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Offline sitch

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Cherry mx switches
« on: Tue, 27 October 2015, 13:19:16 »
Hi may I know if all switches bottom the same and the difference are the stem? broke several switches leg and thinking to replace them..

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Re: Cherry mx switches
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 27 October 2015, 13:22:15 »
Perfect question for this thread https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40501.0

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Re: Cherry mx switches
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 27 October 2015, 13:22:22 »
Yes. Be careful when swapping though. If you've got a stock keyboard, you won't have a plate that allows you to remove just the tops. I know you said bottoms but some people have tried to pull their switches off stock plates without desoldering and have broken switches that way.
« Last Edit: Tue, 27 October 2015, 13:26:45 by CPTBadAss »

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Re: Cherry mx switches
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 27 October 2015, 13:35:16 »
Hi may I know if all switches bottom the same and the difference are the stem? broke several switches leg and thinking to replace them..

Yes, they are all the same.

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Re: Cherry mx switches
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 27 October 2015, 21:08:04 »
Yes. Be careful when swapping though. If you've got a stock keyboard, you won't have a plate that allows you to remove just the tops. I know you said bottoms but some people have tried to pull their switches off stock plates without desoldering and have broken switches that way.

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Re: Cherry mx switches
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 27 October 2015, 21:09:36 »
Yes. Be careful when swapping though. If you've got a stock keyboard, you won't have a plate that allows you to remove just the tops. I know you said bottoms but some people have tried to pull their switches off stock plates without desoldering and have broken switches that way.

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Bottom left corner, click lock.