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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: Vozella on Fri, 20 November 2015, 19:42:36

Title: Possibility of replacing switches of an RBG keyboard?
Post by: Vozella on Fri, 20 November 2015, 19:42:36

Would it be possible to replace the switches on the Corsair K70, or in my case the K65, with other switches such as Ergo Clears? Would I need to sacrifice lighting or can I mod it well enough to keep the leds? The K65 only comes in MX Red.

Title: Re: Possibility of replacing switches of an RBG keyboard?
Post by: Lepidus on Fri, 20 November 2015, 19:46:59

You can. You will need to desolder the stock switches and replace the stem/spring for the clear switch stem, keeping the original housing.

Cherry RGB keyboards have SMD leds soldered on the PCB, so you can desolder the switch without desoldering the leds.