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Is there a way of dismantling Cherry keys from the top?

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I need to clean out some keys and put some lube on them.
Ive seen tools to open up keys to allow you to lube the springs but they all require to do this from the bottom.


Is there a way of opening up the keys from the top?

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Not really. Technically it's possible but it is a massive pain in the ass. You're better off desoldering the board.

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9 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Not really. Technically it's possible but it is a massive pain in the ass. You're better off desoldering the board.

Thats what I thought.  Its most of the keyboard, I dont fancy desoldering the whole keyboard..

Any easy way to lube the keys without dismantling

 

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If the switch is clipped into a plate, you can't take it apart.

You said you only need to do this maintenance on some keys, you could desolder just those? You should only do that if you're entirely convinced you need to do that though, since desolder can be kind of tough.

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3 minutes ago, minibois said:

If the switch is clipped into a plate, you can't take it apart.

You said you only need to do this maintenance on some keys, you could desolder just those? You should only do that if you're entirely convinced you need to do that though, since desolder can be kind of tough.

I've done desoldering before, I'd dread having to desolder all those and solding back. sigh.

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