Editing Force (section)

==Units==
Force in keyboard switches is measured using either of two units: the centinewton ('''cN''') and gram-force ('''gf''', often simply grams, '''g'''). These two units describe approximately the same amount of force: 1 gf = 0.98 cN, and 1 cN = 1.02 gf. For keyboard enthusiasts, the are interchangeable, as this difference is well within the tolerance of any switch ever made. Some manufacturers such as [[RAFI]] prefer newtons (e.g. 0.8 N instead of 80 cN), and older US documentation is likely to use ounces instead of grams (1 oz ≅ 28.3 g).