Hey,
So last year got interested in building a mechanical keyboard and fell in love with the TGR 910. Luckily, I got in but by the time I received it, I still didn't make up my mind on what switch I would use.
When I finally decided to use some spring swapped Tealios lubbed with tribosys, I made the mistake to solder the switches before I installed the stabs (saw one dude doing this, and I still don't know how he did it?). Before I realized my mistake, I tested every switch with a multimeter to see if everything was working and it was.
Fast forward I realize my mistake and start desoldering, which was way more complicated than soldering. But in doing so, I must have damaged the PCB, because when I rebuilt it with the stabs, led and everything. one column didn't appear to work (tested again with a multimeter). I then proceeded to desolder again one of the switches that weren't working to see if the pads were damaged but after cleaning it with some alcohol, they weren't as shiny as new, but the pads didn't seem to be damaged.
Anyways, as I had to go on vacation and considering that my beautiful keyboard wasn't working, I didn't take it with me, so I won't be able to provide photos, and I'm already looking for a new PCB for this beautiful keyboard.
So my question would be, do you think there is chance that my PCB isn't actually completely broken or if it broken, considering how disastrous are my desoldering skills and considering that I added LEDs, should I look for a desoldering station (used a cheap soldering iron and a desoldering pump for this build as it was my first one), or should I look for a desoldering service (I live in France) to recover my switches/stabs/plate and use them on the new PCB?
Thank you!
