Sweep Bling MX with Triumph Adler keycaps salvaged from an old Gabriele 9009 typewriter.

As they are mostly uniform profile, I could actually make them fit my layout 😍

  • I'm Hiding 🇦🇺
    2•2 years ago

    Forgive my ignorance, but ELI5 on the lead solder debate? I was under the impression that lead solder produced joints that are less likely to crack, ergo it was better? What have I missed?

    • apfelOP
      3•2 years ago

      Most importantly, lead is very poisonous.

      And while it is possible to use it in a safe fashion if you know what you’re doing (thorough cleaning of everything it may have touched, especially your skin and everything you may touch again; usage of fume extractor), lead-free solder is perfectly fine to use, especially for undemanding applications such as keyboard PCBs.
      It merely requires higher soldering temps around 300 degrees Celsius (I personally prefer 330 as a default, going up to 380 when desoldering).

      Another thing to be aware of that lead-free solder doesn’t fix is the fumes from burning flux. So even with lead-free solder you should use a fume extractor.