Hey all,
I recently got a keyboard with clicky blue SMK switches but there's a lot of binding and the switches are not close to as pleasant as those in my Siig minitouch.
Chyros published some videos on how to clean and rejuvenate Alps switches, (many thanks Tom!) Does anyone have any advice on doing so to these SMK switches?
Opening and cleaning SMK blue clicky switchs
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- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: Lately an Ortek 142 though I swap out boards
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- zrrion
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: F122
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- Favorite switch: ALPS SKCC Cream
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they are a pain to open, I have not discovered a good way to do it. Hopefully someone else has a trick that I don't know about.
- ddrfraser1
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Changes weekly
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Oh, easy, just get some toothpicks to wedge I there or if you’re super careful, some small flathead screwdrivers. They are the easiest switches in the world to open without desoldering. Chyrosran22 has a video or two on how to do it.
- E3E
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Blue, Neon Green, Striped Amber, Cream Alps, Topre
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These SMK switches are not the Alps switches you're mistaking them for.ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑13 Jun 2020, 05:11Oh, easy, just get some toothpicks to wedge I there or if you’re super careful, some small flathead screwdrivers. They are the easiest switches in the world to open without desoldering. Chyrosran22 has a video or two on how to do it.
- ddrfraser1
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Changes weekly
- Main mouse: MX MASTER
- Favorite switch: Lubed 55g BKE Redux Domes
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Ah, you're right. I didn't read the title properly. I actually am wondering the same thing about my SMK bluesE3E wrote: ↑13 Jun 2020, 05:51These SMK switches are not the Alps switches you're mistaking them for.ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑13 Jun 2020, 05:11Oh, easy, just get some toothpicks to wedge I there or if you’re super careful, some small flathead screwdrivers. They are the easiest switches in the world to open without desoldering. Chyrosran22 has a video or two on how to do it.
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- Location: Finland
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Maybe this will help:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4pzSZbGMfo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4pzSZbGMfo
- ddrfraser1
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Changes weekly
- Main mouse: MX MASTER
- Favorite switch: Lubed 55g BKE Redux Domes
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Hey thanks! Only just saw this. I was about to resort to spray lubing