Editing Cherry MY (section)

==Keycap compatibility with Cherry MX==
Cherry MY switches have chiefly been used in [[:Category:Cherry_G81_series|Cherry G81 series]] keyboards. The biggest reason for buying one of these keyboards might be to harvest the keycaps and put them on a modern board with [[Cherry MX]] switches.

[[Stabiliser]]s are different for MX and MY switches. On MY switches, the stabilizer bar is directly attached to the switch, while in the MX series, each switch has a pair of individual stabilizer mounts.

On most MY boards made after 2001, all keycaps with stabilizers, including the space bar, Enter, Backspace, numeric keypad Enter etc. have their stabilizing hinges integrated in the keycaps themselves. They are, therefore, normally not compatible with Cherry MX switches.

A modern, stabilized MY keycap has legs. It will not mount onto a MX switch if there is a mounting plate or stabilizer mounts are present. However, in the very rare case that a wide MX key is PCB-mounted and does not have any stabilizer mount, then the legs on the keycap could provide more stability when bottoming out.

<gallery widths=250 heights=187>
File:Cherry MY Keycap Incompatible Stabilizers.jpg  | Later MY keycap with integrated stabiliser inserts, incompatible with [[Cherry MX]] switches
File:CherryMYoldstylestabilizer-03.jpg              | Older keycap with discrete inserts
File:Modern MY example with MX compatible stabs.jpg | Modern MY keycaps with discrete inserts, note the 1.25 unit keys are still off centre
</gallery>

===Compatible with most Cherry MX keyboards===
* All keys that are 1×1 units large
* Tab (1.50 wide)

===Will fit some keyboards===
* Caps Lock will fit Cherry boards, but no keyboard where the stem is centred.
* 1.25 '\' (US-ANSI)
* 1.25 Left Shift (ISO)
* 1.75 wide Right Shift (Cherry G81-1800 to Cherry G80-1800, Steelseries 6GV2 or JIS layout)
* 1.5 wide Ctrl and Alt modifiers from/to keyboards without Windows keys

===May fit an unusual layout===
1.25 wide Ctrl, Alt, Windows and Menu keys from newer MY keyboards. These have the switch mount not in the centre, but shifted to the right.