Replacing switch on a mechanical keyboard?

Off-Topic Games, Gaming and Hardware
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I just bought a Patriot Viper V770 mechanical gaming keyboard for $120 and I love it. The only issue is that I rest my hand on the WASD buttons a little bit and I keep pressing A by mistake. I didn’t have this issue with my previous keyboards. The buttons on this one are easier to push. It uses “Kailh Red Switches.” I want to replace the A switch with something that requires a little bit more pressure to push. I understand that the colors indicate the amount of pressure it takes to push the button.

Anyone have knowledge on this subject? Can I replace this switch?s It’s got an RGB LED light on it and I want to replace it with something similar, but requires a tad bit more pressure to be able to push. aa

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I could be wrong, but from what I understand the switches themselves can’t be swapped without doing a bit of construction work on the keyboard (usually attached to a plate) but I think it would depend on the keyboard- and depend if you would want to go through the work and maybe risk potentially breaking something permanently.

And yes, red switches are very quick and require very little pressure for the key to go through. It sounds like you would have wanted brown or blue switches.

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For most keyboards it would require desoldering and soldering of the actual switch on the keyboard.

So if you’re good with an iron… but it’s easy to screw up if you’re a novice.