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Spark Clicky — three-quarter front view

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SKU DC-SW-SPK-10

Spark Clicky

ClickyMX · 3-pinClicky sound

Click bar. Crisp, consistent click.

Actuation
50gf
Click
60gf
Pre-travel
2.0mm
Travel
4.0mm
$5$0.50 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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Arrives in 4–8 business days

US estimate: ships in 1–2 business days, then 3–6 in transit.

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Overview

Spark makes its click with a click bar — a thin steel bar in the housing that the stem snaps past — instead of the plastic click jacket of a classic blue switch. The click is sharper, lands at the same point on every press just before the key registers, and has none of the jacket’s lag between presses, so fast repeated keystrokes click every time.

A 60 gf click peak gives a clear, confident press. The switch ships dry, as a clicky should: lube would dull the click. Loud, fun and honest — not for the office.

  • Steel click bar, crisp click
  • 60 gf click peak
  • Shipped dry to keep the click sharp
  • 3-pin, fits every MX socket

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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 · Spark Clicky

Spark Clicky force curve. The key starts at 40 gf, builds up to a 60 gf click at 1.6 mm and snaps through. It registers at 2.0 mm with 50 gf and bottoms out at 4.0 mm with 60 gf. On the way up the force typically runs about 4 gf lower and the click is barely felt.

Actuation
50 gf at 2.0 mm
Click
60 gf at 1.6 mm
Bottom-out
60 gf at 4.0 mm
Release
typically 4 gf lower
Drawn through the measured points in the spec table. The shape between them and the release line are typical for a click-bar switch, not a measurement of every unit.

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Anatomy(4)

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

  1. 0-01top housing

    PolycarbonateClear

    Rigid, with a brighter, sharper sound. Clear, so RGB lights the whole switch. 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; its legs snap the click bar on the way down.

  3. 0-03spring

    20 mm single-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

    Polycarbonate

    Rigid, with a brighter, sharper sound. Holds the metal contacts and pins; shapes the sound of the bottom-out.

  • 3-pin
  • Dry — unlubed
  • 60M keystrokes

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Sound & feel

Clicky switch with a clicky sound profile.

Sound profile

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

Clicky. An audible click at the actuation point — the loudest.

Clicky switches

A bump plus an audible click right before the key registers.

Feel
A snappy, well-defined bump. The click lands at the same point on every press, so you hear each keystroke go through.
Sound
Loud and high-pitched — satisfying on your own, obvious to everyone else in the room and on an open microphone.

Good for

  • Typists who love feedback
  • A board used on its own
  • Learning a lighter touch: the click tells you when you can stop

Think twice if: You share a room, stream or take calls with an open mic, or type at night.

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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.

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Specs(16)

Covered by a 12-month warranty.
Type
Clicky
Mount
MX-style, hot-swap
Pins
3-pin (plate mount)
Actuation force
50 gf
Click peak
60 gf at 1.6 mm
Bottom-out force
60 gf
Pre-travel
2.0 mm
Total travel
4.0 mm
Spring
20 mm single-stage spring
Top housing
PC, clear
Bottom housing
PC
Stem
POM
Factory lubed
No
Long pole
No
Sound
Clicky
Rated lifespan
60M 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 3 pins, so they fit both 3- and 5-pin sockets without clipping. 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.

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