versed sun
So I was swapping out my switches, and some of them are so stuck in there that I couldn't make them budge. So much so that my plastic puller broke. Twice.
Can I use a metal one, or could that damage the shiny, expensive keyboard that I love dearly? Is there anything I should be mindful of while switching out switches in general? Kind of nervous ngl
violet laurelBOT
So I was swapping out my switches, and some of them are so stuck in there that I...
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digital hollow
The plastic switch/keycap puller that’s provided with the keyboard works, but it’s hot garbage and breaks easy. Feel free to use another switch/keycap puller. If it’s metal, just be sure not to scratch the case or switch plate (if that concerns you).
versed sun
i have cut myself like 5 times using the plastic ones
the ammount of force required to remove the ones at the end are a bit nuts
digital hollow
Yeah it’s bad. I got maybe 3 switches swapped with mine before the “teeth” that grab the switch snapped right off.
versed sun
i went to my younger brother who is my house mate
and borrowed his
broke it as well
digital hollow
Sometimes you can be better off just separating the plate from pcb
digital hollow
The guides on YouTube are pretty foolproof
digital hollow
what does removing the plate do ?
You can get behind the switch if they’re really stuck to push them out
versed sun
I seee
i got some metal ones
they will arrive in like two days
Ill see how those go.
Apprently the Lekker l45s i got as a gift are better than the ones installed on the keyboared
I was compeletely unaware
digital hollow
https://youtu.be/-KtpE1mv23s?si=y66jk6G902ni8A15
this is an example but with the 60he
versed sun
NAh dawg
that clip at the beginning is night and day for me
we literally had two men holding down the keyboard as we pulled it out
it was like torturing someone by removing his teeth
digital hollow
we literally had two men holding down the keyboard as we pulled it out
You may have been putting too much clamping force on the puller which can make it harder
versed sun
THATS A THING?
digital hollow
Yup
versed sun
all right
I will try the metal one i get carefully
on the 25th lol
one of the plastic pullers cracked my nail from the force
digital hollow
If you squeeze the switch like a MF as you’re trying to pull it, you’ll crack the switch housing
digital hollow
You’ll find plastic bits of the switch
versed sun
ok have not spotted any and I have done like 90% of the keyboard
so crisis averted
however, I found tiny bits of the goddamn switch puller
now I am a bit worried I might damanged the switch housing
what would that do ?
make the swtiches more wobbly or disfunctional?
digital hollow
The switch just has 2 little clips on it that holds it secure to the switch plate. You just gotta squeeze enough so the clips release the plate. But yeah with the stock wooting switch puller, if it slips when pulling, the teeth pretty much break because of how thin and poorly designed they are. You’d know if the switch housing is cracked or a piece broken off of it. People that don’t know what they’re doing when they replace switches often break the clips that hold it into the plate, the pins, or the entire housing shell. If there’s no visible cracks or chips, you’re fine.