Jered, you rawk! Thank you. I'll refrain from asking the last big
question, you know, about when the XS will be shipping and all that....

:)

god speed,
Scott

On 5/14/07, Future Retro <jered@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >Last questions:
> >Do the switch caps house the LED components too?
> >
> 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?
> >
> 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
>
>
>


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