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This guide will help you replace the soldered switches by hot-swappable ones.
In this article, I replaced the Kailh Choc V2 low profile brown switches by the Kailh x Lofree Ghost low profile switches.
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Remove all the keycaps, using a specific tool or by hand.
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Remove the 15x black screws (photo misses some)
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Open the keyboard using pryer tools.
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Disconnect the battery wire.
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Disconnect the ribbon cable.
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Remove the 6x silver screws to detach the plastic part from the PCB.
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Unsolder each switch.
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Each switch has 3 pins to unsolder.
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Unsolder the positioning pin.
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Unsolder the 2x connection pins.
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Once unsoldered, gently push the switch plastic bottom.
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Here is the result when the 3 pins are unsoldered and the switch removed.
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Each switch needs 2x receptacles, there are many sorts, you can refer to this awesome blog: https://blog.keeb.io/how-to-make-your-ke.... Went for the shorter 7305-0 option.
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Place the receptacles in the connection holes.
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The position hole doesn’t need receptacle.
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One easy way is to put a receptacle directly on the soldering gun tip and then gently insert and push the receptacle in the PCB hole.
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When both receptacle are inserted, make sure the switch can be placed.
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When all the receptacles are set check the connections are ok.
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Insert the switches.
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Connect the PCB ribbon cable.
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Connect the battery.
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Turn on the keyboard.
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Check all the switches are properly actionable.
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Reassemble everything.
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Enjoy your custom hot-swappable Logitech MX Mechanical.
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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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