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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: godofdeath on Fri, 06 May 2011, 23:43:58
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The + key on the number pad seems to have died on me??
Is there anyway to fix this?
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Open the case up, set the multimeter to check for short circuit. Point the leads to the 2 ends and press the switch. If there's anything that changes on the readings, that means the switch is fine, and I can't think of another way to diagnose.
If there are no changes/sound from the multimeter, change the switch and you will be good to go.
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well it works a bit
i hold it for like forever on excel and a plus will pop up
hmmmmmm
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sounds like either the contacts are faulty, or the solder joint has broken
so i still needa pop it open?
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Or use a hot air gun and peel the sticker off and stick it back.
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that's where i'd start. you'll void whatever warranty you've got left though.
ebay board off armygroup if i remember correctly so yea... lol
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The + key on the number pad seems to have died on me??
Is there anyway to fix this?
Well, here are your options: you can sell it for parts, throw it off a cliff… you can donate it to a person that you’d like to see die in a keyboard crash, or, you can sell it to me, and I’ll use it as I would a hammer on my farm.
my offer is 15$+ shipping.
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Or use a hot air gun and peel the sticker off and stick it back.
If it's still under warranty, I'd just try to get it fixed/replaced under warranty.
If the warranty is up or you live 10,000 miles from the company that sold it to you and you don't want to pay a million dollars for shipping and wait for the rest of your life to get it back, then you don't have much to lose. Just open it up.