Tried a $5 brass wire brush to clean my switch contacts instead of contact cleaner

I was having issues with random keys not registering on my build, and I didn't want to drop $15 on a can of contact cleaner. So I grabbed a cheap brass wire brush from the hardware store and gently scrubbed the switch pins before soldering. It actually worked way better than I expected, cleared up the oxidation without damaging anything. Has anyone else found a weird household item that saved their build?

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simon_wood727d ago

Wait you brushed your actual switch pins with a brass brush before soldering?

nina1807d ago

Yeah I used to think it was overkill too @simon_wood72. But after seeing how much better the joints turned out, I'm a believer now. Just gotta be gentle with it.