Keyboard Soldering and Desoldering for Beginners
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- Опубликовано: 29 июн 2024
- Soldering and desoldering keyboard switches is so easy, even a Simon can do it!
You can too!
We talk about gear, and what gear you ACTUALLY need for soldering and desoldering, and the basics of how to do it, along with some tips and tricks...
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Soldering Irons
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Soldering Iron Digital-Controlled LCD Screen Display, 60 W
blacksimon.tv/cheapiron
TS100 Soldering Iron
blacksimon.tv/ts100
TS80P Soldering iron
blacksimon.tv/ts80
Hakko FX888D-23BY Digital Soldering Station
blacksimon.tv/hakko888
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Desolder Pumps
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SOLDAPULLT Solder Sucker
blacksimon.tv/solapullt
Engineer SS-02 Solder Sucker
blacksimon.tv/ss02
HAKKO FR301-03/P Desoldering Tool
blacksimon.tv/hakkopump
THE BIG BLACK ONE (HAKKO Simple solder suction device Hakko Suppon 20 G)
blacksimon.tv/bigblack
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Bonus Links
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Practice 65 v2 Keyboard Kit from CannonKeys
blacksimon.tv/practice65
Kester 24-6337 Solder
blacksimon.tv/solder
Hakko 599B-02 Wire-type soldering iron tip cleaner
blacksimon.tv/tipcleaner
Thermaltronics FBA_TMT-TC-2 Lead Free Tip Tinner
blacksimon.tv/tiptinner
Cheaplights - Heavy Duty Muslin Clamps 4 1/2 inch 6 Pack
blacksimon.tv/clamps
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Table of Contents:
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00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Lets talk about gear
12:05 - How to actually solder & desolder
23:27 - Tips and tricks
32:05 - Conclusion
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As a person who almost never comment on any video on RUclips, I wanna say you did a great job and I learned a lot. Thanks!
Love the serious upgrade to the 18 USD kit. ^^
This is the only tutorial I've found on soldering that explains HOW to solder instead of just doing it. The other videos are like that "draw the rest of the f***king owl" meme.
Describing it as "bridging" the pad and the pin by heating them both is brilliant. I love how you showed the actual motions before doing it too. Just the description I needed.
Other videos do it so fast, I thought they were applying the solder to the soldering iron tip. They don't even explain what just happened.
That's why it is such a difficult job to be a good teacher in general - it takes actual mental effort to put yourself in the shoes of a newcomer and preemptively address all questions one may have - what an experienced person takes for granted often is an eureka moment for the beginner. Also, nobody is there to voice their questions or give feedback to you when recording a tutorial, which explains the amount of shitty video tutorials out there.
As someone with Fine Intention Tremors in my wrists/hands, seeing you do this with shaky hands like mine really gave me the confidence to know that I can solder too. Wonderfully done video by the way. Straight up information, no excess stuff.
i know im a year late BUT YOU GOT THISSS
I'm still a bit afraid of soldering on my own but your video really gave me more confidence in finally trying it. Thank you!
:)
Update ?
Did you do it?
@@iameverywhere47 @Simon was in the same boat, did the job today, it took me like 5 minutes, less than anything else i had to do to build the board
did you eventually do it?
People have asked me to do this kind of video but this is an excellent resource for newbies. Good stuff Simon!!
YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW HELPFUL THIS IS TO ME
😘
Okay at first when i saw the 34 minutes I thought this was going to be way too long, but I did end up appreciating the small details. Thanks for the detailed and informative video
Thank you for this. You show me exactly what I need to know without all of the flashy BS editing and god awful 'Hershey kiss' style type solder jobs. I'm a lot more comfortable now with soldering keyboards.
this video is clean, not flashy with intricate animations and thats the best thing ever, just talking about the topic. i love it.
This was the best tutorial I’ve seen so far!
I just wanna thank you because this is probably the only vid that gave me the boost of confidence to solder, and I was succesful.
