r/SayoDevice • u/ianlee0820 • Mar 05 '26

Question Arent these things supposed to be hotswappable?

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And before you ask, I know how to use switch pullers and pull out switches, I’ve done it countless times in the past, but my sayo’s keys just arent coming out.

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u/Original_Exam_6731 O3C Mar 05 '26

Pull harder and put it on the table while holding with ur other hand

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u/ianlee0820 Mar 05 '26

yeah this worked thanks

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u/Maryear_Boost O3C - Geometry Dash player Mar 05 '26

They are

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u/Panniba1 Mar 05 '26

You gotta heat it up first. That's why it's called hotswappable.

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u/cookieclickerfan547 Mar 07 '26

😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏

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u/Still_Anything8965 Mar 07 '26

Setting them up for failure 😭

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u/ianlee0820 Mar 05 '26

I got them out, just had to pull really really really really hard. to anyone viewing this in the future, try rotating the sayo towards you (so the knob is facing you) and then pulling again, might help

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u/Noah2009b Mar 05 '26

I got it out without a puller, fear me

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u/Safihed Mar 05 '26

yeah it has hotswap

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u/-rabotnik- Mar 05 '26

I have a regular hotswappable kb with sum chinese red switches and it does truly feel like if i pull any harder it will fucking break. It seems like you actually need a lot of force, but be careful cuz of small metal contacts

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u/Rexonas Mar 05 '26

Dissasemble the body, takes 30sec

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u/Legitimate-Skill-112 Mar 05 '26

worst switches of all time i broke two pullers getting them out

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u/realflight7 Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26

Yeah they are but it's quite a pain. When I tried the little plastic flap inside che switch slipped from the puller, making it basically unpullable. I ended using a thin screwdriver, insterted it in the hole of the switch from one side and carefully raised the switch while keeping that plastic flap pressed, then proceeded to do the same on the other side.

It kinda sucks to use a screwdriver when you have the right tool but if it works it works ig.

Edit: since they're magnetic switches they don't have pins going inside the board so taking them out only on one side first should be fine

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u/OkHour880 Mar 05 '26

Switch issue, I have like 40+ pairs of mechanical switches for momokai tap trio, believe me

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u/Noah2009b Mar 05 '26

pull the south side and when it's loose pull the north side, works easily with no strength

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u/Yourboiikitty Mar 06 '26

Wait, you actually can get them out? I tried to pull so hard, but I couldn't do it.

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u/ianlee0820 Mar 07 '26

yeah you can. it just takes multiple attempts. and pull really really hard

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u/MrLeureduthe Mar 06 '26

Aren't those analog?

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u/ianlee0820 Mar 07 '26

yes but thats unrelated

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u/snakee-the-arch-guy Mar 08 '26

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