I didn't think this would have to be said - but please do not try and force switches out of a soldered switch mechanical keyboard... This is for hot swap keyboards which means the switches are removable!
I have the RK61 and everywhere I look it says non-hotswap, but mine came with extra switches and a switch puller. I was also able to pull out a switch and put it back with no problem.
NOTE - You can use a plastic spudger or something plastic to also do this. It will have less of chance of scratching. I didn't think about scratching during the video because it's a review keyboard and not one of my lovely keebs lol. Sorry :) I will be releasing a lot more tutorials along with more interesting videos soon so don't mind the spam ;) Enjoy!
Thanks for the thorough explanation! I'm a beginner to custom keyboards and this was super helpful! Couldn't figure out why my switches weren't snapping into place, didn't even occur to me that the number of pins might be wrong.
thanks dude, didn't know how to remove key switches from my keyboard, the mistake is that i didn't press on those tabs using the switch puller, so I did break the other switch in the process before I saw this vid
thank you for your fantastic video on changing keyboard switches! Your clear instructions and helpful tips made the process so much easier for me. I couldn't have done it without your guidance.
Unfortunately from factory some are super hard to pull out. Instead of pulling straight up slowly tug from left to right. It will start to release. DO NOT OVER DO IT :)
I was going to take my keyboard under warranty. Because my space key does not work, but I replaced the switch and it worked again. Thanks for the video.
Its also worth mentioning, you remove all your keycaps first and you will see little screws on the top and bottom of your keyboard. Unscrew those and then start pullingyour switches out, not right away because you will mess up your switches
was building my first build with gat yellows lubed with 205g0 and 6 and a bit hours in I realised i had installed the switches the wrong way around on the plate and im still waiting for my switch puller from china. This was a life saver!
I have the Womier K87, and the switch puller they provided isn't very helpful/useful. Appreciate the flathead tip! Unfortunately I broke the housing for two switches when trying to remove them before I decided to look this up, but the flathead method from the bottom up works a lot better for me than the switch puller they provide in the box.
Others: take out and put the switches on hotswap kb is easy. Why would anyone make tutorial about it Me stupidly took 2 days to figure it out Juju: make a video clearly about this and let people know how to pull out the switch in proper way Man, i like your videos
thx so much i managed to swap around 2 swicthes of my keyboard cause the A key was not working and now its fixed and that way i can keep in life my keyboard for a little logner
Thanks mate! I am buying a SK61 Keyboard today with black switches, so I thought to replace the switches with NK Creams. I watched this video to assure me. Thanks mate! :D
I've seen a lot of people asking if they're keyboard is hot swappable, the short answer is, 99% of the time if a keyboard is hotswappable it will be heavenly advertised as it is a big selling point, if your still not sure or have an old keyboard and not sure if it's advertised simply google the model/keyboard and check, AND MAKE SURE 100% IT'S HOTSWAPPABLE BEFORE PULLING ON ANYTHING!!!
I started using Mechanical Keyboards when they became popular. Over the years I used Mechanical Keyboards from Logitech, Corsair, Razer and course with a brand name you pay for that name. Course none of them I owned had hot-swappable switches. So when you started to have issues with the switches on the keyboard it was time for a whole new keyboard. The thing is none of the Mechanical Keyboards I ever owned lasted more then 2 years. It was all ways the WASD switches and left shift switch wearing out. lol Now I got smart I ended up buying a 60% Mechanical Keyboard that is hot-swappable capable. The Mechanical Keyboard I bought comes with red switches and should be here on Monday. All the Mechanical Keyboards I ever owned either used Green, Red, Blue switches. Never used any other switches besides those three colors. I'm thinking about getting some yellow switches for the 60% Mechanical Keyboard at some point and give those a try.
