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>Last questions:
>Do the switch caps house the LED components too?
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The switch caps simply cover the switch and LED.

> Or does one need to remove
>the entire switch, soldering and all, in order to effectively change out the
>Switch cap and LED?
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If you just want to change the LED and cap color, pulll the cap off, and
desolder and remove the LED. The LED has to fit its pins in special
holes in the switch, and this is why the LED leads need to be formed to
this shape before they go into the switch.

>In other words, if my objective is to replace the cap colors and LEDs only,
>can that be done without the involved level of soldering you describe in
>removing an entire switch?
>
If you can, avoid trying to remove the entire switch, otherwise there is
greater risk harming the traces on the board.

Jered