Higher wattage doesn't mean it has a higher max temp. It just means how fast the iron can recover after every solder joint, or how large the part that you're soldering can be. 35w is fine for switches, as long as you can actually adjust the temps yourself. Irons that don't have temp control will just always run at max temps, which is not good for fragile traces.
i recently aquired a filco majestouch 1 for cheap and if i'm not wrong it's like a qfr with a single sided pcb.
You may as well do this if you have a dremel - http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40126.msg794392#msg794392
Too nice not to post! :)
Also, I lost a LED...lol. I have no idea how.
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Did I install this cherry stab right?Show Image(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/02/azeze9yd.jpg)Show Image(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/02/ymeguge7.jpg)
The switch doesn't feel like it's depressing all the way. I hear the green switch click, so it'll definitely actuate. Just feels so strange compared to costar.
remedyhalopc, looking nice! I finally got around to continuing with my QFR mod as well. Desoldered all the cherry MX blues tonight. Next step, turn them into ergo clears with switch stickers and lube. I'll save that for another night though...
Worthy of a new post!
my clears do stick a little on the way up :(
Worthy of a new post!
I'm digging that plate ;) . You found that misplaced stabilize piece? That's some crazy mix of switches though. How do you type with linear and clicky switches on the main keys? Any particular reason why you have it in the pattern you do now?
I'm going off wild guesses here, but if the springs in those blues aren't changed, likely this is an interesting variable weight set up for gaming.
modifiers are linear because those keys aren't struck, but held down - tactile, clicky switches have a problem of somewhat sticking on slow releases.
wasd - obviously for gaming purposes - likely fps.
is that a white switch on the spacebar or a clear?
The only strange thing about this set up is the fact that the pinky keys for the right hand aren't accounted for in terms of variable weighting. It looks like the OP is only concerned with getting a lighter key press on the keys traditionally used for FPS mainly (WASD, QER, ctrl,shift mods 12345), which seems about right except I'd probably swap out zxc for blues too.
Also, it'd probably be a little weird to type on this keyboard, especially because of the linear wasd cluster. Very interesting set up though.
@remedyhalopc: let me know if I guess correctly? :)
what lube are you gonna use for the stems?
my clears do stick a little on the way up :(