How to Solder Mill-Max Hotswap Sockets (0305 & 7305) on keyboard PCBs

Mill-Max Hotswap sockets allow you to turn your keyboard into a hotswappable keyboard so that you can insert and remove switches without having to solder/desolder them every time.

Table of Contents:
0:00 Intro
0:15 Side by side of 7305 and 0305
0:58 How to install and solder Mill Max sockets (step by step)
3:35 How to desolder Mill Max sockets
4:30 Switch compatibility test and results

Switch compatibility spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NhrXy6k88eY9bBqVuPWTAGW2q3GzszJ1JH-zuuGQ-iU/edit#gid=0

7305 for sale*:

https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Mill-Max/7305-0-15-15-47-27-10-0?qs=QVz7UnnaAAGZJgZDI7Hd%2FA%3D%3D

0305 for sale*:

https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Mill-Max/0305-2-15-80-47-80-10-0?qs=QtQX4uD3c2Uys0ai6Tr8NQ%3D%3D

* Note you can get these a lot cheaper if you buy them through a GB, which tends to happen regularly on Reddit (see r/mechmarket), although they won’t ship as fast as buying in stock.

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