Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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I've had two of these keyboards kicking around for a while, and last year my 'main' Model M keyboard stopped working. Time to fix that! In this first video I give an overview of the keyboard itself and start the disassembly process.

Really sorry about the shaky camera in this video!

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Buckling spring animation courtesy of Reddit user u/iiiGerardoiii: reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/1f2lsh/improved_buckling_spring_animation
Cherry MX Blue animation courtesy of Adafruit: blog.adafruit.com/2016/09/16/animated-gifs-help-visually-explain-cherry-mx-mechanical-keyboard-switches

Music courtesy of Teknoaxe (teknoaxe.com/Home.php), Licensed under CC BY 3.0.