How to Replace Hot Swap Mechanical Switches (with & without switch puller)!

[@goodjihad]

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!

[@funnywackysillyman7780]

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.

[@j.mtz44]

@Bálint Bajzáth lol

[@collinskinner8044]

Is the steel series apex 5 able to be swapped?

[@Venusluvu]

@@funnywackysillyman7780 i have a royal kludge rk61 as well, so it’s okay if i just pull the switches out without soldering them?

[@funnywackysillyman7780]

@@Venusluvu well idk about yours. Did it come with extra switches and a puller?

[@vachios]

Finally someone that doesn’t put their camera 20 ft away from their keyboard and covers the switches with their arm. Thanks this helped 🥰

[@Visionzae]

Fr

[@wetliquid5991]

Facts

[@jeannaspatta9835]

True

[@thackleberry]

Thanks, just needed to swap out a dodgy switch but couldnt find my keypuller, always good to see fellow aussies youtubing

[@bobabo]

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.

[@goodjihad]

Thanks so much for watching! Glad you got it :)

[@YoAquiBroadcast]

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.

[@goodjihad]

Glad I could help!

[@erinhthorn]

Your video was the only out of a dozen to help me replace my switches. Thank you very much!

[@Stvnsmcrn]

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...

[@DorE3k]

Thanks for the explanation, did it with a screwdriver and it was really easy and works without any issues

[@YeahTNR]

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

[@commandxs2]

Man you are life saver my switch stucked and i followed your without Switch Puller tricks and it worked.

[@Hitman_rea]

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.

[@goodjihad]

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!

[@gregkane8255]

so im getting a gk61 and putting in holy pandas, would that be fine or would i need to modify it

[@daniseflores]

This was quick and to the point. Thank you for this tutorial!

[@goodjihad]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DONTSAYGOODBYE]

bro the only useful straight to the point video on replacing switches, thankyou so much!!

[@goodjihad]

My pleasure :)

[@Jessicag-19]

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.

[@stopmek3v]

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

[@goodjihad]

Glad to hear it helped, but know that you fixed it not me! I simply provided the information :D

[@tacoedits6947]

this switch was so fricking hard to pull, I required hercules strength to pull it

[@sunggg7125]

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

[@goodjihad]

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 :)

[@crispity]

@@goodjihad too late, already broke one :)

[@AndiMSF]

@@crispity LOL

[@erickul4217]

@@crispity same LOOL

[@unkn4wn446]

thanks for the tutorial i broke my switch.

[@watashiwadesu99]

Feels bad

[@Bestereu]

same here, literally i broke switch ´´ctrl´´

[@unkn4wn446]

@@Bestereu damn i broke my right arrow key

[@krsvfx]

@@unkn4wn446 I_broke_my_spacebar_-_-\

[@watchabii5830]

Same

[@Incredibilly]

Screw driver worked like a charm, thanks mate!

[@goodjihad]

my pleasure!

[@identifyyou9041]

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

[@deidaran8438]

U gotta watch out the sk61 only allowes optical switches in it.

[@sanapinon]

Thank you! This is very straight to point and very easy to understand for someone who never changes keyboard switches

[@user-jn8db5kw4t]

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

[@breenachelle]

Thank you for this easy to understand instructions. I'm new to mechanical switches and this was perfect.

[@goodjihad]

Glad it helped

[@Trickshotter]

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

[@sangrino7166]

Not true at all.

[@deo8624]

i think u just saved my brand new keyboard

[@thelonelydekuscrub4817]

I’m getting an rk g68 soon so this was helpful

[@SoMega1]

Cool, I got the rk68 and it came today, I love it, hope you like yours 👍🏻

[@thelonelydekuscrub4817]

@@SoMega1 yeah I got mine a few days ago and I’ve loved it so far

[@SoMega1]

@@thelonelydekuscrub4817 cool

[@notpoggamer]

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!

[@squizmo]

thanks so so much man, without you i would have been stuck pressing hard on my w key

[@goodjihad]

No problem 👍

[@ayyzo1258]

Mine FEEL STUCK!!

[@diego98072]

are you sure your keyboard is hot swapable

[@jackgregori4426]

@@diego98072 is the steel series keyboard hot swapable

[@poundish]

@@jackgregori4426 no its not.

[@ayyzo1258]

@@diego98072 yes, it’s the gmmk tkl I try pulling it

[@diego98072]

@@jackgregori4426 no it’s not, thanks for the question tho!

[@loaspra8634]

Thanks man! I was using the switch pull tool to pullout the keycaps hahaha. Such a gonk

[@jeremiah9035]

What are those little blue pick looking things at 0:35? My screw set came with one and I don’t know what it’s for

[@kostantis6738]

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

[@Creamy_ExePlayer]

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

[@ryeen0284]

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

[@Luke--]

I've got the same issue, did you ever figure out a solution?

