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Gateron Ink V2 Yellow

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Spec sheet

Type: linear
Top housing: pc
Bottom housing: pc
Stem: pom
Spring: 35g actuation · 45g bottom-out
Travel: 4 mm
Factory lubed: yes
Released: May 1, 2021

Light premium linear in Gateron's semi-translucent deep-plum Ink housing. The V2 revision tightens tolerances on the stem post and adds factory lube; the light 35g spring makes it one of the smoothest and fastest-feeling linears at this price point. Popular for gaming builds and fast typists.

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Mentioned in 2 articles

A switch housing split open in cross-section, with coral accent lines marking the four application points where lube changes a switch's character.

Ideas

Lubing switches: what to use, how much, and what to skip

Four lubes, four application points, and one rule that prevents most mistakes: over-lubing is irreversible, under-lubing is not. Here is the practical reference.

thockJun 5, 202610 min read

Detailed vertical exploded-stack of a mechanical switch with stem skirt rails, an LED notch, an 11-coil spring on a dashed center axis, and pin contacts on the bottom housing — drawn in a single warm-grey stroke with a coral splash and a brass LED-notch hit.

Deep Dives

Why the Gateron Oil King sounds the way it does

Few stock linears earn the word 'creamy' on first press. The Oil King does, and the reason is not a secret stem material or a proprietary lube — it is a careful pairing of housing resins and a factory tune that other linears under thirty cents tend to skip.

thockMay 4, 20266 min read

Gateron Ink V2 Yellow appears in editor-curated build sheets.

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