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Title: Can someone explain this...?
Post by: RetroHollywood on Tue, 22 November 2011, 18:00:52
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This was something I noticed while doing my Ducky YOTR review.  It's a strangle little piece of plastic under the function key.  Ripster thinks it is a defect, but it almost looks intentional.  Anyone seen anything like this?
Title: Can someone explain this...?
Post by: clickclack on Tue, 22 November 2011, 18:08:21
Looks to me to be a non-knocked sprue from the plastic tree, or perhaps the remnant from a gouged die and they just didn't grind or clip it after the casting. If it is really thin, it's just excess flashing from a warped or a partially unseated (perhaps damaged) die.

Super razor blade to the rescue! Judo-chop!
don't "strangle" it, LoL  =P
Title: Can someone explain this...?
Post by: RetroHollywood on Tue, 22 November 2011, 18:23:35
Came off beautifully.  Thanks for the reply.
Title: Can someone explain this...?
Post by: REVENGE on Tue, 22 November 2011, 21:51:14
quack
Title: Can someone explain this...?
Post by: F u r u y á on Tue, 22 November 2011, 22:27:31
My PLU has something similar in almost the same place. I can post pictures if requested.

I think it's just a sprue indeed.
Title: Can someone explain this...?
Post by: RetroHollywood on Tue, 22 November 2011, 22:29:46
Quote from: F u r u y á;458007
My PLU has something similar in almost the same place. I can post pictures if requested.

I think it's just a sprue indeed.

I would like to see some pictures.  I am not familiar with acronym "PLU" though; what keyboard is that?
Title: Can someone explain this...?
Post by: cactux on Tue, 22 November 2011, 23:05:40
this is a PLU in action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdKIlFh2B_w (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdKIlFh2B_w)
Title: Can someone explain this...?
Post by: F u r u y á on Tue, 22 November 2011, 23:42:05
Quote from: RetroHollywood;458008
I would like to see some pictures.  I am not familiar with acronym "PLU" though; what keyboard is that?


(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/Furuyah/Keyboard/PLUML-87/WhiteMXBlue/Sprue.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/Furuyah/Keyboard/PLUML-87/WhiteMXBlue/Sprue_CloseUp.jpg)
Title: Can someone explain this...?
Post by: cactux on Tue, 22 November 2011, 23:44:13
Quote from: F u r u y á;458047
Show Image
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/Furuyah/Keyboard/PLUML-87/WhiteMXBlue/Sprue.jpg)


Show Image
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/Furuyah/Keyboard/PLUML-87/WhiteMXBlue/Sprue_CloseUp.jpg)

nice plastic chip
Title: Can someone explain this...?
Post by: Human on Tue, 22 November 2011, 23:50:02
Nailclipper is what you need.
Title: Can someone explain this...?
Post by: weenis on Wed, 23 November 2011, 09:18:22
A knife and a steady hand cleans boards up better than new.
Title: Can someone explain this...?
Post by: RetroHollywood on Wed, 23 November 2011, 10:31:28
It is pretty good quality, but I think my RK-9000 may be better.  The only thing that is bothersome is the top of the case molding.  Quality has definitely improved over things like the 1087.