Breathed new life into my ol' reliable mechanical keyboard with all new switches, keycaps, and sound-dampening foam.
- Replaced the old and crappy Outemu Red linear switches with Gateron Clear linear switches
- Removed all the old switches, then desoldered all ~150 hot-swap sockets which were too small for the new switches, and then soldered in all the new Gateron Clear linear switches.
- Replaced old keycaps with OEM profile blank fog-white keycaps. Stayed with OEM profile so they keys would be the same shape as the old ones.
- Transfered all of the o-rings from the old keycaps to the new blank fog-white transluscent keycaps to make the new switches even quieter
- Fully cleaned the plate and case, added sound dampening foam to inside the keyboard, and added dampening tape to the loose and wobbly stabalizers to reduce noise.
- Had to do 6 pcb trace and throughhole repairs due to damage sustained from desoldering and resoldering since to the pcb is super cheap and this was one of my first proper soldering experiences.
- Took roughly 25 hours and 300 solders. Worth it! Looks and feels infinitely better.
- Keycaps used: PBT OEM Fog White Keycaps
- Switches used: Gateron Clear Linear Switch Plate Mount 35g Actuation Force
Project Status : Archived
Project Progress : Completed
Project Dates : Dec '20 - Jan '21