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Re:Making My Own USB Keyboard from Scratch by tapland on Sunday February 17, 2019 @07:43AM (#19184180)
Components are not wasted or used up by being soldered to a board.
Re:Making My Own USB Keyboard from Scratch by cerberusss on Monday February 18, 2019 @01:21AM (#19188949)
In a lot of keyboard designs, you'll solder an Arduino Micro Pro to the PCB. It has, I dunno, 18 pins or something. Without a professional desoldering station, it's almost impossible to remove. I tried with desoldering braid, wick and pump but still managed to damage the Arduino. A more experienced person tried with a heat gun, also damaged the Arduino.
Re:Making My Own USB Keyboard from Scratch by pjc50 on Sunday February 17, 2019 @08:39AM (#19184387)
They certainly can be if you're not very good at desoldering. Especially BGA parts which require laborious re-balling for reuse.
Re:Making My Own USB Keyboard from Scratch by tapland on Monday February 18, 2019 @12:28PM (#19192327)
Luckilly you won't be installing BGA parts to begin with using a soldering iron at home.