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Title: Help with Stuck Key
Post by: isotopes59 on Mon, 31 January 2011, 20:19:59

I just took delivery of my 2nd Filco from Armygroup, but this one has cherry blue switches.

Unfortunately, my "Y" key seems to be sticking every once in a while.

Is there anything I can do to fix this myself?  I removed the key cap, and the actual switch is what is sticking every once in a while.

Please help.

(http://i.imgur.com/esOZC.jpg)

Thanks GH.

Title: Help with Stuck Key
Post by: keyb_gr on Tue, 01 February 2011, 09:06:17

Compressed air, if anything. Either there's dirt inside or there's a molding artifact on the stem or top case. The latter would require a visit from a nail file after popping the switch open.

Title: Help with Stuck Key
Post by: isotopes59 on Fri, 04 February 2011, 13:01:33

Thanks for the suggestions.  I ended up just repeatedly pressing the key for several minutes and its no longer sticking.  I guess it just needed to be "broken in".

Coincidentally, my Num Lock key is sticking now, so I'm just going to give it the same treatment as the other key.

Nonetheless, thanks for the suggestions.  I'll keep them in mind if I run across any other issues.