Holy Poli

Learning and discussion
#1

A while back I asserted in a few places that I thought Polias were just periwinkle Halos with a different spring - but I didn’t really provide anything besides my impression there. I had some switches open and thought it as good a time as any to try and verify that with a bit more certainty - or debunk it.

Well. I fiddled and photographed, and came away with the same impression. I’ll share with you what I found here, starting with some comparison photos of the stems:

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Side by side, the similarities are clear.

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Any differences I can see take squinting; I’d bet they’d pass each-other’s spec tolerances.

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Just looking at these fuzzy photos complete with traces of carpet yarn, what do you guys think?

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Kailh Polia - New expensive tactile switch
#2

Close race. I can’t see any difference outside of color. I thought the poles might be varied, but same.

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#3

In the middle pic the Polia stem seems to have a sharper bump, but beyond that they look identical in the other pics. It wouldn’t surprise me one bit if these are made from the same molds as Halo stems.

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#4

Honestly, I’m just excited to have a Halo stem recolor, at least it’ll help mix up the color combos for Yok “holy pandas” if they’re pretty much the same.

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#5

Def. I especially like these in the Red housings.

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