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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Capitalistix on Fri, 05 April 2013, 09:45:16

Title: How hard is it to change switches?
Post by: Capitalistix on Fri, 05 April 2013, 09:45:16

I'm wanting to get a Poker and Im wondering how hard it is/what all would changing the switches to some cherry greens would entail? Thanks!

Title: Re: How hard is it to change switches?
Post by: esoomenona on Fri, 05 April 2013, 09:47:04

If it's a Poker, without a plate or with a plate that has openings which allow the easy removal of them, you can open the housing and switch just the stem and spring, and then replace the housing. If it's a keyboard with a plate, it becomes harder, where you have to desolder the switches on the whole board, open them up, switch them out, and the resolder everything.

Title: Re: How hard is it to change switches?
Post by: esoomenona on Fri, 05 April 2013, 09:47:30

Take a look at the Moose's Mods link in my signature to see me doing just that.