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Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: fssbzz on Tue, 09 November 2010, 20:31:00

thanks ripster.
very very nice guide~
geek hack is really on the top for mechanical kb article.

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: squarebox on Tue, 09 November 2010, 21:06:52

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=4069&stc=1&d=1251309726)

This happened to me once.
I managed to yank the whole stem and keycap out.
The keycaps was stuck so tight on i need a screwdriver to separate the keycap from the stem.

Thankfully i manage to push the stem back in...

edit: Mine were Cherry Brown

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: bilbo3000 on Wed, 10 November 2010, 04:21:33

Hi Ripster,
great article. I had the same problem as above with the ESC key on my G80-3000 with blues - probably due to the fact that I removed the key caps only with a screw driver from one side. Thank god the switch still works. Just put everything back in place and good.

bilbo3000

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: Culinia on Fri, 18 February 2011, 14:43:19

Nice guide. Just worried about replacing the ISO enter key really. Does anyone know where the stabilizers are?

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: guilleguillaume on Wed, 23 February 2011, 14:31:49

Thanks Ripster!

It was very usefull to replace for first time my Noppoo Spacebar and backspace.

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: guilleguillaume on Thu, 24 February 2011, 09:51:29

I was actually very easy.

I was afraid to apply too much force but with care you're not going to break anything.

On the backspace this piece:

(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1125/5149972806_5b041e5634_z.jpg)

Was a bit loose so at the same time the key went out of the stem the piece was kept on the stabilizer, so easy way to replace it in any case.

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: Bern on Thu, 24 February 2011, 10:16:35

Anything special for pulling an ML switch?

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: Zamorph on Fri, 20 May 2011, 14:10:02

I just removed my first spacebar ^.^  I had difficulty at first because I was too gentle with it so it would not come off.

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: kidchunks on Fri, 20 May 2011, 14:18:24

Quote from: Zamorph;349069

I just removed my first spacebar ^.^  I had difficulty at first because I was too gentle with it so it would not come off.

 
It gets easier the more caps you pull! Try wiggling when you pull, helps loosen them up.

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: morethanless on Mon, 11 July 2011, 17:31:32

Hey Ho, alert !!!
A lot of flickr pictures under "kung fu style" are offline.

can you fix it?

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: morethanless on Tue, 12 July 2011, 11:03:21

Great, it is fixed :smile:

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: csm725 on Sun, 31 July 2011, 05:28:16

Are the stabilizers on space the same as on Ctrl Shift Alt etc on a Filco?

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: litster on Sun, 01 January 2012, 14:52:24

ripster, what lube do you recommend for lubing contact and stem inside a switch?  Thanks.

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: litster on Sun, 01 January 2012, 15:06:42

Thanks ripster.  I am opening switches.  I am getting switches ready to put the first Phantom prototype together.  I am sourcing brown stems and springs from a Cherry POS PCB-mounted keyboard, and switch casing from an old Wyse plate-mounted keyboard.  So I have switches taken apart.  I thought I should lube them before I put the switches back together.  These parts are kinda old.

I will see if Home Depot has any silicone grease. Thanks.

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: bbbbqq on Tue, 03 January 2012, 21:56:46

IDEA: rename this thread to Cherry MX Keycap Pulling and Swapping guide.

Will reduce confusion with pulling apart the actual switches.

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: hamza_tm on Fri, 10 February 2012, 12:00:22

can you remove a regular key with just your fingers?

like the number 7 key on my Tt esports meka which stopped responding completely...

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: hamza_tm on Fri, 10 February 2012, 12:20:59

Pianists fingers ;)

Is it just about getting them under the edges of the keycap?

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: hamza_tm on Fri, 10 February 2012, 12:25:21

Oh, and now that your here Ripster (I've heard so much about you!) what are the chances of repairing the key without having to solder?

The key completely doesnt respond, could i swap some parts with an unused key like the scroll lock?

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: captain on Wed, 18 April 2012, 10:09:17

Where did all the pictures go??  "ATTACHMENT" is lame.  Isn't this the problem that we solved in the thread about editing files with global find & replace??

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: Glissant on Thu, 17 May 2012, 21:44:54

Oops... I'm glad plate mounted stabilizer clips are available at wasd.
Good thing I found this guide after going caveman on my keyboard, and just yanking the keys out.

It's about to be five in the AM here, so no pictures.

Thanks for the wiki, article, post, thing, Ripster.

Title: Cherry MX Key Pulling and Swapping Guide
Post by: Djuzuh on Fri, 18 May 2012, 10:48:26

Yeah I had to rebuy a stabilizer thingie too.

So I ordered my self a bunch of Orings with them xD.