deskthority

Here's a slow motion gif of a beam spring switch.

I finally got my USB controller. I finished cleaning everything. The contact pads on the bottom of the switches had a lot more dirt than I expected. I removed some bad parts of the existing foam. I will have to replace the foam later since I haven't had a chance to order it to a friend in a country ...

Would these work?
Foam: https://www.amazon.de/Craft-Planet-Funk ... 009ETBPXE/
Punch: https://www.amazon.de/Lederguertel-Loch ... 01M4GCEST/

can you give some tips how to remove the keycap?
im about to do the same keyboard 5251 restoration!

i have standard keycap puller for Cherry MX. would it work? i couldn't pull it out, i dont want to pull too hard

I used a cheap Chinese key cap remover that looks like this.
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I really don't want to remove all of the key switches and I don't have any replacement foam. I would consider it if someone sells already cut replacement foam. For now, I think I will leave it as long as it works. There's no rust on the switch plate. I will clean the switch contacts and PCB with ...

There is little reason why it wouldn't work, so I wouldn't wait for the controller to come in to start restoration. I think if you are lucky you may not have to replace the foam, which is hell.

The foam doesn't look great but maybe it will be alright. I would rather not have to remove all of the ...

I have taken apart and started cleaning my beamspring keyboard. The key caps were very difficult to remove but I managed to do it with a key cap remover. The contamination shield had disintegrated. I removed it and cleaned off the switches. I took out the main keyboard sandwich. Should I bother ...

I ordered last week. When are the invoices going out?