Thanks my man.. Just got my first mechanical keyboard today with some extra switches and just wanted to check a vid or two before just diving in head-first and possibly screwing something up. Simple, factful, to the point. I like that. The extra keys I got came with a proper key puller so I think I'll play it safe and just use that over a screw driver. Oh, and that's interesting about how you can convert a 5-pin to a 3-pin safely by doing what you did. Mine a 3-Pins. Question: can you use 3-pins on a 5-pin board? Does it work that way the same way? (Since there's nothing there already.. or, do those extra two holes have to have contacts inserted in all 5 to work? Curious.)
I just swapped to some box navies for the first time from using cherry reds for ages and i often laugh at times just from the stupidity of the noise and thiccness of the clicks. Hahah, it's a good old time.
How would you compare the navies (in terms of weight, sound) to your previous linear switch? Rn I'm using gateron yellows (non-lubed) and I'm thinking of putting some navies for my spacebar, backspace and enter key.
@@goodjihad Received the navies, and oh my word, they are HEAVY (at least for me lmao. changed all of the switches to navies) The click and the tactility feels like mini explosions lol, in a good way. I don't think I can type in long sessions with them on but I will try them out for a week as a test to be completely sure. Great vid btw!
Thankyou!!! I swapped my Red Dragon Fizz K617 WASD switches but it was hard for me because it's my first time modding a mech key I'll try the no tool method because that seems so easy!
it was really smart of me to buy nearly 80 bucks worth of new switches for my ducky and then AFTERWARDS check if they are actually swappable :) nearly broke one :) i know i can desolder them but frankly i just don’t trust myself enough to do that lmao
Why the hate on Cherry Browns? I love them. I like other switches too. But if I'm not planning on upgrading beyond lubing stabs and and adding some foam, maybe some new caps.... I get browns. They are the perfect in-between of linear and clicky.
I have a gmmk and for some switches it works fine but for a few that i have tried to switch the top tab broke and now I cant get that side of the switch out of the board. Is there a way that I can fix that? So A) how to remove the broken switches and B) how to prevent this from happening with other switches
Thank you, had to clean under a switch somehow and this is at least gave me a bit of confidence, I'm not strong and I'm not smart but hell if I can remove a switch, pick crumbs with tweezers and pit it back in.
thank you, one of my key switch stop working and this video help me to replace it. i only had one difficulty it was when i was trying to pull out it cracked and i panick but anyway i still pull it out.👍
I’m about to buy my very 1st mechanical kboard but before that i need to gain some knowledge hahaha and I must say this very easy to understand for a beginner like me. Thanks sir🙌🏻
Man , advice about flat head screwdriver is the best , guys I broke 3-4 switches with switch puller but with screwdriver it’s so freaking easy now I’m regret lol
i used to have cheap tacktile switches they were so loud af now i order OUTMU Blue’s it’s like blue switches but a little but nicer sound and more silent then but still clicky
I used the screwdriver method and the small plastic tabs on the bottom and top of the switch didn’t return when I plugged the switch back in. It works fine but should I be concerned about it?
Hi, I have FIZZ RGB Keyboard I got a problem with the windows key, it is not working, the light is steady, I try to change it with another switch but it still not working...
Hey JUJU could you maybe Help me? I got myself a Redragon K552 and bought the Ajazz Banana Switches. Everything was fine until i noticed the q key is not working ( had to search for the key and copy paste it). I tried to take off the switch and it was a bit harder than usual. Then i noticed the metal pin broke off and got stuck. It is hotswappable and you can mod it. But now i cant get the metal pin off? Should i just send it back and get myself a new one or should i try to get it out? I tried already with a thin sewing needle to get it out but with no succes.
Hi! I need a bit of help. I tried pulling out a key switch because the top housing of the switch for some reason was loose, so I wanted to pull the whole switch out to look at it. When I attempted to pull it out, only the top part of the switch came out and now the bottom seems stuck to the plate and PCB. What should I do to try and get the bottom part out? Thanks!!
Is it possible to remove switches with broken plastic? I broke 3 but I easily removed the other switches btw I broke ASD (they are still working) but other letters are easily removed
I didn't think this would have to be said - but please do not try and force switches out of a soldered switch mechanical keyboard... This is for hot swap keyboards which means the switches are removable!
