Disassembly

Disassembly of the Velocifire TKL02WS is a fairly involved process. Begin by first removing the top plastic case panel, which is held in place not only by interlocking plastic tabs all over, but three hidden screws on the back; two under the keyboard feet and the other underneath the QC sticker. You will need a precision Phillips screwdriver and a flat object to pry apart the plastic tabs carefully. We can now see a white plastic piece that helps diffuse light for the indicator LEDs on the PCB underneath.


Eleven more screws now greet us on the front, and while these can be accessed with the top case panel in place, it is just easier to do so now, with some keycaps that need to be removed to be able to get a screwdriver on these. These are countersunk and silver in color, which helps distinguish them from the first three. No more plastic tabs to deal with, and you can simply lift off this PCB for enough room to then separate the two internal cables connecting the primary PCB to the daughter PCB on the bottom case panel.


The daughter PCB here contains the USB Type-C port and has a cable going to the primary PCB for data and power alike. Given the wireless nature of this keyboard, there is also a 1850 mAh-rated battery (3.7 V, 6.85 Wh) which provides power via another cable and also contributes to the higher-than-average mass for this plastic case TKL form factor keyboard. The primary PCB is black in color, and all soldering is done well even though it does seem to mostly be hand-assembled.


Powering the Velocifire TKL02WS are two unidentified ICs, one of which is hard to even distinguish, but is presumably the USB microcontroller which also handles lighting, and the other, marked MA60H383, might well be the 2.4 GHz controller based on other references to this IC on a few Chinese forums discussing similar wireless mechanical keyboards. We can also see here the charging circuitry, including a dedicated LED just for this application. All the components, including the switches, 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 go ahead and do so anyway.