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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: False_Dmitry_II on Thu, 12 May 2011, 16:08:10

Title: Solder ALPS compatibles
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Thu, 12 May 2011, 16:08:10

Can you switch between the varients of alps on a board?

I'm talking acer -> complicated white -> simplified XM alps, etc?

Title: Solder ALPS compatibles
Post by: Findecanor on Fri, 13 May 2011, 09:41:32

Acer switches use plungers on top of a membrane, not a PCB.

Title: Solder ALPS compatibles
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Fri, 13 May 2011, 11:24:00

Ah. I haven't had them apart, because there appears to be no way to open them from the top like alps.

Title: Solder ALPS compatibles
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Fri, 13 May 2011, 15:01:08

Ah. I haven't had them apart, because there appears to be no way to open them from the top like alps.

Edit: What soldering iron would you recommend? The one I have is... somewhere, but the most I ever did with it is combining/repairing USB cables. I don't know if its up to something like that. I also don't have anything to desolder, looks like the easiest is a braid from some random googling.