I have the RK61 and everywhere I look it says non-hotswap, but mine came with extra switches and a switch puller. I was also able to pull out a switch and put it back with no problem.
@Bálint Bajzáth lol
Is the steel series apex 5 able to be swapped?
@@funnywackysillyman7780 i have a royal kludge rk61 as well, so it’s okay if i just pull the switches out without soldering them?
@@Venusluvu well idk about yours. Did it come with extra switches and a puller?
NOTE - You can use a plastic spudger or something plastic to also do this. It will have less of chance of scratching. I didn't think about scratching during the video because it's a review keyboard and not one of my lovely keebs lol. Sorry :)
I will be releasing a lot more tutorials along with more interesting videos soon so don't mind the spam ;) Enjoy!
so im getting a gk61 and putting in holy pandas, would that be fine or would i need to modify it
Finally someone that doesn’t put their camera 20 ft away from their keyboard and covers the switches with their arm. Thanks this helped 🥰
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Thanks for the thorough explanation! I'm a beginner to custom keyboards and this was super helpful! Couldn't figure out why my switches weren't snapping into place, didn't even occur to me that the number of pins might be wrong.
Thanks so much for watching! Glad you got it :)
Thanks, just needed to swap out a dodgy switch but couldnt find my keypuller, always good to see fellow aussies youtubing
thanks dude, didn't know how to remove key switches from my keyboard, the mistake is that i didn't press on those tabs using the switch puller, so I did break the other switch in the process before I saw this vid
Your video was the only out of a dozen to help me replace my switches. Thank you very much!
thank you for your fantastic video on changing keyboard switches! Your clear instructions and helpful tips made the process so much easier for me. I couldn't have done it without your guidance.
Thank you! This is very straight to point and very easy to understand for someone who never changes keyboard switches
this switch was so fricking hard to pull, I required hercules strength to pull it
I have a question do I just use force or do I take my time on it last time some piece of my switches broke off forcing it off
Unfortunately from factory some are super hard to pull out. Instead of pulling straight up slowly tug from left to right. It will start to release. DO NOT OVER DO IT :)
@@goodjihad too late, already broke one :)
@@crispity LOL
@@crispity same LOOL
bro the only useful straight to the point video on replacing switches, thankyou so much!!
My pleasure :)
This was quick and to the point. Thank you for this tutorial!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the explanation, did it with a screwdriver and it was really easy and works without any issues
I was going to take my keyboard under warranty. Because my space key does not work, but I replaced the switch and it worked again. Thanks for the video.
Glad I could help!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I DID IT WITH MY KEYBOARD BUT I HAD TO USE A DIFFERENT THING BUT IT WORKED! YOU LITERALLY SAVED MY WASD KEYBOARDS
Glad to hear it helped, but know that you fixed it not me! I simply provided the information :D
Its also worth mentioning, you remove all your keycaps first and you will see little screws on the top and bottom of your keyboard. Unscrew those and then start pullingyour switches out, not right away because you will mess up your switches
Not true at all.
i think u just saved my brand new keyboard
thanks man, amazing video, swapping it was easier than what i had thought, my keyboard didn't come with a switch puller.
That's the worst! Well now you can with this video :)
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mine didnt either and i couldnt get the switch off with a screwdriver :/
was building my first build with gat yellows lubed with 205g0 and 6 and a bit hours in I realised i had installed the switches the wrong way around on the plate and im still waiting for my switch puller from china. This was a life saver!
thanks for the tutorial i broke my switch.
Feels bad
same here, literally i broke switch ´´ctrl´´
@@Bestereu damn i broke my right arrow key
@@unkn4wn446 I_broke_my_spacebar_-_-\
Same
I have the Womier K87, and the switch puller they provided isn't very helpful/useful. Appreciate the flathead tip! Unfortunately I broke the housing for two switches when trying to remove them before I decided to look this up, but the flathead method from the bottom up works a lot better for me than the switch puller they provide in the box.
