Aukey KM-G9 87 key mechanical keyboard Disassembly

Written By: Drei Eck
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Aukey KM-G9 87 key mechanical keyboard Disassembly

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

5 - 10 minutes

Introduction

This is a 87 key mechanical keyboard with clicky Cherry-MX compatible switches.

The switches are soldered directly to the PCB.

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    • The keyboard as it appears before doing any disassembly.

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    • Remove the keycaps by gently pulling them straight upwards.

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    • There are 12 screws located between the keys (marked with orange circles on the photograph). Remove them with a Phillips PH1 screwdriver.

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    • Now the backplate can easily be removed.

    • The backside of the PCB and the controller board can be seen. The USB-cable is attached via a connector, use a flat screwdriver to carefully push it out (don't pull on the cable since that might break it).

    • The PCB is hard to remove (don't know if it is possible at all without destruction), since it is hold by the switches which are soldered to the PCB, and on the other side the switches are hold by the frontplate.

    • To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Drei Eck

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2 comments

Are the keys themselves removable if you were to try to replace them with different color keys?

Ricardo Martinez -

When you unsolder the old ones, yes. They are soldered. So no easy replacement.

Drei Eck -