Input Club Hako

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Hako

Manufacturer	Kailh
Inventor	Jacob Alexander (HaaTa) and Brandon Muzzin (Over^Kill)
Family	Input Club Hako
Introduced	February 2018
Sense method	Metal contact
Rated lifetime	80 million key presses
Total travel	3.6 mm
Keycap mount	Cherry MX mount
Switch mount	Plate mount

The Hako switches are Cherry MX clones designed by Jacob Alexander (HaaTa) and Brandon Muzzin (Over^Kill) of Input Club and manufactured by Kailh.

The switches are variants of the Kail Box switches, and the name "Hako" (箱) is Japanese for "box". Unlike other Box switches, the top housings are compatible with through-hole mounted LEDs.

Variants

The Hako True was designed as a replacement of the Halo True switch, which in turn had been designed to be reminiscent of a Topre switch with a long tactile bump.

The Hako Clear was designed supposedly to have a feel reminiscent of both Cherry MX Clear and a Topre switch. Mirroring the Halo switches, the Hako Clear uses the same slider shape as the Hako True with a different spring.<ref name="ghhako"/>

Name	Stem colour	Tactile force	Actuation force	Bottom-out force	Spring force	Tactile event	Actuation event	Web site
Hako Clear	Translucent white	63 g	55 g	79 g	75 g	0.66 mm	1.95 mm	link
Hako True	Pink Salt	58 g	60 g	94 g	95 g	0.54 mm	1.95 mm	link
Hako Violet	Pink Lavender	39 g	28 g	50 g	50 g	0.58 mm	1.88 mm	link

Availability

Hako True and Hako Clear come as options in Input.Club keyboards and are available in sets on Kono store.

NovelKeys sells all three Hako types in multiples of ten. (May 2018)

KBDfans sells all three types in multiples of ten (October 2018).

See also

• Input Club Halo

External links

Reviews:

• Youtube: JYMV—Hako True Switches: Tactile, but Not Really. Published 2018-04-28.

References

<references> <ref name="ghhako">Geekhack — Input Club Hako Switches. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-09.</ref> </references>