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Title: Keyboards that you can mod switches without desoldering
Post by: phinix on Sat, 13 May 2017, 12:34:27

Which keyboards manufacturers can have their switches moddified without desoldering?

I wanted to open switches on Filco but I think these need to be desoldered..

Ideally, I'm after ISO TKL keyboard that I can open switches without desoldering...

Title: Re: Keyboards that you can mod switches without desoldering
Post by: Targa-TV on Sat, 13 May 2017, 13:32:38

Cherry G80-XXXX series are PCB mounted.
I've also read that KBT has PCB mounted boards but I'm not familiar with KBT.
Older versions of the Poker apparently.

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=42342.0

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/3f6azs/where_can_i_find_a_list_of_keyboards_with_pcb/

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/3ow2oi/pcb_mounted_keyboards_are_wonderful/

Title: Re: Keyboards that you can mod switches without desoldering
Post by: klennkellon on Sat, 13 May 2017, 16:29:11

Glorious's Modular Keyboard or the Team Wolf Zhuque, both have switches you can just pop out and in without any soldering.

Title: Re: Keyboards that you can mod switches without desoldering
Post by: davkol on Sat, 13 May 2017, 17:26:58

Plateless keyboards with PCB-mounted MX-compatible switches.
Keyboards with plate-mounted MX-compatible switches and special cutouts in the plate. Those are only custom.
Keyboards with sockets for switch swapping on the PCB (and a special plate, presumably).
Keyboards with Alps SKCM/SKCL switches or respective clones.

So, _almost_ any Cherry G80, some vintage keyboards like Chicony KB-5191, Uniqey keyboards, the few hot-swap keyboards and some customs. Also, pretty much anything with complicated/simplified Alps or clones like Matias switches.

Title: Re: Keyboards that you can mod switches without desoldering
Post by: flashquark on Mon, 15 May 2017, 11:49:31

Check out this thread to learn more about the plate cutouts:

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=59837.0

Title: Re: Keyboards that you can mod switches without desoldering
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 15 May 2017, 12:05:42

modding switches is Highly Overrated..

Title: Re: Keyboards that you can mod switches without desoldering
Post by: J-Bird on Sun, 10 September 2017, 23:07:54

There's also the Kananic (德柯达) L82/S82 except the black non-backlit version (note that switches can be replaced on the white non-backlit version, as well as on all the backlit versions).