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Title: How do I fix dim LEDs on my Race?
Post by: Kokin on Tue, 21 February 2012, 02:57:24

So over the weekend I noticed some of the keys on my KBT Race were dimmer than most of the keys, specifically my Tab, Q, E, R, T, Y, U, Backspace, and Home keys. At first I thought my o-ring mod was blocking the LED lights, but it was the LED itself that was dim. What is causing the dimness and what can I do to fix this?

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Title: How do I fix dim LEDs on my Race?
Post by: sordna on Tue, 21 February 2012, 03:35:46

Was it like that from day one, or did those LED's get weaker over time?

Title: How do I fix dim LEDs on my Race?
Post by: Kokin on Tue, 21 February 2012, 03:40:07

I got it about two weeks ago and I only noticed the dimness in the last few days. They were definitely not like that last week or even after I did my o-ring mod. They have just been stationary on my desk, so they have not received any type of fall damage or been hit with anything. It's kind of a bummer, but the switches themselves are still fully operational.

Title: How do I fix dim LEDs on my Race?
Post by: highspeed on Wed, 22 February 2012, 16:20:31

ouch! Im getting mine 1-2 days. Please say how you solved it if you do.

Title: How do I fix dim LEDs on my Race?
Post by: Input Nirvana on Wed, 22 February 2012, 16:31:55

Quote from: ripster;522182

You can LED a Ducky to water but you can't make him Blink.

Quack!

Drinking early today? lol

Title: How do I fix dim LEDs on my Race?
Post by: himynameisbunny on Wed, 22 February 2012, 17:32:50

rippie are you feeling okay? You're projecting more keyboard vomit than you usually do.

And you quadruple posted.

Title: How do I fix dim LEDs on my Race?
Post by: himynameisbunny on Wed, 22 February 2012, 18:18:43

Quote from: ripster;522277

Easily fixed!

Fix something just to do it all over again...I guess that's what science is right?

Quote from: ripster;522287

Hmm.....what a Ducky sig.

I'm not quite sure if I understand. Lucky? ****y? Sucky? Bucky? I don't even

Quote from: ripster;522288

I prefer Rippy.

Rippy it is!

Quote from: ripster;522291

This is YOUR chance to be #100 in my poll:

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?26781-Do-you-think-Ripster-is-the-1-Keyboard-Expert-on-Planet-Earth

Yes.

This was a quintuple post.

Why would you quadpost just to quinpost?

Also, considering I do not know every living being on the planet I cannot judge that you are the #1 expert as there may be somebody at Leopold/Filco/Topre that knows more. Therefore as I cannot comment in 100% certainty my vote stays neutral.