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geekhack Community => Input Devices => Topic started by: coolspot on Thu, 30 June 2016, 18:16:56

Title: Kensington Slimblade Buttons "sticking"
Post by: coolspot on Thu, 30 June 2016, 18:16:56

Hi all,

I see that there is a common complaint that the buttons on the Kensington Slimblade then to "stick" - if you don't press a particular button for a while, it requires extra force to press down. I find this behaviour very annoying.

Has anyone found a fix for this problem - are there any mods to make the Slimblade buttons smoother so they don't stick from time to time?

Title: Re: Kensington Slimblade Buttons "sticking"
Post by: davkol on Fri, 01 July 2016, 02:59:31

My disassembly pics. (https://imgur.com/a/u2tLb)

The buttons act as levers, thus you should be pressing them above switches or as close to their edges at 9/3 o'clock as possible to minimize force. If they grind or stick, it's probably because the upper part of the case (with buttons) is misaligned.

Title: Re: Kensington Slimblade Buttons "sticking"
Post by: coolspot on Tue, 05 July 2016, 17:52:14

Left mouse button is fine, but all the other buttons seem to stick from time to time - what I mean by that is that it will require extra force to push and then it will "click" back into place - for a while, until I change buttons.

So I guess only fix is to disassembly and realign?

Title: Re: Kensington Slimblade Buttons "sticking"
Post by: davkol on Wed, 06 July 2016, 02:46:18

Yes.