Razer Huntsman Elite Gaming Keyboard Teardown

ID: 147006

Description: I noticed some of the keyboard switches kept...

Steps:

1. Top view of the keyboard.

2. Remove all key caps by pulling them directly upwards.

3. There are 18 JIS-1 screws in-between key switches. Remove all screws (see red circles). Be extremely careful if using a Phillips-1 instead of a JIS-1 as Phillips screwdrivers can destroy JIS screws.

4. Under the six rubber pads are eight JIS-1 screws that need to be removed. The edges of the pads can be lifted to access the screws without having to remove the entire pad. Using a small flat-blade screw driver can help with lifting the corner(s).

5. Gently pry the black cover up away from the main body. Be careful not to damage the wires.
6. I apparently forgot to take pictures of this step.
7. Nine JIS-1 screws secure the back LED logic board. Remove all of them.
8. The back LED logic board is connected to the main PCB by a cable. Carefully disconnect the cable.

9. The transparent plastic gasket is tightly locked to the main frame via small plastic tabs all around the outside edge. Use the jimmy tool to carefully remove the panel.

10. There are three tiny JIS-000 screws that keep the main frame and the printed circuit board together. Remove the red circled screws before you separate them.

11. There are two cables connected to the PCB. Carefully separate the main frame and the PCB, then disconnect the lower cable first.
12. With the lower cable disconnected, the PCB can be flipped upright so as to easily remove the upper cable.

13. Now the logic board is revealed and can be cleaned up.