Man you are life saver my switch stucked and i followed your without Switch Puller tricks and it worked.
Others: take out and put the switches on hotswap kb is easy. Why would anyone make tutorial about it
Me stupidly took 2 days to figure it out
Juju: make a video clearly about this and let people know how to pull out the switch in proper way
Man, i like your videos
thx so much i managed to swap around 2 swicthes of my keyboard cause the A key was not working and now its fixed and that way i can keep in life my keyboard for a little logner
Thank you for this easy to understand instructions. I'm new to mechanical switches and this was perfect.
Glad it helped
bro thais helped me a lot thx for it you just saved me from raging about my switches and showed that i need something else for them
Great vid! So i wont panic if i forgot where i put my switch puller
Thanks!!!
I did
Thanks mate! I am buying a SK61 Keyboard today with black switches, so I thought to replace the switches with NK Creams. I watched this video to assure me. Thanks mate! :D
U gotta watch out the sk61 only allowes optical switches in it.
thanks so so much man, without you i would have been stuck pressing hard on my w key
No problem 👍
Great video! I'll have to give using a flat head screwdriver a try, sometimes have trouble with switch pullers
yea definitely! Some of them are pretty tight!
Screw driver worked like a charm, thanks mate!
my pleasure!
Thanks so much mate, one of my switches broke and I had spares but I didn't know how to remove the broken one, this helped so much, thanks!
HEIN?
@@nigel2065 bro what-
@@SilitalessV2 pfp
Thank you so much for your help. Really this method works 100%.
Welcome 👍
Thanks for the tutorial I just got a new keyboard but I wanted different switches than cherry
I’m getting an rk g68 soon so this was helpful
Cool, I got the rk68 and it came today, I love it, hope you like yours 👍🏻
@@SoMega1 yeah I got mine a few days ago and I’ve loved it so far
@@thelonelydekuscrub4817 cool
I've seen a lot of people asking if they're keyboard is hot swappable, the short answer is, 99% of the time if a keyboard is hotswappable it will be heavenly advertised as it is a big selling point, if your still not sure or have an old keyboard and not sure if it's advertised simply google the model/keyboard and check, AND MAKE SURE 100% IT'S HOTSWAPPABLE BEFORE PULLING ON ANYTHING!!!
Too late for me. I was surprised how not every mechanical keyboard is hot swappable
@@RidiculousReviews-ii9ky Pain.
I started using Mechanical Keyboards when they became popular. Over the years I used Mechanical Keyboards from Logitech, Corsair, Razer and course with a brand name you pay for that name. Course none of them I owned had hot-swappable switches. So when you started to have issues with the switches on the keyboard it was time for a whole new keyboard. The thing is none of the Mechanical Keyboards I ever owned lasted more then 2 years. It was all ways the WASD switches and left shift switch wearing out. lol
Now I got smart I ended up buying a 60% Mechanical Keyboard that is hot-swappable capable. The Mechanical Keyboard I bought comes with red switches and should be here on Monday. All the Mechanical Keyboards I ever owned either used Green, Red, Blue switches. Never used any other switches besides those three colors.
I'm thinking about getting some yellow switches for the 60% Mechanical Keyboard at some point and give those a try.
One of the best tutorials for mechanical keyboard. Thank u so much for this. It helped a lot
very helpful tutorial, thank you I needed this
This was so helpful, I broke my spacebar switch and can no longer remove the lodged pins, had to spend 50 dollars on a new keyboard
Is ur keyboard hotswapabble?
@@asd-po1jk it was yes
It helps me on my fixing my keyboard. Thanks man!
Happy to help!
broke the 8th switch ill keep trying!
Lmfao
Ohh nooo! Please don't break anymore - you may have not seen this is for hot swap keyboards only! Keyboards gods are crying :(
the tops of my switches keep bending and the tabs break, I put my keyboard together and its hot swappable but I can't get any out.
