GITALLER switch shaft circuit board replacement tutorial

Difficulty: 2/5 | Estimated time: about 15-20 minutes

Shaft circuit board types

Circuit board	Suitable for
Golden switch shaft circuit board	3-finger players
Brown switch shaft circuit board	4-finger players

Replacement tutorial

1. Prepare tools

   Prepare Phillips screwdriver (preferably magnetic) + 2.5mm hexagon socket screwdriver.

   

2. Loosen strap screws

   Loosen 2 screws at the strap position with 2.5mm hex driver (just loosen, do not remove).

   

   

3. Unscrew in order

   Unscrew screws in the order shown.

   

4. Unscrew 10 screws

   Unscrew 10 screws.

   

5. Open bottom cover

   Open from the upper part, unplug the 5PIN USB cable, loosen the USB cable clip.

   

   

   

6. Remove screws in order

   Remove screws in the order shown.

   

   

7. Unscrew gyro PCB

   Unscrew 2 screws of the gyro PCB.

   

8. Unscrew shaft PCB

   Unscrew 4 screws of the shaft PCB.

   

9. Take out shaft PCB

   Take out the shaft PCB and remove the 6PIN wire (push upward).

   

   

10. Remove keycaps

    Remove all keycaps.

    

11. Remove limit blocks

    Remove 10 limit blocks (push finger down about 1mm gently, push laterally).

    

    

    

    

12. Install keycaps to new PCB

    Install keycaps to the gold switch shaft PCB, check that all 5 keycaps are the same height.

    

    

13. Install limit blocks

    Install limit blocks (pay attention to direction).

    

    

    

14. Install gold switch shaft PCB

    Install the gold switch shaft PCB (leave 0.2mm gap for fine adjustment).

    

    

15. Install wire harness

    Remove screws from the original PCB, install on new PCB.

    

    

16. Install gyroscope PCB

    Install the gyroscope PCB.

    

17. Fix wire position

    Use wire harness to fix wire position (leave gaps between wire and DIP pad).

    

    

18. Install screws

    Install screws (lift guitar neck gently to make it easier).

    

    

19. Handle button wires

    Handle Select/Start button wires as shown.

    

20. Handle bottom cover

    Insert 5PIN USB, arrange wire harness.

    

    

    

21. Install bottom cover screws

    Bottom cover screws in order (screws 3 & 4 should not be tightened too much).

    

    

    

    

22. Fine-tune (if needed)

    If button friction is too large: keep gaps uniform, adjust shaft PCB (0.2mm in 4 directions).

    

    

23. Done

    Replacement complete, test all buttons to ensure they work properly.

tip

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