Ok, so i just finished soldering, and it was surprisngly easy! Nothing went worng, and I solely followed this tutorial. This man knows his stuff, because every switch works flawlessly, currently writing this comment from my new board! Thank you so much Simon for the very informative video, especially since I'm a beginner at this, and the fact that this is my first board. I can't thank you enough! :)
Yo, watched this video a few times, and I finally finished soldering on my Tofu65. All the switches working perfectly, and couldn't have done it without this video.
Thanks so much for inspiring confidence and for not making me feel bad for using a cheap iron. Really made it seem a lot less intimidating. I encourage anyone to try it!
Exactly 💯!
nearly 4 years later and this is still a premiere video for keyboards and soldering🙂 Cant wait to get into some of your other vids
Haha I liked the humor of the absurd situation where you need a quickly heating solder iron.
Probably the easiest to follow guide.
I wasted 2 PCBs when I first started the hobby. It is pretty simple when you realise the bounds of what is a problem and what isn't.
I mostly used to get messed up when some switches were soldered in at different heights to other switches and had no idea of how much pressure the switches could actually take (it's a lot).
The other thing I messed up was de-soldering where I was heating up the elements too high.
I never thought of using clamps though I can see how it would make the process way faster.
If you actually have a great or favourite switch in mind for a board I would recommend soldering over hot-swap.
I've had hot swap sockets mess up just from normal typing use, like one of my boards a few weeks ago just had the "i" stop working. I had to go in, disassemble everything and tension the hotswap socket again then replace it. Never would have happened with a soldered switch.
However I understand the positive with regards to changing up switches.
Idk how u did it but u made this look so easy broke it down step by step 👍
1. Thank you for the honest, non bias, straight forward review with the bonus of non monetized and no sponsors
2. Clear easy break down to understand step by step with reasons
3. I have purchased the items just now, this video was super useful so thank you!
Awesome guide! I'm new the hobby, and hoping to upgrade my keychron k2 with some better switches down the line. This video really took the anxiety away from doing that. I'm glad to know I can solder/desolder without breaking the bank as well!
This is so straightforward and helpful! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the newbies in the community!
Dude you saved me, trying to desokder for 2 days now and your video finaly helped me to understand how to do it. Big thanks and greatings from Germany.
Awesome guide. Was able to replace an old logitech keyboard switch with the help of this vid. Feeling a bit more confident now, much appreciated!
Dude, thank you very much for this video. I was looking exactly for a tutorial of how to do it and not a speed up video of people doing it. You took your time for each part and made it easy to understand. This is good stuff.
Killed it - best intro to soldering tutorial in the league
Simon thanks a lot for taking the time to extend that knowledge and tips. Thanks again!
Hey I just wanted to say thank you for making this! It gives me a really good idea of what to expect and makes the idea of soldering a lot less intimidating, as I am also pretty shaky. Thank you so much!
just want to let you know that this video gives me a boost of confidence to desolder and solder my switches and successfully did it😁
This is a wonderful guide. Actually in general, it’s the best guide I’ve seen. Straight forward and right to the point.
OMG this dude absolutely nailed it! I didn't know soldering could be this fun!
Thanks my dude. Managed to desolder my old quickfire rapid and solder new akko switches. Thanks a ton for the tips!
Thank you so much for this video! Just ordered most of your recommendations to start modding some of my older mech keyboards. Didn't want to dive too deep into $100+ soldering setups, so your recommendations and insight were very helpful!
Thanks man, I am trying to get into soldering and this video really help.
This is the best, most helpful video on keyboard soldering I've seen so far. Finally feeling confident enough to give it a try myself. Thanks!
i like how Gregory is just chilling in the back
Thank you for the explanation and how to, and actually showing what you where talking about.
Really great video. Love your approach to the gear.
So helpful! Now I feel like I have the confidence to practice on an old board. It's not as scary as I thought!
this is such a great video. thank you for demystifying things and being so practical.
