hot swappable switches!?

[Phenix]

Hi
Ive just seen this oppurtunity.

Is it - like in the links said - just solder the item from the mouser-link instead of the switch to pcb and stick pcb-mount switches into these "adapters"??

Still thinking about getting a B.Mini X2.

Will they work with Zealio?

links to some stuff

Spoiler:

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/43 ... tch-build/

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyb ... hes_maybe/?

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/43 ... tch-build/


parts
http://au.mouser.com/new/harwin/harwinpcbsockets/

[Redmaus]

http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/e ... ND/2188089

Those work for alps I think

[Phenix]

Im more interested for mx. Will look up if its possible to make hot swappable leds.

But Im right with "solder the adapter like a switch in" - and just plug the switch in the hole!?

[Ray]

I red about that somewhere, dunno where. You cant swap gaterons with alps with this?

[Phenix]

As far as I understand it no

[shreebles]

You can get a custom plate and be able to open switches without soldering. If you put SIP Sockets in for the LEDs, you can swap those without soldering as well. If you do both mods it should be cheaper and much easier than putting in adapters to take out the whole switch... If you cant switch to Alps anyway it doesn't make much sense does it?
Just use a plate that allows you to open the switch and you can put in any kind of MX that you like...

[Phenix]

so this plate would be ok for that?
http://winkeyless.kr/product/rgb-diffus ... num-plate/

To use SIP sockets I can follow this guide?

[Ray]

The plates that shreebles means don't have (rounded) rectangular holes for the switches, but extra notches to the right and left that makes it possible to lift the top of a MX switch.

[Phenix]

and where can I get such a plate?