How To Easily Remove Hotswap Switches!

REMINDER: This is for hotswappable keyboards only, check the product page of your board to see if it's hotswappable.
Just a quick video with a tip on how to remove your hotswapable switches more easily!
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[@_Caddac]

Guys, please make sure your keyboard is actually hot-swappable before you try yanking your switches out...

[@_Caddac]

@OnionEternal if the keyboard page doesn't say it's hot swappable then it's probably not hot swappable.

[@mfarhant9349]

should i turn off my keyboard before replacing the switches?

[@_Caddac]

@mfarhant9349 yeah you should have it unplugged just in case

[@irvanray1898]

Extra tips, some keyboard (especially the cheap ones) usually takes extra effort to pull the switch out.

[@irvanray1898]

You need to make sure your keyboard is hot swappable too

[@zuper.mardwino]

DAMN MAN YOU DESERVE MORE VIEWERS AND SUBSCRIBER! WILL SUPPORT YOU WITH THAT! VERY SIMPLE AND DIRECT TO THE POINT EXPLANATIONS!

[@imParow]

You’re channel saved life’s man thank you 🙏

[@_Caddac]

Happy to help

[@BloomJeon]

When your switch still doesn’t come out…

[@zhariskandar2790]

Dude, is it normal to accidentally scratch the alu plate while pulling a switch, not often tho

[@zhariskandar2790]

Im just afraid that it would affect the sound

[@BloomJeon]

@@zhariskandar2790 not really cause the switch is supposed to come out really easily and smoothly

[@QAZlFY.]

Same

[@vaair_]

i mean it isnt "normal" but nothing will happen@@zhariskandar2790

[@Butteredbread..]

pov: the switch is still inside and it feels like its bolted down you pull it out after 4 hours only to realize you broke a pin

[@Akkerixx]

how did u take it out? i think i might have broken a pin..

[@thiagoferreira4202]

THANKS BRO, YOU SAVED MY LIFE

[@mfarhant9349]

should i turn off my keyboard before replacing the switches?

[@tonythegamer9350]

It doesn’t work buddy, broke my switch

[@Samurai-ye4iu]

It really helped me!!!

[@Anonym.22.07]

Your come so easy whyy??? Mine don‘z come out! I do all an my switches are now all broken so a big shit😭

[@SoasterStruddle]

i broke the plastic on my switch doing this

[@Floaydi]

I have a gamakay k-66 it's hotswap yet doesn't come out when doing that???

[@Juewlzx]

thanks!

[@nikhill3052]

why are my switches hard to pull out

[@Genshinforlife]

Bro thank you so much

[@MrBuffl7]

Apologies for my French…
I GOT A F*CKING PLASTIC STICK TO REMOVE SWITCHES, AND SO I BROKE 2 F*CKING STICKS FROM SWITCHES

[@irvanray1898]

You sure that's the Switch puller? The plastic ones are usually for the keycaps

[@blue_vette]

Some of my switches come out and others dont... please help 😭

[@Xcupidd]

Bro im STRUGGLING ive removed all the switches woth ease im on the last 2 and they fr won't come out at all my fingers are red at this point idk what to do😭

[@EmoneyXC]

Make sure the top and bottom are coming out at the same time. You don't want to pull the switches out at an angle.

[@luv-ly462]

My keyboard is partially dead, do you have a solution?

[@Omme1983]

Hey Guys, I’m replacing switches on my Keyboard.
Is the direction of the switch important?😅 thx for help. 😉

[@_Caddac]

the pins on your switch should be lined up with the holes in the board

[@Omme1983]

@CaddacTech thx for the answer. The problem was that the switches are symetric on the backside. :D It seems to be not important for the installation because now it works. :)

[@Thomas-xw2cp]

waht if i tryed it a bit to hard and now the half switch is inside there

[@MtbEbikes]

That happened to me four times. I have no idea how to get my switches out. It’s like they’re bolted down and glued in there.

[@irvanray1898]

Are you sure your keyboard is hot swappable?

[@MtbEbikes]

@@irvanray1898 yeah it’s five pin, hot wobble boy I just haven’t changed it in like three years

[@Reall_1]

Can ANYONE help?!? I have a Corsair Strafe RGB MK.2 keyboard and i am having the WORST time getting switches out. I have the Cherry MX Silent switches and bought a lube kit to lube everything up after 6-7 years of intense gaming with it and CANNOT get these gahtdayum switches out of this keyboard lol. Do i need to take the back screws and everything out? Or should I just be able to pop switches out??? Feel like Its almost not hitting the tabs that unlock it, but i tried 5-8 keys before giving up because i felt like i was about to break something

[@_Caddac]

The switches in that board are not hot swappable. You cannot remove them without de-soldering.

[@MtbEbikes]

My switches are bolted down and I ripped half of them into pieces

[@Bigchees32]

Mine dont

[@dxrkftn]

Help me my switch can’t get out even tho I am using switch puller and it’s hotswappable i use QiLive Q.3611

[@ra12n]

my dumbass was trying to do it from the sides 😭🙏

[@DemyHughes]

Y do u need to remove them tho?

[@fandiahmad_m]

You saved my life. Thanks

[@Be-normal-for-once]

AND I BROKE A SWITCH

[@flukeynibas7724]

2

[@Anonym.22.07]

I broke 50% of the switches on my keyboard

[@rahhhcuh]

​@@Anonym.22.07 WHAT

[@wood6454]

Thank you for the tip. I was fighting for my life 😂

[@_Caddac]

Glad I could help!