I know it's a 2 year old video but thank you anyways.. couldn't have explained that any better for us noobs. Got my soldering machine coming today so trying to learn. And this video gave me confidence more than any other I've watched. Will be re watching when it's time to solder later today 💪💯👌
I'm always watching 👀
Best of luck, you've got this
Going to solder my keyboard in the next few weeks, big thank you for a very easy to understand video!
Just ordered all my stuff today. After watching this, I genuinely feel so confident. Thank you dude 👍
This is the best guide I have seen, you are so nice. Thanks :)
Great guide, this was pretty damn helpful in finally pushing me to do a soldered build for my Ciel. No issues there, each switch working as intended. Bless the based lad Simon, truly da 🐐 no 🧢
You’re a good teacher Simon. Patient and clear. Thanks.
thank u, ur the only one who explained clearly what to exactly touch and not. other videos confuse me since they go straight to the process and i couldn't see what the soldering iron is touching thank u for showing it without the heat yet
This is a great video. I've been nervous about starting to solder and this video was very patient with explaining everything. I soldered for the first time a few years ago and was devastated with how I burnt my PCB on my first keyboard (Poker 2) so I gave up on the keyboard hobby for a while. With the introduction of hot swaps, I came back. But with this video, I am currently using your links to buy some equipment. Take care and thank you!
I’ve been putting off making my mechanical keyboard because I was so nervous about the soldering part. But finding and watching your video made me feel like I could do it, despite it being my first time. And it ended up being so fun! Thank you for putting up this beginner friendly tutorial! It was incredibly helpful.
This was a amazing tutorial really went into detail!
Great instructional video. I was uncertain about soldering and ruining my pcb. Now I feel I can do this on my own.
This was such a helpful video! My keyboard had broken (the switches had failed) and I was nervous about trying to fix it myself, but seeing how easy it gave me the confidence to try and I am now able to write this message on a keyboard with switches soldered by myself!
Thanks for sharing the technique! This video is very clear and informative. Subscribed!
Your super concise tutorial was aces for me mate thank you so much! Totally sorted me out for my first time soldering. Did an entire OG 2012 Razer Blackwidow Ultimate over with lubed sp star tac switches, tape durock stabs and foam and hooolly crap son does it feel like a million bucks now.
So glad I learned this, you made it super straightforward!
Awesome video Simon, definitely gonna send anyone asking about how hard it is to solder KBs to this video!
Thank you very much. I'm new in the hobby and this video helped me in my first ever steps in keyboard modding! I desoldered, lubed and resoldered the switches of my Logitech G413.
Great pedagogy. Very clear instructions.
Dude, best turorial ever. Many thanks, subbed.
My dude you are the MVP. I usually don't watch videos longer than 10 minutes without skipping but I watched this through and through. Thanks for your hard work making this for us.
Subscribed. Was worried to try this, now I'm kind of excited.
I've been putting off soldering for sooooo long -- I was skeptical of this vid but the second he said "hey guys" in his tone of voice and I instantly knew it would be good. AWESOME VID MAN I LOVE HOW YOU EXPLAIN THINGS rather than just showing us how to do something without explanations
Best guide I've seen. Thanks
I like this guy. he seems very very chill and nice
@14:12 made me chuckle haha.
Appreciate all the work you do for the community, Simon. I'm going to solder for the first time tomorrow!
edit: went very well on the practice 65 v2. I appreciate you making this guide. So excited to be able to build soldered keyboards now!
I recently built my pc back in September of 2020 and I currently use a dierya mini keyboard. I just ordered a Ducky TKL keyboard with Kailh Box White switches but I plan on upgrading to Banana Splits from The Key Company. This video was so incredibly helpful and I plan on using my current keyboard to practice! Thank you for all the tips! I'm so excited to try this on my own, it looks like a very useful skill! :)
Yo this really helped me I was nervous of messing up my pcb board but I now have some confidence
Was scared to do soldering but thanks to your video going to order some gear and get a practice kit thanks so much for helping us noobs
Awesome video! really helpful on everything I needed to know!
glad i found your video ...its so helpful mannn..now i am ready to desetory and rebuild my keyboard
Thank you so much for this detailed instructions !
