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Offline IlikeGravy

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Opening a plate mounted switch?
« on: Thu, 22 November 2012, 00:19:16 »
So I'm trying this meth hood on a blue switch, but I can't seem to pop the damn top off. It's really starting to frustrate me, and I feel like throwing my filco out the window. How is this guy doing this?


Offline iBro

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Re: Opening a plate mounted switch?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 22 November 2012, 00:41:46 »
"This plate is a custom mounting plate."
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Offline IlikeGravy

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Re: Opening a plate mounted switch?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 22 November 2012, 00:48:01 »
I'm retarded...

Offline fl0w3n

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Re: Opening a plate mounted switch?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 22 November 2012, 01:10:52 »
Yeah you'd need to desolder the switch on your filco.

Check out the GB section, there's a custom plate being made for filco to be able to swap switches without having to solder.

Offline IlikeGravy

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Re: Opening a plate mounted switch?
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 22 November 2012, 01:36:29 »
Gosh, I bought some white pom keycaps off of ebay and and they fit extremely tight, and I tried to remove one and broke one of my switches... And I don't have a soldering iron.

Offline WhiteFireDragon

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Re: Opening a plate mounted switch?
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 22 November 2012, 02:45:49 »
Next time wiggle it while tugging on it with increasing pressure. Some new caps and stems are very tight on each other, so you can't just yank them off or it rips the switch off with it.

Offline iBro

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Re: Opening a plate mounted switch?
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 22 November 2012, 13:26:01 »
Next time wiggle it while tugging on it with increasing pressure. Some new caps and stems are very tight on each other, so you can't just yank them off or it rips the switch off with it.

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Offline iBro

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Re: Opening a plate mounted switch?
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 22 November 2012, 13:27:01 »
Gosh, I bought some white pom keycaps off of ebay and and they fit extremely tight, and I tried to remove one and broke one of my switches... And I don't have a soldering iron.

I would look online for a soldering iron, I don't think that they are that expensive.
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Offline litster

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Opening a plate mounted switch?
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 02 December 2012, 03:15:03 »
So I'm trying this meth hood on a blue switch, but I can't seem to pop the damn top off. It's really starting to frustrate me, and I feel like throwing my filco out the window. How is this guy doing this?


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