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Title: Harvesting Matias Switches
Post by: s0nia on Sun, 29 January 2017, 14:56:45

Has anybody experience with harvesting the switches from a Matias keyboard? I've got a Matias hardwired Dvorak keyboard, and I either want to mod it into qwerty or harvest its switches to use elsewhere.

Title: Re: Harvesting Matias Switches
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sun, 29 January 2017, 14:58:51

   You just desolder and remove them not sure what else your wanting to know.

Title: Re: Harvesting Matias Switches
Post by: s0nia on Sun, 29 January 2017, 15:21:10

Right, I was just wondering if those who've done it already encountered anything particular to the Matias boards :)

Title: Re: Harvesting Matias Switches
Post by: AfterDark3 on Sun, 29 January 2017, 15:36:52

Don't forget, you can simply buy Matias bulk switches from them. They aren't particularly expensive.

Title: Re: Harvesting Matias Switches
Post by: s0nia on Sun, 29 January 2017, 15:51:10

Thanks, but they're out of stock :/

Title: Re: Harvesting Matias Switches
Post by: OfTheWild on Mon, 30 January 2017, 02:25:00

I'm about to desolder a V80 with matias quiet clicks.. i'll let you know if there are any differences but I dont expect there to be. At least not with the switches.

Title: Re: Harvesting Matias Switches
Post by: s0nia on Tue, 31 January 2017, 11:12:44

Thanks, pal! How did it go?

Title: Re: Harvesting Matias Switches
Post by: OfTheWild on Tue, 31 January 2017, 11:18:13

Haven't done it yet... I should be getting my new solder sucker tomorrow and will give it a go.