How to Remove Amiga Space Invaders Mechanical Keyboard Keycaps

How to Remove these highly coveted low-profile Amiga keycaps from your mechanical keyboard without sending the internal spring flying into orbit. More on this amazing computer, and it's gorgeous keyboard: www.amigalove.com/viewtopic.p...
This special Amiga 500 keyboard, and some Amiga 2000 keyboards, used the NMB Hi-Tek Series 725 Switches, also known as "Space Invaders" or "Angry Bear".

[@f1lupo]

best Amiga keyboards ever made!

[@PadPoet]

Where do you get that tool and what's the name of it?

[@AmigaLove]

It's just a "keycap puller" and they are quite inexpensive. Here's one: www.amazon.com/Keycap-Remover-Plastic-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B0913D7XNN/

[@PadPoet]

@@AmigaLove Great, thanks. I have lots of keycap pullers but they are the long type ones. I will try and source one like this one 😎

[@AmigaLove]

@@PadPoet yeah the long ones with metal prongs will send the springs under these keycaps flying. The plastic one with a gentle rocking motion is the ticket. Good luck!

[@matty6598]

Wait so what's the purpose of doing this?

[@AmigaLove]

Many people like to clean their keyboards thoroughly, and sometimes even replace the rubber domes or springs. Also, many of these keyboards have replacement keycaps you can now buy and swap out the originals - especially if they've yellowed over time.