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Offline Inf3rn0_44

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Switch Swap on a Plate Mounted Board with out Soldering?! IMPOSSIBRU!
« on: Fri, 24 February 2012, 22:17:08 »
Switch Swap on a Plate Mounted Board without Soldering?!

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You after reading this
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Anyways how do you actually do this?
Before you do this see warning @ number 6!
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1. And most important step! Force metal plate down!
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2. With a medium sized flat screw driver apply pressure to one side.
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3. On that side get a small flathead pry the tab outwards. Apply force gently since this should happen easily if you forced the plate down far enough.
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4. Repeat on all four tabs while applying pressure and... Pop! :)
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5. Replace spring/stem and pop cover back on.
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6. Most tricky part! Force plate back up! I am pretty sure its only possible with matrix boards :)
This is what I used :)
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I hope this helped :D
I used this for spring swapping the MX black springs with to ghetto mx reds. (Same stem = less money need to be spent.)
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« Reply #1 on: Fri, 24 February 2012, 23:01:06 »
Only with Phantom:

[video=youtube;HysRQnJiupQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HysRQnJiupQ[/video]
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Offline Inf3rn0_44

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« Reply #2 on: Sat, 25 February 2012, 01:32:42 »
@ litster I see how that metal plate has cut outs on the corners of each switch, I was thinking about doing that myself in a future keyboard I am thinking about building. Its a wonderful concept, I am very glad you implemented it in the phantom.

@ripster haha it is the way to do it! I had a gut feeling that you'd find this thread :D
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« Reply #3 on: Sat, 25 February 2012, 09:44:19 »
How difficult is it to force the metal plate back up?
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« Reply #4 on: Sat, 25 February 2012, 10:35:10 »
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@ litster I see how that metal plate has cut outs on the corners of each switch, I was thinking about doing that myself in a future keyboard I am thinking about building. Its a wonderful concept, I am very glad you implemented it in the phantom.


I only organize the group buy and took the video, It is not my idea.  It is PrinsValium's idea and design.
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« Reply #5 on: Sat, 25 February 2012, 11:29:40 »


I guess with a staggered board like the filco you can't force the plate back up easily?  Maybe if you go along the long axis of the keyboard with a long stick or something..
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« Reply #6 on: Sat, 25 February 2012, 12:47:27 »
Where has red pill been?  Have not seen him here for a while.
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« Reply #7 on: Sat, 25 February 2012, 12:52:54 »
Ripster you would need to have huge balls to do that, I would try, if I had a board I didn't care about. Though I don't think I will work.

What I would do with a staggered board, would be to drill two small holes in the center of the plate before forcing it down. Then I would take a zip tie and thread it through them to be able to pull it back up. It should work like a charm :D.
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« Reply #8 on: Sat, 25 February 2012, 12:56:29 »
Awesome mod OP!!
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« Reply #9 on: Sat, 25 February 2012, 12:57:55 »
You must be talented!
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« Reply #10 on: Sat, 25 February 2012, 13:15:31 »
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Awesome mod OP!!

Thanks man :D
I got more idea's I will try to post them when I have time.
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« Reply #11 on: Sat, 25 February 2012, 16:14:37 »
I am about to attempt this on my Access...
I got it to use as a macro controller for dj, but it's not working out. So I thought, maybe I would like it for use if it didn't have blacks. After a lot of playing with layout, I discovered my own using a combination of Cherry keys from different language sets. Also I discovered the spacebar from a g80-11900 fits perfectly, but with 6 switch under it... oh MY! Thats way too hard. So I think I will switch to blues and remove some of those spacebar switch.
Wish me luck.
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« Reply #12 on: Sat, 25 February 2012, 16:31:33 »
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I am about to attempt this on my Access...
I got it to use as a macro controller for dj, but it's not working out. So I thought, maybe I would like it for use if it didn't have blacks. After a lot of playing with layout, I discovered my own using a combination of Cherry keys from different language sets. Also I discovered the spacebar from a g80-11900 fits perfectly, but with 6 switch under it... oh MY! Thats way too hard. So I think I will switch to blues and remove some of those spacebar switch.
Wish me luck.

That sounds like a sweet mod!

Be careful to when forcing that plate back up!

