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Ink Heavy Linear — three-quarter front view

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SKU DC-SW-INK-10

Ink Heavy Linear

LinearMX · 5-pinThocky soundFactory lubed

67 gf two-stage. For heavy hands.

Actuation
67gf
Bottom-out
80gf
Pre-travel
2.0mm
Travel
4.0mm
$7$0.70 per switchIn stock

Pack: 10 switches

5 packs

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One switch per key. Pick your board and we select the pack that fills it:

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0-01Ink Heavy Linear

Overview

Ink is for people who bottom out hard or rest their fingers on the keys. It takes 67 gf to actuate — enough that a resting hand never sets a key off — and a two-stage spring ramps to 80 gf in the last part of the stroke, catching heavy presses before they slam into the bottom and sending the key back up fast.

The nylon bottom housing keeps the sound low and full, and black housings with a white stem give it a sharp, classic look. It also makes a good spacebar and modifier switch on a board filled with lighter linears.

  • 67 gf → 80 gf two-stage spring
  • No accidental presses
  • Fast, strong return
  • Deep, full sound

0-02Ink Heavy Linear

Force curve

How hard the key pushes back at every depth of the press, drawn through its measured actuation, peak and bottom-out forces. The dashed line is the way back up.

Force curve · Ink Heavy Linear

Ink Heavy Linear force curve. The key starts at 54 gf and rises evenly, with no bump. It registers at 2.0 mm with 67 gf and bottoms out at 4.0 mm with 80 gf. On the way up the force typically runs about 5 gf lower.

Actuation
67 gf at 2.0 mm
Bottom-out
80 gf at 4.0 mm
Release
typically 5 gf lower
Drawn through the measured points in the spec table. The shape between them and the release line are typical for a linear switch, not a measurement of every unit.

0-03Ink Heavy Linear

Anatomy(4)

Four parts, each in its own plastic and colour. The materials decide much of the sound.
Ink Heavy Linear — exploded view of the housings, stem and spring

  1. 0-01top housing

    Polycarbonate

    Rigid, with a brighter, sharper sound. Closes the switch and guides the stem; shapes the sound of the upstroke.

  2. 0-02stem

    POM

    Self-lubricating: the smoothest stroke and a soft, creamy sound. The moving part. Its cross holds the keycap; with no bump legs, nothing interrupts the stroke.

  3. 0-03spring

    22 mm two-stage spring

    Sets the weight: how hard the key pushes back at the top and at the bottom of the stroke.

  4. 0-04bottom housing

    Nylon

    Softer plastic that rounds off the sound into a deeper, fuller note. Holds the metal contacts and pins; shapes the sound of the bottom-out.

  • 5-pin
  • Factory lubed
  • 80M keystrokes

0-04Ink Heavy Linear

Sound & feel

Linear switch with a thocky sound profile.

Sound profile

  1. Muted
  2. Creamy
  3. Thocky
  4. Poppy
  5. Clacky
  6. Clicky

Thocky. Deep and low, like a solid knock on wood.

Linear switches

Straight down and back up with no bump — the smoothest, most consistent stroke.

Feel
The spring’s force rises evenly from the first millimetre to the bottom. Nothing interrupts the stroke, so every press feels the same.
Sound
Set almost entirely by the plastics: nylon reads deep, polycarbonate bright and poppy, full POM soft and creamy.

Good for

  • Fast games and repeated taps
  • Smooth typing if you bottom out anyway
  • Your first custom build
  • Heavy hands, with a heavier spring

Think twice if: You want to feel the moment a key registers — a linear gives no signal until it bottoms out.

0-05Ink Heavy Linear

Keyboards it fits(2)

Any MX-style hot-swap keyboard takes these — no soldering. They do not work in magnetic (HE) keyboards.
Hot-swap
Sockets that let you pull and insert switches without soldering. Strata 75 and Flux TKL have MX-style hot-swap sockets; Halo 65 HE has magnetic (HE) hot-swap sockets — each takes only its own kind of switch.
3-pin vs 5-pin
5-pin switches have two extra thin plastic legs that steady them in boards without a plate. Hot-swap boards with 5-pin holes take both kinds; for a 3-pin-only board, clip the two plastic legs off with flush cutters — never the metal pins.

0-06Ink Heavy Linear

Specs(15)

Covered by a 12-month warranty.
Type
Linear
Mount
MX-style, hot-swap
Pins
5-pin (PCB mount)
Actuation force
67 gf
Bottom-out force
80 gf
Pre-travel
2.0 mm
Total travel
4.0 mm
Spring
22 mm two-stage spring
Top housing
PC
Bottom housing
nylon
Stem
POM
Factory lubed
Yes
Long pole
No
Sound
Thocky
Rated lifespan
80M keystrokes

In the box(2)

  1. Switches in a padded tray — quantity as selected
  2. Switch puller with packs of 35 and up

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Questions(8)

Still unsure? Write to [email protected] — we reply within one business day.

They fit any hot-swap keyboard with MX-style sockets, including our Strata 75, Flux TKL and Atelier builds. They have 5 pins, and our boards take them as they are. If your board only takes 3-pin switches, clip the two thin plastic side legs flush with a pair of flush cutters — never the metal pins. They do not work in magnetic (HE) keyboards, and a board without hot-swap sockets needs soldering to change switches.

side by side

Compare with similar(3)

The closest switches in feel that fit the same keyboards, with their force curves on one scale.

all switches

  • Ink Heavy Linear

    this switch · 67 gf · thocky · from $7

  • Onyx Linear

    55 gf · thocky · from $6

  • Pearl Linear

    50 gf · creamy · from $7

  • Ember Linear

    45 gf · poppy · from $6

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