Gateron Oil King Linear Switch Review | LumeKeebs

Overview

The Gateron Oil King, with new molds and excellent factory lubing, is one of the smoothest stock switches by Gateron.

Gateron Oil Kings are made of a completely opaque black material with Gateron's newest molds that feature the flipped Gateron branding. The Gateron Oil Kings are also one of the few Gateron switches that come with a black plated spring.

The Gateron Oil King rails come factory lubed, which allows them to feel even smoother than the Gateron CJ's which were known for their smoothness despite the Gateron Oil King and the Gateron CJ having similar molds.

Product Details

Gateron Oil King Linear Switch

Switch Type: Linear
Stem Material: POM
Top Housing Material: Nylon PA66
Bottom Housing Material: Black Ink Housing
Actuation Force: 55g
Bottom Out Force: 65g
Mount: 5 pin
Total Travel: 4.0mm
Factory Lubed: Yes

Gateron Oil King Linear Switches

Switch Sound

The Gateron Oil King, with their ink bottom housing, is consistent with the solid bottom out that their KS-3 nylon bottom housings provided. When bottoming out, the Gateron Oil King produces a solid deep sound profile. And when topping out, the Gateron Oil King produces a slightly thinner and medium pitched sound profile. Differences in the bottom out and top out sounds could possibly be due to the ink bottom housing and nylon top housing.

Here are some sound tests of the Gateron Oil King:

Switch Feel

The Gateron Oil King, with their consistent factory lubing, is as smooth stock as oil is slick. There is a thick layer of lube on the rails of the stems which helps provide the smooth stock experience.

For stem wobble, the Gateron Oil King still has some slight stem wobble. The stem wobble on the Gateron Oil King could be comparable to the stem wobble on the Gateron CJ. For housing wobble, the Gateron Oil King has tight housing tolerances that show no signs of wobble even after repeated opening and closing.

Things to Note

When opening up the switch, the Gateron Oil King might seem overlubed on the rails for those that hand lube their own switches but they do not feel overlubed during normal typing. When hand lubed, the Gateron Oil King produces the slightly deeper sound than the stock version. The Gateron Oil Kings would be a great fit for those looking for a firm deep sound profile.

Comparisons to Other Switches

Gateron Oil King vs Gateron Ink Black V2

Gateron Oil King has a Nylon PA66 top housing material and an ink bottom housing material, while the Gateron Ink Black V2 has an entirely ink top and bottom housing material.
Gateron Oil King has an activation force of 55g and a bottom out force of 65g, while the Gateron Ink Black V2 has an actuation force of 60g and a bottom out force of 70g.
Both the Gateron Oil King and the Gateron Ink Black V2 has a total travel of 4mm.
Both the Gateron Oil King and the Gateron Ink Black V2 come with slight factory lube.
Gateron Oil King has a deeper sound profile than the Gateron Ink Black V2.
Gateron Ink Black V2 has a more well-rounded and resonant sound profile than the Gateron Oil King.
Both the Gateron Oil King and the Gateron Ink Black V2 are known for their smoothness.

Gateron Oil King vs Gateron CJ

Gateron Oil King is made with a Nylon PA66 top housing material and an ink bottom housing material, while the Gateron CJ is made with a ink top housing material and a POM bottom housing material.
Both the Gateron Oil King and the Gateron CJ is made with a POM stem.
The Gateron Oil King has an actuation force of 55g and a bottom out force of 65g, while the Gateron CJ has an actuation force of 50g and a bottom out force of 60g.
Both the Gateron Oil King and the Gateron CJ have a total travel of 4mm.
Gateron Oil King sounds slightly deeper than the Gateron CJ.
Gateron Oil King is slightly smoother than Gateron CJ in stock form.
Gateron CJ features top housings made from ink-based material while the Gateron Oil King features bottom housings made from ink-based material.

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