Keyboard question

[priv4cy]

I have a mechanical keyboard, Scoripon KG935, blue switches, and im wondering if i can switch them to red? Also they are removable because it came with 4 replacement switches.

[minibois]

2 minutes ago, priv4cy said:

I have a mechanical keyboard, Scoripon KG935, blue switches, and im wondering if i can switch them to red? Also they are removable because it came with 4 replacement switches.

Doesn't seem like they mention hotswappability as a feature.

Did it come with a tool that looks kind of like this?

 

Anyways, if you count desoldering and soldering in new switches, you could fit in Outemo Red switches. I say Outemo Red specifically, because Outemo keyswitch legs and narrower than the alternative keyswitches.

[Draconid]

If they're soldered to the PCB, you're going to have to de-solder them individually and re-solder some red switches. 

[priv4cy]

6 minutes ago, minibois said:

Doesn't seem like they mention hotswappability as a feature.

Did it come with a tool that looks kind of like this?

 

Anyways, if you count desoldering and soldering in new switches, you could fit in Outemo Red switches. I say Outemo Red specifically, because Outemo keyswitch legs and narrower than the alternative keyswitches.

It came with that tool

[minibois]

Just now, priv4cy said:

It came with that tool

Just to be clear. It came with that tool, a metal like 'grabber'. Not to be confused with a plastic keycap puller?

You could try to pull out a single keyswitch to see if it's actually hotswappable. I would try a key you don't care much about; like start with the PauseBreak or ScrollLock key to see if it is able to hotswap.

 

Keep in mind you need to make sure the pins are not bent when inserting back in the keyswitch.

[priv4cy]

Just now, minibois said:

Just to be clear. It came with that tool, a metal like 'grabber'. Not to be confused with a plastic keycap puller?

You could try to pull out a single keyswitch to see if it's actually hotswappable. I would try a key you don't care much about; like start with the PauseBreak or ScrollLock key to see if it is able to hotswap.

 

Keep in mind you need to make sure the pins are not bent when inserting back in the keyswitch.

Yes it came with that metal one and plastic, i have both.

 

[geo3]

Even if it's not hot swap, if you can open the switches then you can do a stem swap to make them into a linear switch. 

[Dr0y]

You could also order something else and file the keyswitch leg to the proper size ... I'm pretty sure it would be a teidius job tho. 

 

I tried to open my outemu blue switches in the intend to maybe jailhouse them but I was quite afraid to break them ... Any advice to open outemu switches ?