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Cherry Mechanical Switch Has Dust/Gunk Stuck Inside It

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If I remove the keycap and just blow air on it, the switch clears up for a few minutes but the problem reoccurs; switch is hard to press, travels slowly and resets slowly as well. It's a Cherry MX Red switch (backspace key) on a SteelSeries 6GV2 board. Does anyone know any trick to get the gunk out of the switch without disassembling? If not, a helpful beginner's guide to doing so would be highly appreciated!

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Qtip and rubbing alcohol?

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Just now, dizmo said:

Qtip and rubbing alcohol?

How would that clear up the gunk though? It's inside the switch somewhere (not visible) and seems to just move to one side or the other when air is blown inside.

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1 minute ago, Vag said:

How would that clear up the gunk though? It's inside the switch somewhere (not visible) and seems to just move to one side or the other when air is blown inside.

Alcohol clears up sticky residue, hence why it's often used to remove gum,thermal paste, and so on. 

 

It's worth a shot. Even if you don't believe it'll work, at least you can say you tried it. 

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Just now, Vag said:

How would that clear up the gunk though? It's inside the switch somewhere (not visible) and seems to just move to one side or the other when air is blown inside.

 

is this the kind of thing you needed? getting inside the switch and using 99% rubbing alcohol is probably ideal. Maybe do it to your most used keys as well

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1 minute ago, DVA said:

Alcohol clears up sticky residue, hence why it's often used to remove gum,thermal paste, and so on. 

 

It's worth a shot. Even if you don't believe it'll work, at least you can say you tried it. 

Will definitely give it a shot.

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is this the kind of thing you needed? getting inside the switch and using 99% rubbing alcohol is probably ideal. Maybe do it to your most used keys as well

The switch is soldered on to the PCB if I'm not wrong so removing it from there would be the main issue, but this is a start, thank you.

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