Replacing no solder headers with something that works
Hey! I was unfortunate enough to be talked into getting the no-solder headers when I ordered my Corne, and they've given me no end of trouble. They just constantly flake out, and I'm constantly having to try and squeeze the board back onto the headers through the cover, which is now coming loose as a result (requiring me to completely disassemble the keyboard in order to tighten the screws on the other side of the PCB). It's frankly a terrible experience, and I'm pretty disappointed that the Typeractive guys have decided to make that available as an option without at least emphatically warning customers first.
I decided to solder the boards in, but I've discovered that the headers provided are just the basic ones and the Typeractive website says they're not recommended and you should use a different kind ("We highly recommend using one of the other hotswap methods") — which seems extraordinary to me; why provide something that you don't recommend, without offering another viable option?
So my question is, what do I do now? Where do I get the correct headers so I can actually solder this on? Do I have to order them from Typeractive, or is there a standard part that I can get more locally?
My follow-up question is: Typeractive guys, what were you thinking with this no-solder business? It just doesn't work!
I decided to solder the boards in, but I've discovered that the headers provided are just the basic ones and the Typeractive website says they're not recommended and you should use a different kind ("We highly recommend using one of the other hotswap methods") — which seems extraordinary to me; why provide something that you don't recommend, without offering another viable option?
So my question is, what do I do now? Where do I get the correct headers so I can actually solder this on? Do I have to order them from Typeractive, or is there a standard part that I can get more locally?
My follow-up question is: Typeractive guys, what were you thinking with this no-solder business? It just doesn't work!
