Edit: thanks everyone, I’ve installed them and everything is fine!

Hey community!

I got some switches with bent contacts. I can easily bend them back into shape, but I’m afraid of them possibly snapping off inside the keyboard and running it. Am I overthinking it?

The backstory is I’be got a 3x 10 unit Outemu switch bags in the mail from AliExpress to try different varieties. They were not packed well so some of them came with bent contacts. So I’m also gauging whether buying a full set would be worth it.

  • DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works
    0·
    5 months ago

    I’ve done this before with hot swappable boards plenty of times, no problem. If the leg appears to actually be damaged, don’t use it, but if you can bend it back and if seems solid, send it!