[@ryeen0284]

@@Luke-- i did not other than don’t take out the switches

[@joelsandiego2293]

It helps me on my fixing my keyboard. Thanks man!

[@goodjihad]

Happy to help!

[@DanylloHeestermans-l9c]

My switch does come out but the one next to it doest and also the spacebar comes out

[@DanylloHeestermans-l9c]

How do i get it outtttt

[@uHnodnarB]

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.

[@albertomatthew4846]

is it normal to brake the housing of the switch after u pull it out?

[@venetia9076]

Yeah a little plastic piece broke off of mine lol

[@eusiahcruz9340]

One of the best tutorials for mechanical keyboard. Thank u so much for this. It helped a lot

[@sushanthsomayajula3190]

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

[@asd-po1jk]

Is ur keyboard hotswapabble?

[@sushanthsomayajula3190]

@@asd-po1jk it was yes

[@isthatzq]

Wow maybe the most useful tutorials i have ever seen especially since i'm going to mod a keyboard for the first time now.

[@goodjihad]

Glad I could help!

[@aspss187]

thanks man, amazing video, swapping it was easier than what i had thought, my keyboard didn't come with a switch puller.

[@goodjihad]

That's the worst! Well now you can with this video :)

[@Beatdown-Enjoyer-Slam-Lover-02]

F

[@aukusti22]

mine didnt either and i couldnt get the switch off with a screwdriver :/

[@SilitalessV2]

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!

[@nigel2065]

HEIN?

[@SilitalessV2]

@@nigel2065 bro what-

[@nigel2065]

@@SilitalessV2 pfp

[@fabmilieu]

simple and straight to the point. thank you so much!

[@valkeebs8431]

Great vid! So i wont panic if i forgot where i put my switch puller

[@goodjihad]

Thanks!!!

[@johnpizza1260]

I did

[@nancylok7607]

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!!

[@DanylloHeestermans-l9c]

It broke

[@JibranBehleem]

Thank you so much for your help. Really this method works 100%.

[@goodjihad]

Welcome 👍

[@danielchua7482]

This video is super helpful! Thank you!

[@goodjihad]

Glad it was helpful!

[@snxg-ou3ts]

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

[@nagliliyabnapatatas3573]

Short and helpful video!

[@joshuachong6287]

most helpful information out of a 6 min keyboard video so far. great work!

[@CtrlHero]

Thanks for the tutorial I just got a new keyboard but I wanted different switches than cherry

[@okidoki1637]

Thanks bro finally i can put my new swtiches :)

[@sendalnya]

This helps alot, thank you!

[@goodjihad]

Glad it helped!

[@uwulauren]

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

[@XYZen1th]

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?

[@Ssmm3712]

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

[@frogg8319]

Was gonna lube my stabs, Thanks!

[@deidaran8438]

I got a dk61e can i put gateron optical yellows in it? (The dk61e is ho tswappable keyboard and it already got optical gateron yellows in it) thanks 😘

[@flexinterest-inventarisati8044]

Can i switch my rk61 switches?

[@genny23]

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😁👍🏼

[@goodjihad]

You're welcome!

[@alexandruburuiana3652]

Can you do this on any keyboard? I have a Royal Kludge with blue switches and I would like them to change to brown.

[@poopsniffer4436]

same

[@sujosrw3272]

The keyboard has to be hotswappable. I’d recommend checking the item page to see if it says hotswappable anywhere. I was watching this video because my holy pandas arrive in 2 days and my Drop Ace arrives Thursday 😃

[@mawsn]

Great video! I'll have to give using a flat head screwdriver a try, sometimes have trouble with switch pullers

[@goodjihad]

yea definitely! Some of them are pretty tight!

[@maximbojko596]

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.

[@goodjihad]

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!

[@Starboy-op7ue]

finally some good understandable vid

[@soggybread4843]

Im new to this keyboard stuff, but if I have a kraken razer keyboard with the special rgb lighting, would I be able to replace it with aby switch and have it still look normal?

[@mateus6849]

thanks bro this helped me a lot

[@goodjihad]

No problem 👍

[@uzi3040]

mine don’t like move like that they are stuck and i thought the gk61 was hotswap or i’m doing it wrong do i have to unscrew those screws on that white thing above pbc

[@sadorath3404]

Looking to convert a keyboard to have hot swappable switches. Know where they sell the hotswap jacks?

[@heftigcool]

Hi there! I'm just wondering if it's possible to replace a switch on a Steelseries Apex 7 without soldering.

