Editing Kailh BOX (section)

==Known issues==
===Mount-thickness===
In June 2018, several reports popped up that the [[Keycap mount#Cherry MX mount|cruciform mount]] in the BOX switch was too thick.
This had reportedly lead to many keycaps' stems cracking, or that keycaps got their mounts stretched too widely to be able to fit other types of switches.
<ref name="ghboxcrack">Geekhack—[https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=96323 Kailh BOX Switches Crack and Stress Keycap Stems]. Posted 2018-06-24</ref>
After this, several vendors removed BOX switches from their inventories.

In July, NovelKeys (a vendor of BOX switches), posted an explanation and Kaihua's plan for going forward.<ref name="novelkeysreddit">Reddit—[https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/935f6l/box_switch_updates_from_novelkeys/ BOX Switch Updates from NovelKeys]. Posted by '''novelkeys.xyz''', 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2019-02-04.</ref>
Apparently, the BOX switch had been thicker because Kaihhua's first (and then only) customer (supposedly Dareu
<ref name="keychatterdebacle">KeyChatter—[https://www.keychatter.com/2018/08/16/unpacking-the-kailh-box-switch-debacle/ Unpacking The Kailh Box Switch Debacle]. by Seth Coilander. Dated. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2019-02-04</ref>) had asked Kaihua to widen the stem from 1.30±0.02mm to 1.32±0.02mm so that their own keycaps would fit more tightly.
There have been reports of the actual dimensions of the stem having varied.

As response to the issues, Kaihua revised the switch to the narrower specification of 1.30±0.02mm. Switches with the new specifications were being sold in August 2018, with different varieties being updated later during the fall of 2018.<ref name="NovelKeys20180820">NovelKeys blog—[https://novelkeys.xyz/blogs/news/august-20-2018 August 20, 2018 Updates]. Dated 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2019-02-04</ref>.

However, there have been reports that the revised "V2" switch stem would still have nubs on the stem that could still cause keycaps to crack.<ref name="DTStillCracking">Deskthority forum—[https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=19891 BOX switches STILL cracking keycaps!]. Posted 2018-10-03.</ref>

Interest checks have been posted for third-party tools for modding V1 switches to be safe: [https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=97974.0 Stemshaver] and [https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/ag0ln0/interest_check_the_cruciformer_the_tool_for/ Cruciformer].

===Tactile switches clicking===
Tactile BOX switches that are not supposed to click tend to start doing a clicking sound after some time of use. This can supposedly by alleviated by [[Lubrication|relubricating]] the notch on the stem responsible for the tactile feel. <ref name="ghroyalsclicky">Geekhack—[https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=96672.0 BOX Royals quickly becoming clicky - major flaw?]. Posted 2018-07-17</ref>

===Twisted stem===
Some switches have been reported to have the stem rotated a small amount: enough that keys look uneven, but not enough to impede operation.
<ref name="reddittwisted">Reddit r/mechanicalkeyboards—[https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/e73i4p/help_twisted_kailh_box_jade_stems &#91;help&#93; Twisted Kailh Box Jade stems]. Posted 2019-12-06</ref>

===Mismatch between click and actuation===
On switches using a [[click bar]], the position of the click does not match actuation in the key stroke.
This is a problem inherent in all switches with click bars, and more-or-less with all switch types where the click-mechanism is not part of the actuation-mechanism.
Only because of the Kailh Box switches popularity is this an issue that is more associated with it.

Click bar switches also emit a click on the up-stroke.