Editing Kailh Silent Box

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{{infobox dswitch
| image name    = 
| manufacturer  = [[Kailh]]
| product code  = PG1511F''nnn''
| introduced    = March 2020
| switch type   = linear; tactile
| switch mount  = [[Plate mount]]
| sense method  = [[Metal contact]]
| keycap mount  = [[Cherry MX mount]]
| lifetime      = 80 M (2020)
| pretravel     = 1.8±0.4mm
| travel        = 3.6±0.4mm
}}

'''Kailh Silent Box''' switches (Kailh CPG1511F) are [[Damping#Damped_key_switches|sound-damped]] variations of the [[Kailh BOX]] switches.
They can be identified by having a cylindrical shroud around the cruciform mount on the slider, unlike an undamped Box switch that has a rectangular shroud.

==Description==
The metal contacts inside the switch are encased in a box, which is where they get their name.<sup>''[https://deskthority.net/wiki/Talk:Kailh_Silent_Box/ (Really?—see Discussion)]''</sup> The box is there to prevent dirt and dust from interfering with switch operation.
Kailh claims that the switch has a IP56 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Code protection rating].

Unlike true [[Cherry MX clone]]s, there is only one ramping surface. Because this is in a corner of the slider, they tend to sit slightly twisted, but not enough to impede operation or smoothness.

The slider has rubber bumpers that provide [[Damping#Vertical dampers|sound-damping]] when bottoming out and rebounding up.

==Key feel==
The tactile Brown switches have been described by several reviewers as having tactile bump early in the key travel with a prominence somewhere in-between that of the [[Gateron_KS-9_series|Aliaz]] (boutique version of Gateron Silent Brown) and [[Zealio|Zilents V2]].

==Variants==

{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"
! Picture !! Name !! Code !! Slider colour !! Key feel !! Actuation Force !! Tactile Force !! Bottom Out Force
|-
| || Silent Red Box || PG1511F01S37 || Pink || Linear || 35±10gf || || 
|-
| || Silent Brown Box || PG1511F01S38 || Brown || Tactile || 45±15gf || 65±10gf ||
|-
|}

==Availability==
===Keyboards===
* Available as a customisation option for [[Varmilo]]

===Switches===
* [[NovelKeys]]
* Kailh on AliExpress

==See also==
* [[Kailh BOX]] — which does not have damping

==Forum threads==
* Deskthority—[https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=23688 &#91;New Product&#93; Kailh Silent Box Switch]. Posted by '''kailh01''' on 2020-04-02
* Reddit r/MechanicalKeyboards—[https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/grleo6/kailh_box_silent_browns_first_impressions/ Kailh BOX Silent Browns - First Impressions] Started by '''phyLoGG''' on 2020-05-27
* Geekhack—[https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=106656.0 Kailh BOX Silent Browns - First Impressions / Review], also started by '''PHYLO''', but on 2020-05-28.

==References==
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[[Category:Kailh switches]]
[[Category:Damped switches]]
[[Category:Linear switches]]
[[Category:Tactile switches]]
[[Category:Illuminable switches]]
[[Category:RGB switches]]
[[Category:Keyboard switches with Cherry MX mount]]
[[Category:Metal contact switches]]
[[Category:Production switches]]
[[Category:List of all keyboard switches]]