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Offline theta

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Swap MX Springs on a Ducky?
« on: Mon, 16 January 2012, 18:56:03 »
I'd love to be able to swap a few (perhaps 12 or so) springs on my Ducky TKL from the stock blacks to the lighter ones - basically making ghetto reds.

From what I've read, Duckys are plate-mounted, so the switches would need to be de-soldered. The question is, will I need to de-solder all 87 switches, or simply the switches I'd like to mod?

Sorry for the dumb question - I swear I've searched everywhere on here for something similar... No dice.
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Offline bbbbqq

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Swap MX Springs on a Ducky?
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 16 January 2012, 18:57:16 »
Just the switches. Unsolder them, make sure they're actually unsoldered by wiggling the legs, and if all is well, push it out from the little center protrusion
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Offline theta

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Swap MX Springs on a Ducky?
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 16 January 2012, 20:01:15 »
So they just come straight up through the plate after de-soldering?
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Offline BossBorot

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Swap MX Springs on a Ducky?
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 16 January 2012, 20:03:22 »
all that you have to do after desoldering the two contacts is apply a bit of force on the center post and the whole switch pops right out.
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Offline theta

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Swap MX Springs on a Ducky?
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 16 January 2012, 20:05:44 »
Excellent, much easier than I had anticipated. I was figuring on de-soldering the entire 87-block. Much better this way!
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