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Title: Plunger Removal Topre
Post by: IPT on Mon, 23 December 2013, 10:42:58

So im trying to figure out the best way to remove the plunger on my topre board to give it a full cleaning.

I can't figure out how to remove the plunger piece as it seems to have a lock/snap in backing

anyone ever remove the plungers for cleaning b4??

Title: Re: Plunger Removal Topre
Post by: RabRhee on Mon, 23 December 2013, 13:45:53

Quote from: projectD on Mon, 23 December 2013, 10:42:58

So im trying to figure out the best way to remove the plunger on my topre board to give it a full cleaning.

I can't figure out how to remove the plunger piece as it seems to have a lock/snap in backing

anyone ever remove the plungers for cleaning b4??

Although there is that little notch on the stem to stop it disappearing down the switch, I found that with the little bit of play in the stem, I could move it so the notch had all the available gap, and then just tap the stem down with a phillips screwdriver inside it, very gently and it just popped out. I think the only worrying part would be if you rounded the notch's bottom edge off, and I think that would take repeated removals, or hitting it too hard to remove.

That was just my own limited experience of it, but many are removed to silence and replace. I was concerned about it but found it was no stress.

Title: Re: Plunger Removal Topre
Post by: dustinhxc on Mon, 23 December 2013, 13:52:38

Quote from: projectD on Mon, 23 December 2013, 10:42:58

So im trying to figure out the best way to remove the plunger on my topre board to give it a full cleaning.

I can't figure out how to remove the plunger piece as it seems to have a lock/snap in backing

anyone ever remove the plungers for cleaning b4??

I removed them when I added Dental Bands, I flip the board over and with the backend of my tiny screwdriver (ps3 controller screwdriver) it is the same size as the plunger, i push it against the plunger and it pops out.

Title: Re: Plunger Removal Topre
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 23 December 2013, 14:43:48

I just used a spudger and firmly pushed until they popped out.

Title: Re: Plunger Removal Topre
Post by: tuxsavvy on Mon, 23 December 2013, 15:41:11

I was pointed out to this link awhile ago by 002 when it came to removing the plungers. It was a thread on deskthority:
http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/hhkp-pro-jp-variable-force-silencing-mods-t5196.html#p100197

Have a look at what 002 asked and then the response from OP (dpanth3r).