[help] Buying SMD RGB LEDs for Custom Keyboard

> first build

> SMD

Ooookay. I hope you already have some idea of what you're getting yourself in for, that's no basic task.

An LED like the one linked won't fit underneath any common switch, if any at all - If you take a look at the Anne Pro, or MasterKeys RGB series (just because I've dissasembled both and can actually talk about them) - they have cutouts in the PCB for the LEDs to sit underneath, and the LEDs themselves seem to have longer legs/front facing pads, or just an absolute ton of solder, which reaches to each side of the cutout.

> first build

> SMD

Ooookay. I hope you already have some idea of what you're getting yourself in for, that's no basic task.

An LED like the one linked won't fit underneath any common switch, if any at all - If you take a look at the Anne Pro, or MasterKeys RGB series (just because I've dissasembled both and can actually talk about them) - they have cutouts in the PCB for the LEDs to sit underneath, and the LEDs themselves have longer legs/front facing pads, which reach to each side of the cutout.

I've searched for exact replacements and haven't found a thing. You'll want to be looking on AliExpress, Alibaba, TaoBao, though, for any reasonable price on them though.

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