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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: skuko on Mon, 16 January 2017, 03:18:45

Title: Is it possible to replace costar stabs with plate mounted cherry stabs on a VA87
Post by: skuko on Mon, 16 January 2017, 03:18:45

as the title says, if you look at the photo, do you guys reckon that the plate mounted cherry stabs would fit into the varmilo?

i was looking at these plate mounted cherry stabs http://www.switchtop.com/product/plate-mounted-cherry-stabilizers

Title: Re: Is it possible to replace costar stabs with plate mounted cherry stabs on a VA87
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 16 January 2017, 05:15:07

You would need a larger cutout in the plate.

Title: Re: Is it possible to replace costar stabs with plate mounted cherry stabs on a VA87
Post by: TalkingTree on Mon, 16 January 2017, 05:16:21

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 16 January 2017, 05:15:07

You would need a larger cutout in the plate.

Which means desoldering the whole board and filing the cutouts.

Title: Re: Is it possible to replace costar stabs with plate mounted cherry stabs on a VA87
Post by: skuko on Mon, 16 January 2017, 05:56:20

dammit.

Title: Re: Is it possible to replace costar stabs with plate mounted cherry stabs on a VA87
Post by: OfTheWild on Mon, 16 January 2017, 17:14:52

If you were a dentist I'd say you could probably use a vacuum tube for debris and a dremel. Although i kinda like my costar stabs on my whitefox. Pretty solid once you get them seated correctly and lubed up. Definitely better than the loose pcb mounted cherry stabs on my Sentraq