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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: NorrisB on Tue, 10 April 2012, 15:25:05

Title: Cherry Blue Switch broke
Post by: NorrisB on Tue, 10 April 2012, 15:25:05

So I have a KBC poker and in the mail the tit broke off of the number 8 key, what do you in a situation like that, where do you order those

Title: Cherry Blue Switch broke
Post by: hazeluff on Tue, 10 April 2012, 15:30:53

You can go on the classifieds and do a WTB for a switch (if thats the only thing that broke). And with some simple soldering you can replace the switch.

Title: Cherry Blue Switch broke
Post by: NorrisB on Tue, 10 April 2012, 23:58:30

but isnt a poker pcb so it doesnt need to be soldered?

Title: Cherry Blue Switch broke
Post by: anselben on Wed, 11 April 2012, 00:05:33

wasd keyboards sells switches too, http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/keyboard-parts-1.html

Title: Cherry Blue Switch broke
Post by: hazeluff on Wed, 11 April 2012, 00:14:28

If it's not plate mounted then you can get around it by just prying open the switch.

Title: Cherry Blue Switch broke
Post by: Awful on Wed, 11 April 2012, 00:22:40

yeah pcb mounted are super easy to change. There's several tutorial videos on youtube. ....Is "tit" the correct term? hahaha

Title: Cherry Blue Switch broke
Post by: kiczek on Wed, 11 April 2012, 04:17:36

I had a Cherry MX Blue Switch go "mushy" and would register multiple clicks when activated.  The best thing to do and what I did while waiting for my replacement switch was to swap the broken key with another switch not typically used like Scroll Lock or Print Screen.