[@pastelle-x64]

Broke one of my gateron yellows trying to pull them out before I saw this, this helped heaps

[@literallyalois2966]

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.

[@HxllxwMxne]

what happens if one side of the switch doesnt let me press the button thing

[@klawda576]

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🙌🏻

[@The_Real_Adachi]

So can you replace your previous switches with any other kind of switch?

[@rlveli999]

Ya

[@zon6158]

hello. i was doing this with my GK68XS as i was replacing my gateron reds with TTC Gold Pink switches and one of the tabs got stuck in the switch. i dont know how to pull it out and i need help.

[@ZoofyZoof]

Thank you so much for this video. My keyswitches weren't functioning properly so I removed them and cleaned the key switch socket and my keyswitches are working fine with no problems. I needed to know how to properly remove switches so this vid helped

[@goodjihad]

You're welcome!

[@andreiestrada3418]

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!

[@goodjihad]

Nice job!

[@ShinyPlayz]

The 617 is so hard to remove with the included the switch puller am i doing something wrong

[@shabdsharma1482]

@@ShinyPlayz same

[@sean7077]

I have a blackweb keyboard, it's hot swappable and I actually just replaced all of mine with gateron reds. But it was very difficult to put in the switches, I had to clip the tips of all the pins, if I didn't, the pins ALWAYS bent and I had to force them in, I'm not too sure what I was doing wrong????

[@XSN426]

i have a question i can change one switch from the same keyboard? for example my ( E switch its bad atm ) i can use the switch from the letter P ?

[@gamehopper2101]

hi, when i use a switch puller, the same one that you used in the video, i realised that the bottom tab does not push in easily as shown (e.g the plastic of the switch is blocking it and preventing it from pushing in), can anyone help me figure out whats the problem? p.s my switch is an outemu blue hot-swappable and my keyboard is the armaggeddon smk 6c thanks!

[@aarrgghh11]

Mine is outemu black, the box says swappable but the switch already cracked and I haven't pulled it yet. So fucking annoying I almost throw the keyboard.

[@goodjihad]

It might have the tabs on different sides than shown. Some switches have different casings.

[@similarflyer0]

i have a razer blackwidow v3 mini hyperspeed 65% and ive been pulling as hard as i can to get the switch on my spacebar out so i can switch the stabilizers wasnt able to get the switch out im not sure if its hot swappable but is it possible to get it out? ive pulled one of the switches out before on accident when i was taking one of the keycaps out so maybe its just stuck

[@OutlawNix]

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.

[@ToxicNoodle71]

What if my switches done have any metal wire stuff sticking out like yours do?

[@F15IDriver]

whats wrong with cherry browns for that strong reaction? serious question.

[@Akurazi]

broke the 8th switch ill keep trying!

[@jadez1893]

Lmfao

[@goodjihad]

Ohh nooo! Please don't break anymore - you may have not seen this is for hot swap keyboards only! Keyboards gods are crying :(

[@NclogicLMAO]

Hello! I was just wondering, Does this work the same way with Outemu switches?

[@shniggarwoods]

yo bro if i buy keycaps will it come with the switch puller and scrue driver

[@optimum9778]

idk

[@Nebals]

Hey I have a gmmk pro with gateron blackinks and the switch won’t come out of the space bar pls help I aligned the switch puller correctly and tugged so hard until the plastic of the switch started to bend and it still wouldn’t come out pls help

[@rSpxz1461]

my backspace key wont work on my gk 61 and i just got it i need help

[@americaman787]

thank you so much, I didn't have a switch puller and didn't have any way to get one

[@wafeldoggo9693]

Is it possible to desolder outemu style hot swap sockets to fit mx style switches in there?? And how to do that

[@Tiied]

dude your an absolute legend my keyboard was acting weird like my w key so i took the switch out and found the two rods bent i straitened it and it seems to be working now that is a sub i expect great thigs from u lol bless

[@goodjihad]

Thanks for subbing!

[@daviddoggie7160]

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

[@olliesigma]

thanks so much for this video

[@obunk246]

The little clips dont clip on the plate and the switch comes out when I take a keycap out did I do some thing wrong

[@narf44.]

5 pin = 3 pin great video very useful. I ging to buy a hot swap mechanical keyboard and I had my doubts with the pin , thanks.

[@goodjihad]

No problem 👍

[@ceskyclovek5036]

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.👍

[@goodjihad]

Glad it helped

[@rol9408]

thanks you for a clear and short video.

[@z0mbi479]

ty so much!!!! my w key was bugging out and this really helped :)

[@yur7454]

Hey JUJU could I put a 3 pin kailh switch into my 5 pin gateron based keyboard