Talon2000
Well-known member
I'm sure the repair for the Cherry switches is similar. However the dead switch I had was a Licon 01-700157 these are the clicky kind.
The switch was intermittent, and the LED was dead.
First you need to drill the rivets holding the whole thing together. Just drill the flanged portion off.
Push the rivet through and remove the switch, and cover from both sides.
Now you can see dimples where the led leg lugs are hot melted into place. I used a .046 or #56 drill bit to drill through the middle of the hole, through the hole in the leg, out the other side. I was then able to push the lugs up through the plastic holder to remove the LED.
Remove the old LED, and trim the legs of the new one to bend into shape and solder on the lugs.
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The switch was intermittent, and the LED was dead.
First you need to drill the rivets holding the whole thing together. Just drill the flanged portion off.
Push the rivet through and remove the switch, and cover from both sides.
Now you can see dimples where the led leg lugs are hot melted into place. I used a .046 or #56 drill bit to drill through the middle of the hole, through the hole in the leg, out the other side. I was then able to push the lugs up through the plastic holder to remove the LED.
Remove the old LED, and trim the legs of the new one to bend into shape and solder on the lugs.
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