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Title: Halp :[ spacebar on keyboard isn't working
Post by: meiosis on Sun, 22 September 2013, 00:45:11
Hello everyone :).


So my spacebar on my LZ board isn't working as accurately as it was before. Today was quite the hot day in my apartment room and the spacebar after I came back was not inputting correctly. Whenever I press it down hard/long period it works, but if I'm typing normally it doesn't go through. Could this have been a soldering problem? If so what would I need to fix the problem. As far as I can tell the switch and spring look normal the only thing is that the spacebar when pressed only works like 1/20 times I press it.


Anyone recommend a cheaper option soldering station if it is the route I have to take? And would I need one of those solder suckerss :o
Title: Re: Halp :[ spacebar on keyboard isn't working
Post by: jonathanyu on Sun, 22 September 2013, 00:49:23
try to use another stem, maybe it is the problem of the stem.
Title: Re: Halp :[ spacebar on keyboard isn't working
Post by: Moosecraft on Sun, 22 September 2013, 04:02:15
I would replace the entire keyswitch. In a few of my keyswitches the metal parts got bent once and didn't actuate properly, I could bend them back so it might be that.
Title: Re: Halp :[ spacebar on keyboard isn't working
Post by: meiosis on Sun, 22 September 2013, 05:59:30
try to use another stem, maybe it is the problem of the stem.
I tried to no avail, thanks though :)

I would replace the entire keyswitch. In a few of my keyswitches the metal parts got bent once and didn't actuate properly, I could bend them back so it might be that.

Yeah that's one of the options I was thinking of, I can't really tell if it was the metal part or not from looking at it, I seemed to get it to work better and actuate on any press but I am afraid it might come back
Title: Re: Halp :[ spacebar on keyboard isn't working
Post by: Moosecraft on Sun, 22 September 2013, 06:49:51
I messed up 2 switches like that before, one I could saved the other I had to replace.