Apple Magic Keyboard 2 A2450 Keyboard Replacement

Introduction

This is a guide to replace the keyboard of your Apple Magic Keyboard 2 A2450. This is not a guide to replacing any one key of the keyboard, but to replacing the entire keyboard.

What you need

Step 1 Lower Case

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Apply heat around the perimeter of the lower case to loosen the adhesive that secures the lower case to the chassis.
The plastic should be a bit too warm to touch comfortably, but not hot.
Insert an opening pick in the gap between the lower case and chassis.
After ensuring that the adhesive is warm, slide the pick around the perimeter to sever the adhesive.
As you sever the adhesive, insert additional opening picks at each corner to prevent the adhesive from readhering.
Remove the lower case.

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Step 2 Keyboard

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Use a T3 Torx screwdriver head to remove all twelve 5 mm that secure the midframe.
Use tweezers to disconnect the battery motherboard connection.
Remove the midframe.

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Step 3

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Use a T3 Torx screwdriver to remove the two 5 mm screws that secure the lightning port.
Use tweezers to remove the Lighting port from the motherboard.

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Step 4

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Use a T3 Torx screwdriver to remove the three 3 mm screws that secure the motherboard.
Remove the tape covering the ribbon cable on the top half of the motherboard.
Use a small pair of tweezers to gently unplug the ribbon cable and remove the motherboard from the keyboard.

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Step 5

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Use a T3 Torx screwdriver to remove the single 3 mm screw that secures the assembly to the frame.
Use tweezers to unplug the power switch from the case. Pull horizontally on the entire assembly to remove the switch from the keyboard.

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