Has anyone used switch lockouts?

[zslane]

I have a question for anyone who has tried these:

How do you remove them after you've installed them?

[kbdfr]

Is that the kind you put over a switch (which remains in place)?
I have some the same as in Muirium’s photo in this thread:



To remove them, I just insert a (very) small screwdriver on either side into the gap between the blocker I want to remove and its neighbours and then cautiously lift.

[zslane]

Okay, that makes sense.

Would be tricky if you put one over the Esc key spot though, yes?

[kbdfr]

Just tried that.
No problem, the gap around the blocker is still big enough.

[zslane]

Awesome. I may pick up a set some time.

Where did those white ones come from?

[kbdfr]

They are often to be found on Access-IS POS keyboards (which seem to only show up in the UK) and exist in white (rather a kind of light grey) and black.
How many would you want, and which colour?

[zslane]

Well, I have both white and black keyboards, so I'd want both white and black lockouts. I think 10 of each is all I'd need.

[kbdfr]

You could get 10 white blockers from me,
and I know Muirium has a black keyboard with them, but not whether he would be willing to dissect it

[zslane]

I can get black lockouts from Signature Plastics.

[Muirium]

Good thing too. The only blockers I've got are the white ones pictured above. My Access board is fully populated with caps.