I know there are lots of posts and guides about sip sockets for leds, but I'm not seeing an answer to the questions I have. So, the switches are in, and I am able to open them from the top. I have some switch opening tools that make it fairly easy
Then, I put the sips in and close the switch back up. BUT... now how do I go about soldering the sips? They are kinda wobbly and have about .5 or 1mm of play within the housing. So, when I turn the PCB over, the sips drop down about .5mm or so. I'm afraid that if I solder them in that way I might end up with my leds sticking up too high, causing interference with keycaps. I can put an led in there but it doesn't really solve the problem.
Anyone have tips/tricks?
Also, how do you know which leg of the led is positive/negative once you snip it to put in the sips?
