Cherry MX Help?

[Random32]

I have a Rosewill RK9000v2 with Cherry MX RED Switches. I want to buy some switches off a site and then mod some of the switches on my keyboard with blues, blacks, and browns. I have several questions:
How do I know if my keys are PCB or Plate mounted?
Have any of you done this before with your mechanical keyboards? If so, please share your experience.

 

Can anyone walk me through the process of doing this?

[STRMfrmXMN]

I have a Rosewill RK9000v2 with Cherry MX RED Switches. I want to buy some switches off a site and then mod some of the switches on my keyboard with blues, blacks, and browns. I have several questions:

How do I know if my keys are PCB or Plate mounted?

Have any of you done this before with your mechanical keyboards? If so, please share your experience.

 

Can anyone walk me through the process of doing this?

@Charger @TheProfosist

[Charger]

@Charger @TheProfosist

always with the tagging why dont you help people lol

its easy to tell if they are pcb or plate mount just by opening the keyboard and looking at the bottom of the pcb if you see one larger post and 2 smaller ones for each switch that is pcb mount if it is just a single larger post in the middle of the switch that is plate mount.

this is the bottom of the switches

[STRMfrmXMN]

always with the tagging why dont you help people lol

 

I've never built a keyboard before, you have

[Charger]

I've never built a keyboard before, you have

well then get to work on that

[STRMfrmXMN]

well then get to work on that

son I'm broke

[Random32]

well then get to work on that

RIP STRMfrmXMN

???? - 6/14/2015 2:35PM PST

[Charger]

son I'm broke

my main keyboard cost me $50 to make so ya...

[STRMfrmXMN]

my main keyboard cost me $50 to make so ya...

Son I'm broke

[TheProfosist]

always with the tagging why dont you help people lol

its easy to tell if they are pcb or plate mount just by opening the keyboard and looking at the bottom of the pcb if you see one larger post and 2 smaller ones for each switch that is pcb mount if it is just a single larger post in the middle of the switch that is plate mount.

this is the bottom of the switches

Also most of the time if their snapped into a plate their plate mount.

[Charger]

Also most of the time if their snapped into a plate their plate mount.

most maybe but not all my tg3 keyboard I used as parts for my keyboard was pcb mount switches even though it was plate mount as well. Although assuming the plate isn't crap then plate mount switch switches should work fine I would assume.

[TheProfosist]

most maybe but not all my tg3 keyboard I used as parts for my keyboard was pcb mount switches even though it was plate mount as well. Although assuming the plate isn't crap then plate mount switch switches should work fine I would assume.

Generally you don't do ate and pcb mount unless your me....

[Charger]

Generally you don't do ate and pcb mount unless your me....

i have plate and pcb mount in my keyboard but their is no pcb lol