[@Yetisv32]

Please mine are not coming out help me

[@hexadecimal973]

I really wish i didn't waste my money on a logitech keyboard which i have to desoldier to remove switches

[@DarkLighting115]

We game here because dont f have switch tool

[@majddjam5802]

thx

[@JosephWebb145]

It hurts my hand I’ve only got like 10 done and it’s been 30 mins

[@dr0p3x23]

still wont come off

[@David_2206]

my is stuck asf

[@swak1one]

ive been trying for so long and they just wont come out

[@ilyHazuki]

Bro

[@ilyHazuki]

You

[@infinity3639]

If you're reading this, is there any good switch puller i can use? My puller is always bending which also destroy the clips of the switch which leads on me screwdriving the thing just to remove it

[@s4donrl]

why tf is it still not budging

[@cacky_moon]

the first time you take out a hotswap switch they're incredibly hard to get out. like, annoyingly hard. use multiple tools to wiggle it and then do this

[@s4donrl]

@@cacky_moon nah i found out why it’s because that specific type that i had needed MUCH more force than any other lol

[@dannrbx]

@@s4donrlsame

[@glowninja]

How do you take of the ones atthe rim

[@bluecxmbo8836]

wow tysm this helped me alot

[@Bil0m]

Is it same for all switches

[@portalguy7808]

One of my switches has a broken pin. Any way to get it out?

[@BeastofBourdon]

You know what's better advice since not all mechanical keyboards have the same switch design? Buy a proper tool. The one that came with your keyboard is probably crap.

[@_Caddac]

The different types of switches refer to the pins, not the way they mount to the plate. Almost all hotswappable keys have the two pins and the way I describe in the video is accurate.

[@BeastofBourdon]

@@_Caddac I didn't say the way you describe wasn't accurate. I said better advice would be to get a proper tool. The fact is a lot of the ones you get with your keyboard damage the switches as you pull them out because of poor/cheap design and even if you want to pull the switches out straight, the cheap tools don't really allow it because they are insufficient at depressing both tabs as you pull, usually due to the metal being too thin and slipping off the tabs.

[@QAZlFY.]

It won’t come out

[@catblack2465]

is this g512 carbon

[@_Caddac]

The g512 carbon is not hot swappable.

[@andreaspurnomo1688]

i still can't pull it out... am i using too much force or what went wrong?

[@ev0t3ch]

I think you're not wiggling it

[@gladiatordug5839]

Ty

[@beamsx9077]

I don’t have the tool to do it 😢

[@Mustache-guy]

What do i do if my switch is damaged

[@2fresh4you]

Yo your keyboard glas shattered underneath woah

[@cosmicgrapesproductions6109]

bro tysm my switches just didnt want to come out

[@ilyHazuki]

…

[@ObscuriaDragunAed]

Thanks for this. My Keyboard is a Red Dragon Horus. Great keyboard and nice and sturdy too. its stock switches are put in sideways for some reason, in regards to the tabs. your vid helped me realize that where the instructions with the replacement switches that red dragon doesn't do anything other than say "properly pull out the switch"... ooookaaaay, and the illustration has it vertical like what you're showing, but, they're actually sideways.

[@ilyHazuki]

Thank

[@leidanrabanal3452]

Thanks Bro!!!!!!!!!!!!|

[@kiontuzjaGD]

Can you ever make a short on how to do the foam mod?

[@DemyHughes]

Y do u need to remove them tho?

[@irvanray1898]

Replacing them with different switches?

[@cheese7309]

This is the first tutorial that worked

[@hersheybar5797]

I think I did it too hard😂

[@fancy_bread5959]

Tysm I had no idea how to remove them

[@mariselaalarcon5736]

thanks

[@wrenromero6392]

thank you!

[@ElTarosa]

Great Video.

[@MatsVanBoxelaer-m1z]

I broke my nail in half doing this

[@_Caddac]

Almost as if there's a reason I say to use the tool.

[@MatsVanBoxelaer-m1z]

@@_Caddac i did but it flew out and somehow i broke my neil

[@EvgenyBondarov]

OMG SRSLY?

[@ДаниелИванов-к7ю]

[@nasheomirro8102]

it seems my switches built different then whut

[@18u.]

acidentally bent a pin, can i unbend it?

[@_Caddac]

You can. Just be careful as they can break off. I bend them accidentally all the time and I just use some tweezers to fix them.

[@18u.]

@@_Caddac i got it! thanks

[@Anonym.22.07]

@@_Caddacmine are all broken😢

[@PassengerPrincesssss]

Bro mine still won’t come out-

[@QAZlFY.]

Frrr

[@Anonym.22.07]

Mine also😢

[@babyph65]

Thanks i almost did it in side way😂

[@qdh904]

Can i do this on my ducky one 2 mini?

[@_Caddac]

The Ducky One 2 Mini keyboards do not have hotswappable switches.

[@qdh904]

@@_Caddac can i lube my switches or not?

[@_Caddac]

You can try. It won't be very easy if you can't take your switch out. I'm sure there's a video out there on ways to lube non-hotswap switches.

[@qdh904]

@@_Caddac and which lube do i use?

[@_Caddac]

It depends entirely on your switch type. 205G0 is the most common.

[@yoursinky_yt]

How to switch keys in my ducky one 2 mini? Plz help

[@_Caddac]

The Ducky One 2 Mini is not hot swappable.

[@yoursinky_yt]

​@@_Caddacso any recommendations for a new keyboard that's hot swappable?

[@_Caddac]

Check this out: www.caddac.net/guides/keyboard-recommendations

[@DeathMachine69]

Mine still won’t work