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thelegojunkie t1_jaam61q wrote

Just compared the bottom housing to my Oil Kings, and these aren't the same Ink bottoms that the Oil Kings have, so I think it's safe to assume they're the KS3 Blacks

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RelativeChance t1_jad41k7 wrote

It's so crazy that they don't even tell you what switch you got, people are just left guessing

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dzyntech t1_jaa9192 wrote

oiiiil king?

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elMightyBush OP t1_jaa9njp wrote

That's what I'm thinking. There wasn't anything in the box saying explicitly what they are. If they are oil kings then I'm pumped!

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elMightyBush OP t1_jaa98fv wrote

I bought some mystery bags from Novelkeys. Ordered 4 bags and received the following.

Kailh Red Kailh Brown TTC Dark Red Gateron Oil King?

Need your help. Are these for sure oil kings? How can you tell the difference between oil kings and say Gateron KS3 Blacks?

Either way I’m not mad at the lottery. $15/bag ain’t too bad of a deal.

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FatBoiMan123 t1_jaaaj9q wrote

Check the lube job, oil kings have excellent factory lube.

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elMightyBush OP t1_jaab5r4 wrote

Alright so I think these are the Gateron KS3 Blacks. There is a small circular indent on the opposite side of the logo.

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NJsKaz t1_jabhv7n wrote

Kalih reds are a solid pull just for the stems

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The-Bole t1_jaen7j8 wrote

Petroleum Barons

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808s-n-KRounds t1_jacr56e wrote

Oil kings vs. KS-3 blacks:

  • Have the top housing cutout to eliminate (supposedly) north-facing interference
  • have a flipped Gateron logo compared to the KS-3’s
  • have a black spring as another commenter mentioned
  • I believe also a slightly different bottom housing, I don’t think it’s the shape, it’s the mold marks (but you shouldn’t have to check that anyway as the first 2 are easier)

This is like the 3rd post I’ve seen (and maybe this was first idk) mistaking KS-3 blacks for Oil Kings. I’m not complaining, good to spread knowledge, but come on I feel like you should at least check for the top housing cutout, it’s a defining feature of the newer Gat molds like the Oil Kings and CJ’s

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elMightyBush OP t1_jaeka6e wrote

Yes I made the same mistake as others. When you open up an unlabeled box with deep black Gateron switches it’s easy to make the oil king mistake. I didn’t know what the discernible differences were until shortly after my post. Found there is a little circular dimple on the KS3 not on the oils. Also I couldn’t find any info on google mentioning the differences you provided. Not saying it’s not true just wasn’t able to find that info.

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808s-n-KRounds t1_jaeplfj wrote

Ok fair enough, I apologize, I didn’t mean to be rude to you specifically. It’s hard to explain the cutout in words, but if you find side pictures of CJ’s/Oil Kings and any KS-3 switch (e.g., milky yellow), you’ll see what I mean

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