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@ -5,27 +5,43 @@ I recommend installing the diodes and resistors at ALL switch positions. Doing
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1. The keyboard is too big for most PCB holders. To keep the components flat as
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you insert them, I suggest taping the keyboard PCB to the edge of your bench,
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and install two rows at a time.
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<img alt="Secure the PCB with space for the leads" src="build-images/Tape_to_table.jpg" height=50% width=50%>
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1. Using a lead-bender will help speed up the process and can help produce a
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neater result. However, neatness is not critical, as the diodes will be
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mostly hidden.
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<img alt="Lead bending tool" src="build-images/bend_leads.jpg" height=50% width=50%>
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1. Check that the diodes are all facing the same (correct) direction.
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<img alt="" src="build-images/Install_Diodes.jpg" height=50% width=50%>
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1. Once the diodes are inserted, I suggest using a piece of painters tape to
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keep then in place when you flip over the board for soldering.
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<img alt="Use Painters' tape to secure components" src="build-images/Tape_parts_in_place.jpg" height=50% width=50%>
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1. After installing the diodes, install all the through-hole resistors.
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<img alt="All parts installed" src="build-images/All_TH_parts_installed.jpg" height=50% width=50%>
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1. Finally, flip over the PCB and install the 40-pin connector on the back side
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(opposite side from the diodes and resistors).
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<img alt="Connector is opposite side fromg the through-hole components"
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src="build-images/Connector_on_back.jpg" height=50% width=50%>
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1. It's important that the connector is seated flat to the PCB. To ensure a
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properly seated connector, first tack pins on opposite corners of the
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connector. Then, applying heat to one tacked pin, press the connector flat
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onto the PCB. You will feel a small "snap" as the connector seats. Repeat for
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the other tacked pin.
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<img alt="Tack corners of connector for flush install" src="build-images/Install_resistors.jpg" height=50% width=50%>
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## Preparing the Aligner (futaba)
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## Combining the PCB and aligner (futaba switches)
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@ -39,6 +55,8 @@ For futaba switches, no standoffs are required between the aligner and PCB,
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1. Install the cherry MX PCB-mount stabilizers onto the PCB.
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<img alt="build-images/pcb_mount_stabilizers.jpg" height=50% width=50%>
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1. Line up the pins of the switches in the aligner assembly with the PCB. The
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two assemblies should "zip" together easily. If you feel resistance, take the
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assemblies apart and check the pins on all the switches to make sure none are
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@ -52,11 +70,11 @@ For futaba switches, no standoffs are required between the aligner and PCB,
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1. Repeat the above for the spacebar and the middle key on the top row.
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<img alt="Tack down switches at the edges first" src="build-images/solder_switches.jpg" height=50% width=50%>
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1. Now, solder in all the other keys.
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<img alt="Install switches" src="build-images/Install_switches.jpg" height=50% width=50%>
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### The Spacebar Stabilizer
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hardware/documents/build-images/bend_leads.jpg
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