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Offline LrgDietCoke

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Guide to removing and cleaning mechanical switches?
« on: Sat, 23 March 2019, 13:29:32 »
Hey everyone. I was wondering if anyone had a guide on how to open up and clean old mechanical switches. I will be harvesting vintage cherry blacks from an old board and wanted to give them a good cleaning and lube them before using them on a new board. Any suggestions/tips would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
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Offline frydaja

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Re: Guide to removing and cleaning mechanical switches?
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 23 March 2019, 13:48:03 »
Depends on the keyboard. If the switches are plate-mounted, you need to desolder them. You don't need to desolder the switch if the switch is PCB mounted.

That said, I'm not sure if lubing vintage blacks is worth it.
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