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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: IlikeGravy on Thu, 22 November 2012, 00:19:16

Title: Opening a plate mounted switch?
Post by: IlikeGravy 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?

Title: Re: Opening a plate mounted switch?
Post by: iBro on Thu, 22 November 2012, 00:41:46

"This plate is a custom mounting plate."

Title: Re: Opening a plate mounted switch?
Post by: IlikeGravy on Thu, 22 November 2012, 00:48:01

I'm retarded...

Title: Re: Opening a plate mounted switch?
Post by: fl0w3n 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.

Title: Re: Opening a plate mounted switch?
Post by: IlikeGravy 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.

Title: Re: Opening a plate mounted switch?
Post by: WhiteFireDragon 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.

Title: Re: Opening a plate mounted switch?
Post by: iBro on Thu, 22 November 2012, 13:26:01

Quote from: WhiteFireDragon 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.

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-99k4RahbX9Q/TwBLNbh3OpI/AAAAAAAAAOc/e-HcpWpCWx4/s1600/hindsight1.jpg)

Title: Re: Opening a plate mounted switch?
Post by: iBro on Thu, 22 November 2012, 13:27:01

Quote from: IlikeGravy 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.

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

Title: Opening a plate mounted switch?
Post by: litster on Sun, 02 December 2012, 03:15:03

Quote from: IlikeGravy 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?

<---- This guy, right here.