guess the question is do you want to risk the switch falling apart when you are in the middle of a jam .
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no real answer on the switch crack, so many brands, so many variables…
i have not had a switch not fit yet? i buy random ebay ones and they all fit. have you got a photo of the switch??
I have some from Tayda where I had to slightly spread the extreme legs to fit on some of LMNC’s PCBs.
However after doing that everything fitted nicely together, didn’t stick out more than they should…
I don’t remember which PCBs it was…
that would definitely the biggest fuckup…
Yeah well you are right, pretty unsafe to say what really could be the case.
But as a switch doesnt cost the world, ill just get the exact ones mentioned in the BOMS, and put them in instead of the cracked ones.
Yeah with sticking out i meant 1mm maximum in height difference, so nothing dangerous …
Well i just ordered a more decent desoldering pump, a flux pen and a flux tube.
And ill order switches + jack sockets from several different sites, to have a comparison.
Lets see what that all yields.
Ill take a picture and post it also what amount of “crack” im talking about.
3 capacitors later I learned a) that capacitors have voltage limits and b) that I had swapped around ground and -12 on my breadboard 
Edit: also try and buy the caps with the T scored into the top as it isn’t nearly as loud/dangerous/dramatic/messy.
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that looks exciting in a destructive sort of way .
that is mildly acidic so you will want to clean that up good .
Welcome to the club! 
I learned a) that capacitors have voltage limits
b) that I had swapped around ground and -12 on my breadboard
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ohh yea I blew a big one with over voltage. fortunately it was behind a perspex cover. nearly sh…t myself
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i like sticking el-cheapo non-vented 1uF 16v cops into power strips.
POW!
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I’m also a member of this -12V/GND “PAF” capacitor club 
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These things are better with pictures, though 
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There’s actually a mark in the ceiling now 
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dam we going to need a safety thread ? remember kids always wear safety glasses when powering up for the first time , fire extinguishers , emergency numbers , last will and testament …
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A litany of Last Willery.
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120Ω input resistors. Sigh.
Until 2 years ago when we built a new kitchen, we had a hole in the wooden cladding of the ceiling from when I accidentally exploded a rattle paint can. No injury but it took some fast work to clean all the black spray paint of the units before it cured…
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This needs more context, I think. Adding a CAN bus to your build?
Not to derail this thread too much but…
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We had some strawberry wine stains on the kitchen ceiling once.
(Strawberries do tend to clog fermenter airlocks.)
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Way back, @fredrik mentioned desoldering needles:
I bought some on AliExpress or eBay or something. The ones I got were cheap. They were nasty. Only one actually fit through most of my PCB holes. I had limited success using it.
Today I needed to clear out the holes after I unsoldered those 120Ω resistors before putting 120k resistors in their place. Due to the slide pots mounted on the other side of the board I couldn’t heat from one side and poke a toothpick from the other. So I tried the desoldering needle. It bent.
So then I tried using a sewing pin instead.
Held with pliers, of course. It worked pretty well.
Not hollow, so not good for pushing a lead out of a hole, but okay for opening holes up. And if I ever bend one I have about a hundred more.
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