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Soarer:

--- Quote from: didjamatic;621115 ---I still have some of these I hope to convert to ANSI horizontal enter keys.  Great info!
(I'm not considering this a necropost since the original article was recently updated)
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That sounds like a challenge! But as long as you can get the plate to hold the switches right, the PCB modding should be fairly easy (even though you would have to trash a few traces and relink them with wires).

Oh, and desoldering Alps is a pain, but you know that already :-)

Actually, I was just pointing someone at it as an example of how to trace a matrix, and noticed the pics had turned to thumbnails - no new info, but still typing on one right now!

didjamatic:
I've never had issues desoldering ALPS (or any other switches)
I use a really good iron though, and desoldering braid, maybe that helps.

I might try to use them again, it's actually not too bad having \ so accessible as I use it constantly.

Soarer:
Oh, well, the ones I've done have had the legs bent over before soldering, which I've found a real hassle since they can break easily when bending them back. Maybe easier with braid; I dunno, I was using a solder sucker.

didjamatic:
I've been wanting to buy a soldapult but never did.

TexasFlood:
I just have the old Weller WES51, nothing fancy but useable.

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