Maybe a 'duh' for others but I learned by doing.
I snipped off the two pins that weren't in use. The remaining portion of them made contact with the bottom of the tin. So I had an L button that was constantly "pressed".
Easy fix, just another time I had to take it apart.
Tip: turn your tactile switches the right way
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Tip: turn your tactile switches the right way
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Re: Tip: turn your tactile switches the right way
Not bad advice really.
I'm still building mine, but I opted to forgo shorting issues and took a few precautions.
1. I lined the inside edge of the base with electrical tape. I did this after drilling the holes needed. The tape fit perfectly between the bottom of the tin and the upper edge. I then poked the holes from the inside to out to expose tape. Then used the soldering iron (heated up) to melt the tape. Finally, I used the files for smoothing hole shapes to "pull" the melted edges of the tape from inside to out and scraped clean.
2. For the L/R buttons, I just used small strips of electrical tape around the connections. In hindsight, I probably should have used a small dab of hot glue or even some rubber cement. Oh well. Next time
I'm still building mine, but I opted to forgo shorting issues and took a few precautions.
1. I lined the inside edge of the base with electrical tape. I did this after drilling the holes needed. The tape fit perfectly between the bottom of the tin and the upper edge. I then poked the holes from the inside to out to expose tape. Then used the soldering iron (heated up) to melt the tape. Finally, I used the files for smoothing hole shapes to "pull" the melted edges of the tape from inside to out and scraped clean.
2. For the L/R buttons, I just used small strips of electrical tape around the connections. In hindsight, I probably should have used a small dab of hot glue or even some rubber cement. Oh well. Next time
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