keyboard database to shortlist hot-swap boards that fit your budget and size, or browse the keyboard database.

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