Anne Pro 1 Mechanical Keyboard Switch Replacement Repair Guide

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                          1 - 2 hours

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Keyboard Diagnosis

Find the faulty switch on the keyboard by using online software, such as https://www.keyboardtester.com/tester.ht…

Find the faulty switch on the keyboard by using online software, such as https://www.keyboardtester.com/tester.ht…

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Step 2

              Keycap Removal

Take a photo of the keyboard to use as reference for the keyboard layout.
Place your keyboard on top of a flat and clean table to prevent parts from going missing.
Remove the keycaps by hand or with a key cap puller if one is available to you.

Take a photo of the keyboard to use as reference for the keyboard layout.

Place your keyboard on top of a flat and clean table to prevent parts from going missing.

Remove the keycaps by hand or with a key cap puller if one is available to you.

Step 3

              Screw Removal

Locate and remove the five screws mounting the keyboard onto the keyboard case.
Secure the screws in a container for later use.

Locate and remove the five screws mounting the keyboard onto the keyboard case.

Secure the screws in a container for later use.

Step 4

              Removing keyboard plate

With the screwdriver, carefully pry the keyboard plate out of the case from the spacebar gap located at the bottom of the plate.
This will require some force to pry open.

With the screwdriver, carefully pry the keyboard plate out of the case from the spacebar gap located at the bottom of the plate.

This will require some force to pry open.

Step 5

              Removing the Keyboard Battery

On the back of the keyboard plate you will find the PCB.
Carefully remove the battery attached to the PCB.

On the back of the keyboard plate you will find the PCB.

Carefully remove the battery attached to the PCB.

Step 6

              Safety Precautions

Make sure your workspace is well ventilated.
Set up a portable fan or a fume extractor nearby.

Make sure your workspace is well ventilated.

Set up a portable fan or a fume extractor nearby.

Step 7

              Desoldering Parameters

For desoldering, set the solder station to 400℃.
Allow the soldering iron enough time to completely heat up.

For desoldering, set the solder station to 400℃.

Allow the soldering iron enough time to completely heat up.

Step 8

              Desoldering

Using the labels on the back of the PCB locate your faulty switch.
Begin desoldering by carefully applying the hot iron onto the two solder joints surrounding the key label.
Use the solder pump when the solder visibly melts. Continue this process until the switch pins are visibly unsoldered from the PCB.
Warning: Do Not Breathe in the soldering fumes.
Warning: Do Not Touch the hot tip of the soldering iron.

Using the labels on the back of the PCB locate your faulty switch.

Begin desoldering by carefully applying the hot iron onto the two solder joints surrounding the key label.

Use the solder pump when the solder visibly melts. Continue this process until the switch pins are visibly unsoldered from the PCB.

Warning: Do Not Breathe in the soldering fumes.

Warning: Do Not Touch the hot tip of the soldering iron.

Step 9

              Removing the Faulty Switch

After the switch is visibly de-soldered, carefully remove the faulty switch with a key switch puller.
Note: This may be difficult to do by hand.

After the switch is visibly de-soldered, carefully remove the faulty switch with a key switch puller.

Note: This may be difficult to do by hand.

Step 10

              Inserting the replacement switch

With the replacement switch, line up the key switch pins with the corresponding holes on the PCB.
Carefully insert the switch into the PCB, making sure to avoid bending the switch pins.

With the replacement switch, line up the key switch pins with the corresponding holes on the PCB.

Carefully insert the switch into the PCB, making sure to avoid bending the switch pins.

Step 11

              Soldering Parameters

Decrease the heat on the solder station to 350℃ and allow it to cool.
Using a lower heat when soldering the switch back on is recommended to avoid over-soldering the switch joint.

Decrease the heat on the solder station to 350℃ and allow it to cool.

Using a lower heat when soldering the switch back on is recommended to avoid over-soldering the switch joint.

Step 12

              Resoldering

Resolder the switchback onto the PCB by carefully heating the metal rings with the soldering iron, and then applying the solder wire onto the heated surface, keeping the iron in place.
Apply solder to the switch pin until a small mound conceals the pin, resembling the factory solder job on the board. Allow the solder to cool and solidify.
Try to be conservative with the amount of solder that is used. Less is more!

Resolder the switchback onto the PCB by carefully heating the metal rings with the soldering iron, and then applying the solder wire onto the heated surface, keeping the iron in place.

Apply solder to the switch pin until a small mound conceals the pin, resembling the factory solder job on the board. Allow the solder to cool and solidify.

Try to be conservative with the amount of solder that is used. Less is more!

Step 13

              Testing the Solder Connection

Make sure the solder connection is working by plugging the keyboard plate into a computer and testing it with software such as: https://www.keyboardtester.com/tester.ht…

Make sure the solder connection is working by plugging the keyboard plate into a computer and testing it with software such as: https://www.keyboardtester.com/tester.ht…

Step 14

              Reattaching the Battery

Reattach the battery onto the keyboard PCB.
Be sure it is connected properly and is not loose.

Reattach the battery onto the keyboard PCB.

Be sure it is connected properly and is not loose.

Step 15

              Reassembling the Keyboard

Replace the keyboard plate in the case and screw it back in.
Be sure to screw it in securely.

Replace the keyboard plate in the case and screw it back in.

Be sure to screw it in securely.

Step 16

              Reinstalling the Keycaps

Reinstall the keycaps on the keyboard, referencing the previously taken photo of its layout.

Reinstall the keycaps on the keyboard, referencing the previously taken photo of its layout.

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

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