Epomaker Chocolate Optical Switch
- 45g actuation
- 4mm travel
- MX (Cherry-compatible)
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Specifications
- Type
- Linear
- Actuation force
- 45 gf
- Pre-travel
- 2 mm
- Total travel
- 4 mm
- Pin count
- 4-pin
- LED slot
- Yes
- Operating life
- 100,000,000 cycles
- Stem
- MX (Cherry-compatible)
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Clean linear sound with occasional spring ping when pushed fast; usually improved by hand-lube.
We're collecting community-contributed sound tests. Meanwhile, Switches 101 explains how switch type, lube and housing material shape sound.
Full force-curve plots aren't ingested yet. Below is the pair we track on every switch — useful for a quick weight sanity check.
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Compatibility
- PCB requirement
4-pin PCB socket
- Keycap stem
MX (Cherry-compatible) stem
Works with any keycap set cut for this stem type.
MX-structure OPTICAL switch with cross (X) stem — compatible with most MX-stem keycaps. Requires an optical-PCB / optical hot-swap socket; NOT compatible with standard Kailh/Gateron MX hot-swap sockets. North-facing LED slot; SMD-LED compatible. ~100M-keystroke lifespan.
Side-by-side comparison
| Spec | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear | Linear | Linear | Linear |
| Bottom-out | — | 56 gf | 40 gf | 48 gf | — |
| Factory lubed | — | — | — | — | — |
| Score | — | — | — | — | — |
| From | — | — | — | — | — |
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