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Offline proto

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Where to buy hot swap sockets?
« 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!

Offline Tom_Kazansky

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Re: Where to buy hot swap sockets?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 10 May 2018, 22:06:53 »

Offline LightningXI

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Re: Where to buy hot swap sockets?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 10 May 2018, 22:20:49 »
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.

Offline proto

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Re: Where to buy hot swap sockets?
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 11 May 2018, 16:30:45 »
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

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!


Offline killyou

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Re: Where to buy hot swap sockets?
« Reply #4 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.

Offline proto

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Re: Where to buy hot swap sockets?
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 12 May 2018, 13:02:36 »
-never mind- answered my own question.
« Last Edit: Sat, 12 May 2018, 13:10:11 by proto »