Instructions unclear, i broke my keyboard
thx bro!! i broke my switch
Bro💀💀
My switch does come out but the one next to it doest and also the spacebar comes out
How do i get it outtttt
Short and helpful video!
Thanks man!
I was using the switch pull tool to pullout the keycaps hahaha. Such a gonk
didnt have a flat head screwdriver so i used the knife part of a nail clipper lol surprisngly it worked
Anything sharp will work fine :)
@@goodjihad thanks for the video man love you
This helps alot, thank you!
Glad it helped!
Thanks my man.. Just got my first mechanical keyboard today with some extra switches and just wanted to check a vid or two before just diving in head-first and possibly screwing something up. Simple, factful, to the point. I like that.
The extra keys I got came with a proper key puller so I think I'll play it safe and just use that over a screw driver. Oh, and that's interesting about how you can convert a 5-pin to a 3-pin safely by doing what you did. Mine a 3-Pins. Question: can you use 3-pins on a 5-pin board? Does it work that way the same way? (Since there's nothing there already.. or, do those extra two holes have to have contacts inserted in all 5 to work? Curious.)
Thank you so much I use my keyboard for gaming and the pins were bent in it so my w barely worked thx so much man
No problem 👍
I realised that my keyboard isn't hot-swappable, only after I broke my switch :)
I just swapped to some box navies for the first time from using cherry reds for ages and i often laugh at times just from the stupidity of the noise and thiccness of the clicks. Hahah, it's a good old time.
How would you compare the navies (in terms of weight, sound) to your previous linear switch? Rn I'm using gateron yellows (non-lubed) and I'm thinking of putting some navies for my spacebar, backspace and enter key.
Navies are amazing though :D
Interesting combo. It would be interesting!
@@goodjihad Received the navies, and oh my word, they are HEAVY (at least for me lmao. changed all of the switches to navies) The click and the tactility feels like mini explosions lol, in a good way. I don't think I can type in long sessions with them on but I will try them out for a week as a test to be completely sure. Great vid btw!
Thankyou!!! I swapped my Red Dragon Fizz K617 WASD switches but it was hard for me because it's my first time modding a mech key I'll try the no tool method because that seems so easy!
Nice job!
The 617 is so hard to remove with the included the switch puller am i doing something wrong
@@ShinyPlayz same
how tf are u pulling them with such ease
it was really smart of me to buy nearly 80 bucks worth of new switches for my ducky and then AFTERWARDS check if they are actually swappable :) nearly broke one :) i know i can desolder them but frankly i just don’t trust myself enough to do that lmao
Where did u go
Was gonna lube my stabs, Thanks!
Why the hate on Cherry Browns? I love them. I like other switches too. But if I'm not planning on upgrading beyond lubing stabs and and adding some foam, maybe some new caps.... I get browns. They are the perfect in-between of linear and clicky.
gonna try gateron ink blacks lets see how they are
I have a gmmk and for some switches it works fine but for a few that i have tried to switch the top tab broke and now I cant get that side of the switch out of the board. Is there a way that I can fix that?
So A) how to remove the broken switches and B) how to prevent this from happening with other switches
I've got the same issue, did you ever figure out a solution?
@@Luke-- i did not other than don’t take out the switches
Bruh. He made it look sooooo easy. It literally took me 10x his energy to remove my optical switches (maybe cuz it’s virgin 😂)
thank you so much, I didn't have a switch puller and didn't have any way to get one
Thanks bro finally i can put my new swtiches :)
thanks you for a clear and short video.
Mine FEEL STUCK!!
are you sure your keyboard is hot swapable
@@diego98072 is the steel series keyboard hot swapable
@@jackgregori4426 no its not.
@@diego98072 yes, it’s the gmmk tkl I try pulling it
@@jackgregori4426 no it’s not, thanks for the question tho!
Thank you, had to clean under a switch somehow and this is at least gave me a bit of confidence, I'm not strong and I'm not smart but hell if I can remove a switch, pick crumbs with tweezers and pit it back in.
finally some good understandable vid
thanks so much for this video
I used my finder mail and a flat head, it was long but needed to change my stabs.
thanks bro this helped me a lot
No problem 👍
Useful video
is it normal to brake the housing of the switch after u pull it out?