Also, I didn't mention but you will have to remove a part of the PCB or the Metal plate on the top left side, in order to completely force the plate down.
I just cut off piece of circuit board to make it work.

When I did this I also broke the very bottom left switch since I was an idiot and put a mx brown stem in backwards and bent the **** out of it. I have a new switch coming in the mail.
(Btw browns feel like ****, I guess that's why they are brown. Lol)
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« Reply #13 on: Sat, 25 February 2012, 19:00:46 »
Yes I noticed that stupid nut welded to the plate... I just removed it with my dremel. Once that was out, I was able to push down plate with just my hands, same when push back up, very easy on mine.
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I was a few blue stem shy, so i just left a few f-key and the space bar as black. Removed switches under space bar. Only outside 2 are switch, center one is dummy with no spring.
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« Reply #14 on: Sat, 25 February 2012, 21:14:28 »
I believe it can't be apply for all(I mean most) plated mounted keyboard due to several reasons:
1. Some components(mostly diodes) soldered between PCB and steel plate.
2. Some steel-plate is bent inward(and some outward) at the egdes which will prevent it to be pushed down.
3. Some keyboards had a sort of locking mechanisms(such as bolts) for steel plate on the PCB.
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« Reply #15 on: Sat, 25 February 2012, 21:15:26 »
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Yes I noticed that stupid nut welded to the plate... I just removed it with my dremel. Once that was out, I was able to push down plate with just my hands, same when push back up, very easy on mine.
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I was a few blue stem shy, so i just left a few f-key and the space bar as black. Removed switches under space bar. Only outside 2 are switch, center one is dummy with no spring.

Dude sweet build, I really like the design congrats on making it work! :D
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« Reply #16 on: Sat, 25 February 2012, 21:27:27 »
I was just so surprised the Cherry 6 unit spacebar was perfect alignment for 3 switch. That really makes it for me, especially since 2 unit 2 switch keycaps are usually R1 profile and feel terrible on R4. Blues feel so much better for sure. I was surprised at how easy it was to do, after I got rid of that annoying nut they put in between the plate and pcb. If only I could type on it...
Now I just need to get my XP machine to display video after the splash screen so I can reprogram it. haven't used it in awhile, and no idea what is going on there, neither the gpu card or the onboard are working. Not in safe mode, not in vga mode. Sadly I have no freaking working ide optical to reload xp either. Wish I could get Access software to program the board under 7 x64, but it hates it. What a pain.
Sad I will now probably spend 2 times as long fooling with the software side as it took to mod the board.
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« Reply #17 on: Mon, 27 February 2012, 20:22:29 »
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I was just so surprised the Cherry 6 unit spacebar was perfect alignment for 3 switch. That really makes it for me, especially since 2 unit 2 switch keycaps are usually R1 profile and feel terrible on R4. Blues feel so much better for sure. I was surprised at how easy it was to do, after I got rid of that annoying nut they put in between the plate and pcb. If only I could type on it...
Now I just need to get my XP machine to display video after the splash screen so I can reprogram it. haven't used it in awhile, and no idea what is going on there, neither the gpu card or the onboard are working. Not in safe mode, not in vga mode. Sadly I have no freaking working ide optical to reload xp either. Wish I could get Access software to program the board under 7 x64, but it hates it. What a pain.
Sad I will now probably spend 2 times as long fooling with the software side as it took to mod the board.

Yeah congrats dude! Know what you mean 100% dude, I had so much trouble with the software before I did a dual boot with XP and Win7. I just installed WinXP and then used EasyBCD software to display it on the boot screen for 5 seconds. I am in love with Cherry Reds now, they are my favorite switch. In fact I see it this way Reds>Blacks>Blues>Browns. So reds for gaming are really the best option. And the straight key columns are so much easier to learn fast on. I am already typing like 90% of my original speed with ease. Second layer is also pretty sweet, are you going to incorporate one in yours too?
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« Reply #18 on: Mon, 27 February 2012, 21:26:36 »
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Only with Phantom:

[video=youtube;HysRQnJiupQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HysRQnJiupQ[/video]


Why must you make me kick myself more and more for having missed out on the phantoms?  I doubt I'll be the only one dilegently watching the classifieds for one.
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