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Title: Where to buy hot swap sockets?
Post by: proto on Thu, 10 May 2018, 21:58:25

hi,
I am building a keyboard using the zeal60 board and kailh box jade switches. I know zeal has some on his site but I dont really need the gold sockets and as such I would rather not pay a premium for them. Does any other site sell hot swap sockets?
Thanks!

Title: Re: Where to buy hot swap sockets?
Post by: Tom_Kazansky on Thu, 10 May 2018, 22:06:53

check these out: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a312a.7700824.w4004-2022834851.23.3e1f51ffkCugyA&id=44075927466

though, I'm not sure if they work for your PCB.

Title: Re: Where to buy hot swap sockets?
Post by: LightningXI on Thu, 10 May 2018, 22:20:49

Quote from: proto on Thu, 10 May 2018, 21:58:25

hi,
I am building a keyboard using the zeal60 board and kailh box jade switches. I know zeal has some on his site but I dont really need the gold sockets and as such I would rather not pay a premium for them. Does any other site sell hot swap sockets?
Thanks!

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/te-connectivity-amp-connectors/8134-HC-8P3/A114359-ND/1151726
This will work.

Title: Re: Where to buy hot swap sockets?
Post by: proto on Fri, 11 May 2018, 16:30:45

Quote from: Tom_Kazansky on Thu, 10 May 2018, 22:06:53

check these out: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a312a.7700824.w4004-2022834851.23.3e1f51ffkCugyA&id=44075927466

though, I'm not sure if they work for your PCB.

Unfortunately the shipping would probably be way too much as I live in the United States

Quote from: LightningXI on Thu, 10 May 2018, 22:20:49

Quote from: proto on Thu, 10 May 2018, 21:58:25

hi,
I am building a keyboard using the zeal60 board and kailh box jade switches. I know zeal has some on his site but I dont really need the gold sockets and as such I would rather not pay a premium for them. Does any other site sell hot swap sockets?
Thanks!

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/te-connectivity-amp-connectors/8134-HC-8P3/A114359-ND/1151726
This will work.

Thanks!

Title: Re: Where to buy hot swap sockets?
Post by: killyou on Fri, 11 May 2018, 23:17:06

Watch out, you have a very expensive PCB there and with holtites it's easy to break soldering pads. If you apply too much force and the fit is snug then there is a chance you will push the soldering pad out. I broke 3 pads just like that in Pok3r but managed to fix it by soldering holtite to nearest diode directly. I didn't care because that's a PCB that I wouldn't mind replacing with $30 chinese PCB but I would be angry if that happened to me on Zeal60.

Title: Re: Where to buy hot swap sockets?
Post by: proto on Sat, 12 May 2018, 13:02:36

-never mind- answered my own question.