The Gateron Sage linear switch is Unikeys and Mori's first Gateron custom switch project. It all started with a franken switch where Mori put a Sea Salt Smoothie stem into KS-3 Milky Yellow Pro housing; The franken switch sounded and felt awesome which gave us the idea to create the Sage switch.
In short, we used the Sea Salt Smoothie POM stem and KS-3 Milky Yellow Pro housing mold; This mold and material combination creates:
- A thocky and satisfying sound signature
- A smooth travel, similar to all Gateron switches, but with less stem wobble
- A solid bottom out feel since this is a long pole switch
We understood how Gateron factory lube could be troublesome, that's why we asked Gateron to dial down on the amount of lube they use.
1 quantity = 10 switches
Switch Type: Linear
Designer: Mori
Manufacturer: GATERON
Mold: Sea Salt Smoothie Stem Mold + KS-3 Milky Yellow Pro Housing Mold
Stem material: Modified POM
Top Housing: Modified Milky Nylon
Bottom Housing: Modified Nylon
Operating Force: 47±2g
Bottom-out Force: 55±2g
Pre-travel: 2.0mm
Total Travel: 3.6±0.2mm
Spring: 18mm KOS Single-stage extended
Factory Lube: Yes! stem legs and leaf are factory lubed
Hand Lubed Version Specs:
1. Hand lubed with 3204
2. 24mm single-stage TTC springs.
3. Actuation Force: 45g
4. Bottom-out Force: 53g
5. Filmed with 0.15mm PC film
