TTC Flip King Magnetic HE

Quick Summary

The TTC Flip King is a magnetic Hall-effect linear aimed at gamers who want adjustable actuation and rapid-trigger behavior. There are no metal leaf contacts — magnets and sensors read travel distance — so the press is exceptionally smooth with zero bounce or chatter. Light at 35g and ventilated for heat dissipation, it’s a strong budget HE option, provided you have a compatible board.

Specs and Feel

Key figures: 35g initial force, 90Gs initial magnetic flux rising to 480Gs at bottom-out, 3.5mm total travel on a 21mm spring. Because actuation is distance-based rather than contact-based, the stroke is glassy and consistent top to bottom, with none of the tiny tactile hitch a metal leaf can introduce. Both housing and stem are vented with cooling holes, which also lets the switch breathe acoustically — the sound is moderate and rounded rather than sharp. Smoothness is the headline: HE switches like this are about as frictionless as plate-mount switches get. Wobble is well controlled.

Tuning

HE switches are generally best left stock — lube can interfere with the magnet/sensor geometry and is rarely worth the risk, so I’d keep it minimal at most. The real “tuning” lives in software: set your actuation depth, dial in rapid trigger and dead zones to taste. If you must quiet a spring ping, a careful spring-only lube is the safest intervention. Otherwise, leave it alone and tune in firmware.

Verdict

Buy the Flip King if you own a magnetic/HE keyboard and want a cheap, light, buttery linear with software-adjustable actuation. Skip it entirely for a standard mechanical board — it physically won’t work. Against TTC’s other HE switches like the Snow Magnetic, the Flip King’s slightly longer 3.5mm travel and 21mm spring give it a fuller stroke; choose it when you want a touch more depth.