I learned a lot from this video. Thank you! I will come often
Thanks the best video by far on how to solder. Gives me confidence finally buy a solder pcb instead of hotswap. I don't know if this is common plan is to buy a hotswap and solder pcb for my next board. The idea is to use the hotswap first and then when confident use solder PCB for my final build for the board. Also hotswap will help me decide which switch i want to use for my final build.
As someone with limited hand and arm mobility this gave me the confidence to try it anyway, thank you.
I desoldered my first keyboard using this guide. It worked perfectly. I had soldered before but never desoldered. Thanks for this!
Thanks for this great and informative video!
Very informative and helpful video. Thank you 💕
HUGE and MASSIVE thanks to you my guy, i finally modded my keeb without issues in soldering and desoldering. It's a messy success, but it's still a success, this video gave me confidence like a lot! Thanks again!
Bro my switch of the space bar stop working I change the switch I check the pcb but nothing work I got to disolder and solder again maybe like that it work ?
@@carlosgamarra8442 did it work?
Awesome guide! Thank you!!
Thank you so much for amazing tutorial for us beginners! Thx to u again I finally able to fix my broken switch on my keyboard! May God bless your soul my friends :)
Thanks for this guide man! Wishing u 100k+ subs
Thank you for this video. I heard of mill max in the community first. But then, I imagined getting my pcb wear and tear on the long run. So I decided to look for tutorial. It’ll be my first time desoldering/soldering. I just want to improve the typing feel and acoustic of my leopold fc980m. Your video was very helpful. Straight forward answers, clear instructions and demo. Easy to follow and predicted what would the viewers will think. Godbless
Good job. I'm not a beginner anymore. But I like it, and so I have left a like on the video.
gonna save this one, once i do my first soldered build this will be the percet guide :) Thanks a lot!
I'm thinking of getting into this. Any updates?
Awesome instructional video! Thanks!!
Thank you for sharing, this video has been very useful for me
After watching this video for what seems to be an eternity, finally got around to soldering today. Biggest takeaway was it’s not to difficult to fix up a bad soldering job on a couple of switches. Also the engineer ss-02 was more than enough to help fix a bad job. Thanks again for the great vid
Thank you very much for making this video i sodered my numpad seperate from my keyboard i watched youtube videos of sodering but it looks really complicated but when you explain it its very simple thank you
First time, trying my hand at a mech board. Thanks for the vid, very friendly content ...thanks
Using ur links
Thank you very much. This is very helpful and informative :D
love this chill guy's sarcasm...
Great video. I used your links as thank you for such an in depth tutorial that is both very helpful with technical information, but also protects people from spending money on shit that's way above their heads
very cool guide, thank you simon ! just did my first solder job on an angel
The video makes me put my boy pants up. Solder my first keyboard.
Whaddya know... It was far far far easier than I thought at first try. In fact, I start to regret to opt with only just hotswap boards. Still, need to brush up the skills. Starting to order discount THT board kits to try make perfect volcano shaped solders all the time instead of 80% of the time.
I'm surprised with due diligence and care during soldering (taking your time), it's really doable even with very cheap parts.
Thanks for the vid, appreciate it.
Thank you so much, this actually gave me the courage to buy a soldering iron set and just go at it.
You got me into soldering, i can fix my own sh1t now. Already changed switches on 3 old keyboards. I got the same iron and the SS 02. Thanks!
Thanks bro this is very informative keep it up do more content like this pls
This helped so much, thank you!
Thank you so much. Going to swap my ducky one 2 mini silver speed to blue ones. This was very helpful for a guy with exactly same shaky hands. Stay safe.
Great work as usual 🙂
thank you so much, i've learnt so much