Gateron Oil King Purple Silent Tactile Switches

Description: The Oil King Purple is the silent tactile: a bump, with the volume turned down. It keeps the nylon top and ink bottom, adds a purple POM stem, and uses the same side mute rings as the Pink, so the bottom-out and the return both stay quiet.

The bump is rounded and medium-light, with some travel before it, not the sharp hit of the Yellow. Gateron lists 55g and 3.8mm of travel, but Milktooth measured about 38g and 3.2mm, and ThereminGoat’s sample just cleared 3.0mm.

Factory lube is thinner than on the original linear Oil King, so these are the ones in the set that benefit from a light 3203 pass. LEDs are plug-in only.

Specifications:

Type

Silent tactile

Operating force

55g

Pre-travel

1.5±0.5mm

Total travel

3.8mm

Stem

POM, purple, with mute rings wrapped around the stem rails

Top housing

Nylon (PA66)

Bottom housing

Gateron ink blend

Spring

Gateron lists 20mm black-plated

Pins

5-pin

LED

Plug-in, not SMD

Factory lube

Yes, and lighter than the original linear Oil King

Lifespan

60 million cycles

MX

Standard mechanical. Not Hall effect.

Hand Lubed or Filmed - $0.39 per switchHand Lubed & Filmed - $0.59 per switchWe use Krytox 205g0, Krytox 105 and TriboSys 3203 depending of your switch type.We use polycarbonate clear .015mm or .013mm film depending on switch brand.Depending on order volume, we typically require 4-8 additional business days.