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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Bulliba on Thu, 13 August 2020, 10:17:38

Title: Solder pads seem to be gone, best fix?
Post by: Bulliba on Thu, 13 August 2020, 10:17:38

I noticed the \| switch isnt working so I took the board apart and desoldered the switch, looks like this underneath. What would be the best fix? I can't activate the key using tweezers either. I've briefly read about bridging but I'm not sure what I would bridge it to in that case.

Title: Re: Solder pads seem to be gone, best fix?
Post by: suicidal_orange on Thu, 13 August 2020, 10:40:00

The bottom pad goes to the top of the diode labeled D11, the diodes connect across the rows so I guess the top pad would connect to the top pin of the A switch.  Short the top pin of A to the diode for /| to check before soldering :)

Title: Re: Solder pads seem to be gone, best fix?
Post by: Bulliba on Thu, 13 August 2020, 10:55:55

Thank you!  :D