Appendix: Glove80 with switches-not-soldered
option
WARNING: For Glove80 with switches-not-soldered option, GLOVE80 WARRANTY DOES
NOT COVER ISSUES RELATED TO THE SOLDERING QUALITY OF THE KEY SWITCHES,
NOR DAMAGES THAT OCCUR DURING OR AS A RESULT OF THE DISASSEMBLY,
SOLDERING, AND REASSEMBLY PROCESS. Glove80 with the switches-not-soldered option
are for customers with suitable electronics and soldering skills and equipment.
Replacing and soldering key switches
1. Make sure you are suitably grounded with a ground strap.
WARNING: Electronics are sensitive to electric shock, which can result in immediate or
delayed damage. Please make sure you are suitably grounded before opening the case
of Glove80.
2. Removing the 9 case screws that hold together the case of each half, with a suitable
screwdriver.
3. While opening the keyboard case, be very careful and slow. You will find that there
are 4 FCC cables attached to the finger PCBs in the upper shell to the controller PCB in
the lower shell.
.
4. Detach the 4 FCC cables by flipping open each of the 4 FCC connectors on the finger
PCBs.
5. Now you can separate the upper shell and the lower shell.
6. If you would like to replace the key switches,
a. Remove only one key switch, by pushing from the inside of the shell on the 3
black plastic legs.
.
WARNING: Do not remove more than one key switch at a time from the Glove80.
Removing multiple key switches will make it likely for the finger PCB(s) to
disengage from the case. Without suitable knowledge and experience, it is
possible to damage the electronic components when reinstalling the finger PCB
back into the case.
Page 45 Glove80 User Guide
To Next Page
Loading...