Yeah a little plastic piece broke off of mine lol
thankyou man i love u, i have been trying to get rid of one switch without the tools and after seeing your vid i am an expert in that
thank you, one of my key switch stop working and this video help me to replace it.
i only had one difficulty it was when i was trying to pull out it cracked and i panick but anyway i still pull it out.👍
Glad it helped
I’m about to buy my very 1st mechanical kboard but before that i need to gain some knowledge hahaha and I must say this very easy to understand for a beginner like me. Thanks sir🙌🏻
thanks so much bro u helped so much
Glad I could help
Man , advice about flat head screwdriver is the best , guys I broke 3-4 switches with switch puller but with screwdriver it’s so freaking easy now I’m regret lol
Haven't seen anyone mention 'Turning Off' their Keyboard before replacing any Switches. I'm assuming it is Not necessary to unplug the Keyboard?
i used to have cheap tacktile switches they were so loud af
now i order OUTMU Blue’s it’s like blue switches but a little but nicer sound and more silent then but still clicky
So can you replace your previous switches with any other kind of switch?
Ya
I used the screwdriver method and the small plastic tabs on the bottom and top of the switch didn’t return when I plugged the switch back in. It works fine but should I be concerned about it?
Wow maybe the most useful tutorials i have ever seen especially since i'm going to mod a keyboard for the first time now.
Glad I could help!
wow this helped me alot thanks!
Hi, I have FIZZ RGB Keyboard I got a problem with the windows key, it is not working, the light is steady, I try to change it with another switch but it still not working...
Felix geht einfach in meine Klasse 😅😂😁
Thanks, just had some dog hair thay made my switch not register the taps...wondered if I had to switch the key but after cleaning it works like new
it helped a lot thanks
Thanks for the tutorial, but I think imma stick with my chopsticks 😤😂
I wanna know to know the amount of times you have broken switches
HELPED SO MUCH MY W KEY NOT WORKIG FOR LIKE 3 MONTHS NOW AND I DIDNT HAVE A ITCH PULLER THANKS SO MUCH DEEPLY APPRECIATED😁👍🏼
You're welcome!
Hey JUJU could you maybe Help me? I got myself a Redragon K552 and bought the Ajazz Banana Switches. Everything was fine until i noticed the q key is not working ( had to search for the key and copy paste it). I tried to take off the switch and it was a bit harder than usual. Then i noticed the metal pin broke off and got stuck. It is hotswappable and you can mod it. But now i cant get the metal pin off? Should i just send it back and get myself a new one or should i try to get it out? I tried already with a thin sewing needle to get it out but with no succes.
You need to open the whole keyboard up and push the pin out from the other side. You could try and get some tweezers to get it out.
Goodluck!
thank you so much for the explanation :))
I struggled so hard with a stupid tweezer. Then tried a fork it came right out!
Thanks! Mine needed quite a lot of brute force but I got there in the end! My "a" key was faulty and swapping the switch worked out!
Looking to convert a keyboard to have hot swappable switches. Know where they sell the hotswap jacks?
Can i switch my rk61 switches?
Hi! I need a bit of help. I tried pulling out a key switch because the top housing of the switch for some reason was loose, so I wanted to pull the whole switch out to look at it. When I attempted to pull it out, only the top part of the switch came out and now the bottom seems stuck to the plate and PCB. What should I do to try and get the bottom part out? Thanks!!
It broke
wow thank you soo much the video was very helpful
Glad it helped!
You have no idea how many switches you have saved from being absolutely destroyed around the world xD
Is it possible to remove switches with broken plastic? I broke 3 but I easily removed the other switches btw I broke ASD (they are still working) but other letters are easily removed
it seems like the little surrounding plastic on my switches are covering the tabs, yet they have hotswap, what am i meant to do