{"product_id":"gamerfinger-hbfs-30-g2-crystal","title":"GamerFinger HBFS-30-G2 Crystal","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrystal HBFS, Harder, Better, Faster, Silent.  These buttons are a great addition to any fighting stick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe guys at Gamerfinger wanted to bring a more responsive, longer lasting, silent button to the market and they hit the mark on all points!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eGamerFinger HBFS-30-G2 Crystal buttons come with a standard Red Cherry MX switch but can be modified to have any of the 4 different Cherry MS switches available to customize them to your desired setting.  In addition, the 30mm Crystal buttons can hold artwork on top!  The stock button comes as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul class=\"txt50 whitetxt\"\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSWITCH: Cherry MX Keyswitch \"Linear feel\" Red keystem\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eLife (at 5 V, 1mA, no load): 50 million cycle\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eOperating Force: 45g\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eOperation Travel: 2.0mm\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eTotal Travel: 2.5mm\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.keyboardco.com\/blog\/index.php\/2012\/12\/an-introduction-to-cherry-mx-mechanical-switches\/\"\u003eKeyboard Co. gives a great history and description of the Cherry MX.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHere is a brief summary of the swtiches available and their differences.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e(To all the the physics geeks, I realize that a gram is a unit of mass, but in this sense it is short hand for gram-force.  If you need to request the numbers in Newtons, then you can probably do the calculation yourself, if not go \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.convertunits.com\/from\/gram\/to\/Newtons\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRed and Black are the \"linear\" switches.  This means just like most Japanese button microswitches you will not feel the click or bump when you push the switch.  It will have a smooth sliding motion.  The red switch, standard in the HBFS, requires 45g to actuate while the black requires 30% more, at 60g for actuation.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.paradisearcadeshop.com\/img\/cms\/Black.gif\" alt=\"Cherry MX Black\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.paradisearcadeshop.com\/img\/cms\/Red.gif\" alt=\"Cherry MX Red\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe next style of switch is a \"tactile\" switch which gives a mechanical \"bump\" on acutaution.  There are two styles of this.  The first is the Brown style switch which has no audible \"click\" but has a bump on actuaion.  This switch requires 55g of force for actuation:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.paradisearcadeshop.com\/img\/cms\/Brown.gif\" alt=\"Cherry MX Brown\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinally you have Cherry MX Blue Switches that are a tactile \"clicky\" switch.  These switches have a palpable and audible \"snap\" or \"click\".  Because these click on activation, before they are depressed all the way, the mechanical feedback allows you to shorten your button presses and possible speed up execution.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.paradisearcadeshop.com\/img\/cms\/Blue.gif\" alt=\"Cherry MX Blue\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnimated Cherry MX images from Lethal Squirrel on Geekhack.org.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions of the switches are shown by the following diagrams from Gamerfinger:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.paradisearcadeshop.com\/img\/cms\/spechbfs.png\" alt=\"HBFS dimensions\" width=\"461\" height=\"351\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"ProductDescriptionContainer\" style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 13px\/1.5 Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: #e9e9e9; text-indent: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"GamerFinger HBFS-30-G2 Crystal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30260546502736,"sku":"GF-HBFS-30-G2-C","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0249\/1927\/7648\/products\/3178.jpg?v=1571748429","url":"https:\/\/jkh-consulting-sandbox.myshopify.com\/products\/gamerfinger-hbfs-30-g2-crystal","provider":"JKH Consulting Sandbox","version":"1.0","type":"link"}