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If your Percent Studio Trio-60 mechanical keyboard has a faulty switch, use this guide to repair it. This guide will show you how to easily disassemble and repair a key switch so that you are able to use your mechanical keyboard again.
Most of the materials needed for this guide are common household materials or can easily be acquired. The highest cost item is probably the desoldering tool. You can use a hand pump, but investing in an electric desoldering tool would make the process much easier.
Flux fumes are toxic so when doing this repair, make sure you're in a well-ventilated area.
Steps 7 and 11 require you to desolder and solder connections on the keyboard. Use this guide to assist you in these steps:
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Use a keycap puller to remove the keycaps "3", "4", "0'", "-", "Caps Lock", "enter" and both "alt" keys to gain access to screws.
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Place the keycap puller straight over the keycap, so that the wires are under the keycap and pull straight up.
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Remove six 4.0 mm screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
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Remove the top chassis (metal cover) by lifting straight up and off of the keyboard.
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Gently flip the plate and PCB towards the back of the case, so that it lies upside down behind the case.
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Use your fingers or a spudger to remove the JST cable on the end of the circuit board.
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Heat the solder until it appears liquified.
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Use your preferred sucking tool of choice to remove the solder (an electric desolder is recommended).
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Desolder both points for each switch you are removing.
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Use a switch puller or your fingers to remove the faulty switch.
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If a pin is bent, flatten it with pliers so that it is perpendicular to the switch.
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Place the new or repaired switch straight down until it is firmly locked into plate.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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