Editing Outemu SKY

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{{Infobox dswitch
| manufacturer      = [[Gaote]]
| switch type       = tactile; linear; clicky
| contact mechanism = [[Contact mechanism#Metal leaf|Metal leaf]]
| keycap mount      = [[Keycap mount#Cherry MX mount|Cherry MX mount]]
| switch mount      = PCB mount
}}

'''Outemu SKY''' is a series of [[Cherry MX clone]] switches from [[Gaote]]. All SKY switches have been sold with Outemu branding on the switch top. SKY switches can be bought directly from Reddit user /u/hbheroinbob, who commissioned them from [[Gaote]]. He has stated that his goal was "to make a versatile factory made ergo-clear alternative with a reasonable street price; and have all of the parts be interchangeable with the cherry-class ecosystem". Various online keyboard-part retailers also stock SKY switches.

These switches are available prebuilt in certain configurations, or as individual parts. Unlike the predecessor of the SKY switches, [[Outemu ICE]], the switches don't come with hot-swap sockets, although these can usually be requested from hbheroinbob for manual installation.

The SKY switches started out being known for their large tactility, but a silent linear version was added later on.

==Variants==
Switches can be obtained with a variety of springs, housings, and stems. Certain combinations of these are available from various sources pre-assembled, but the combinations change somewhat often. If you choose to assemble the switches yourself, you have a lot more options.

==== Switch parts ====

===== Stems =====
{| class="wikitable variants-table"
! !!Name!!Type!!Color!!Status!!Notes
|-
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]
|U4
|Tactile
|Semi-clear
|Active
|A silent tactile stem with a bump that occurs throughout the keypress, as opposed to a bump at the top with lots of linear travel afterwards.
|-
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]
|Phoenix
|Clicky
|Semi-clear
|Active
|A clone of the [[Aristotle Cherry MX clone|Aristotle stem]] that fixes the issues with the original switch. It uses a click jacket design that creates a click on both the downstroke and the upstroke.
|-
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||Silent linear||Linear||Silver||Active||Improved on the engineering sample by improving the dampening and making the rubber inserts removable.
|-
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||Silent Sky||Tactile||Semi-clear||Active||Improved on the engineering sample by improving the dampening and making the rubber inserts removable. The switch has a similar feel to the v2.2 stem but does not have any pre-travel, and overall travel is reduced.
|-
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||Silent linear (engineering sample)||Linear||Semi-clear||Superseded||This was an engineering sample of what would become the silent linear stem. It wasn't sold to the public, but hbheroinbob would sometimes include one when you ordered from him.
|-
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||Silent tactile (engineering sample)||Tactile||Brown||Superseded||This was an engineering sample of what would become the silent tactile stem. It wasn't sold to the public, but hbheroinbob would sometimes include one when you ordered from him.
|-
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||v2.2 tactile||Tactile||Semi-clear||Active||Improved on v2.1 by narrowing the stem post even more (to remove the need to retool the base) and improving the bump profile. It also added a cutout to the side of the stem.
|-
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||v2.1 tactile||Tactile||Semi-clear||Superseded||Improved on v2.0 by narrowing the stem post to prevent having to retool the base, however it still was too wide. Added a small bump on the surface next to the stem, similar to the Cherry MX Blue.
|-
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||v2.0 tactile||Tactile||Semi-clear||Superseded||These stems had an issue where the base they were used in had to be retooled (drilling out the center hole with a 2.35mm drill bit) to reduce scratchiness and stiffness.
|}

===== Bottom housings =====
{| class="wikitable variants-table"
! !!Name!!Material!!Color!!Notes
|-
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||SKY||PA6/6 Nylon||Teal||
|-
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||Blue ICE||Polycarbonate||Transparent blue||Created for the silent variants of SKY stems
|}

===== Top housings =====
{| class="wikitable variants-table"
! !!Name!!Material!!Color!!Notes
|-
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||SKY||PA6/6 Nylon||Teal||
|-
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||Clear with-slot||Polycarbonate||Clear||
|-
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||Clear no-slot||Polycarbonate||Clear||Has tighter tolerances to reduce stem wobble
|-
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||Blue ICE||Polycarbonate||Transparent blue||Created for the silent variants of SKY stems
|}

[[Category:Gaote switches]]
[[Category:Tactile switches]]
[[Category:Linear switches]]
[[Category:Metal contact switches]]
[[Category:Clones of Cherry MX switches]]
[[Category:Production switches]]
[[Category:List of all keyboard switches]]

==References==