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Offline glitchathon

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Removing Unicomp keycap?
« on: Mon, 09 January 2017, 22:25:26 »
I just bought an Ultra Classic Unicomp. Two of the switches seem to have the spring dislodged and I wanted to remove the keycap. I took one off and underneath is another grey keycap. This one is harder to remove. Any tips?? Thanks in advance!

Offline glitchathon

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Re: Removing Unicomp keycap?
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 10 January 2017, 00:17:53 »
Well I figured out how to do it. For some reason, the keycap puller pulling straight up just did not work for me. But prying from side with a screwdriver got it off real easy!

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Re: Removing Unicomp keycap?
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 10 January 2017, 01:46:22 »
Well I figured out how to do it. For some reason, the keycap puller pulling straight up just did not work for me. But prying from side with a screwdriver got it off real easy!
yeah, you can use a hammer to put them back on.

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Re: Removing Unicomp keycap?
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 15 January 2017, 15:17:52 »
Well I figured out how to do it. For some reason, the keycap puller pulling straight up just did not work for me. But prying from side with a screwdriver got it off real easy!

That hurts to hear you say that. In the future, just pull and wiggle a little bit and they should come off with the puller no problem.

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Re: Removing Unicomp keycap?
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 20 January 2017, 20:51:35 »
Well I figured out how to do it. For some reason, the keycap puller pulling straight up just did not work for me. But prying from side with a screwdriver got it off real easy!

Yikes! That's like using a hammer to drive in a screw. If anyone else reads this who's in a similar situation—please, just persevere with the key puller. That's what it's for.
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Re: Removing Unicomp keycap?
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 23 January 2017, 19:56:47 »
I use a wire keycap puller but wriggle it gently around in a small circle - works for MX, Topre and BS.

Or, if your fingers are strong enough, just lever it gently off with them.
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