Disassembly

Those very inserts from the previous page are part of the disassembly section too, since the left insert needs to be pried out to access one of 12 Phillips head screws holding the Lofree 1% together. The others can be accessed by removing specific keycaps as seen above, and a precision screwdriver is handy here. Once removed, lift the plate/PCB off the case far enough to carefully disconnect the internal ribbon cable from the daughter PCB to the primary PCB and fully separate the two pieces. The daughter PCB holds the toggle sliders, Type-C port, and power connections of the internal 2000 mAh battery. I would have liked a higher-capacity battery, especially as there is enough room and this is a more premium keyboard.


Both the primary and daughter PCB are white, and the switches are soldered through the plate, making it very hard for users to change the typing feel compared to keyboards employing hot-swappable switches. Solder quality is excellent, and the PCB is definitely machine-assembled. Powering wired mode is an HFD USB microcontroller; details on it are hard to find online, and the wireless operation is taken care of by a Cypress CYW20730 Bluetooth 5.1 transceiver. All the components, including the switches, SMD RGB LEDs, and capacitors, are soldered to a multi-layered PCB.

Before we move on, be advised that disassembly may void the warranty and that TechPowerUp is not liable for any damages incurred if you decide to do so anyway.