Yes I know I'm stupid, don't give me the lecture.
Yesterday night I accidentally spilled beer on my keyboard. I immediately unplugged it and turned the keyboard upside down after quickly wiping it down. I left it over night and the next morning, some switches were sticky and not clicking correctly. I put a bit of water on all switches that were not working correctly and clicked them a bit. All of them now have a tiny click but not the same loud distinct MX blue click anymore.
I have not plugged it in yet. I have it upside down in some rice right now.
I'm really not sure what to do and this is really stressing me out. What should I do about the switches that aren't working correctly? :(
No drinks around my keyboard anymore...
It was the Ducky Shine 3 MX Blue with white backlight
Yes I know I'm stupid, don't give me the lecture.
Yesterday night I accidentally spilled beer on my keyboard. I immediately unplugged it and turned the keyboard upside down after quickly wiping it down. I left it over night and the next morning, some switches were sticky and not clicking correctly. I put a bit of water on all switches that were not working correctly and clicked them a bit. All of them now have a tiny click but not the same loud distinct MX blue click anymore.
I have not plugged it in yet. I have it upside down in some rice right now.
I'm really not sure what to do and this is really stressing me out. What should I do about the switches that aren't working correctly? :(
No drinks around my keyboard anymore...
It was the Ducky Shine 3 MX Blue with white backlight
Reminds me of the time one of my exs poured an entire glass of red wine on my keyboard... ok sorry not helping. ;)
Not giving her enough attention. :)
Not giving her enough attention. :)
Ouch!
No wonder she is an ex!
Alright, I've cleaned it up as much as I could. Still not clicking properly but I guess I can live with it. :(
Another problem, my space bar is now squeaky. What should I do? Seems to be coming from the stabilizer.
Alright, I've cleaned it up as much as I could. Still not clicking properly but I guess I can live with it. :(
Another problem, my space bar is now squeaky. What should I do? Seems to be coming from the stabilizer.
dude.. why live with it... you can fix it......Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/070.gif)
What are you afraid of ?
Alright, I've cleaned it up as much as I could. Still not clicking properly but I guess I can live with it. :(
Another problem, my space bar is now squeaky. What should I do? Seems to be coming from the stabilizer.
dude.. why live with it... you can fix it......Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/070.gif)
What are you afraid of ?
Soldering is a very scary option to me. I'm afraid of messing up.
If I mess up with soldering, the keyboard is gone. If I live with it now, at least I can still use it. :P If I have a replacement mech, maybe I'll try soldering.
Hot glue guns scare me as well. I'm not a very hands-on person lol.Alright, I've cleaned it up as much as I could. Still not clicking properly but I guess I can live with it. :(
Another problem, my space bar is now squeaky. What should I do? Seems to be coming from the stabilizer.
dude.. why live with it... you can fix it......Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/070.gif)
What are you afraid of ?
Soldering is a very scary option to me. I'm afraid of messing up.
If I mess up with soldering, the keyboard is gone. If I live with it now, at least I can still use it. :P If I have a replacement mech, maybe I'll try soldering.
I C...
Let me assure you.. the soldering is easy... it's only slightly more complicated than a hot glue gun..
The board is NOT going to get Insta-killed.. You are soldering VERY LARGE components....
I'll even walk you through it over skype if you need be..
But, I'm telling you it's dead simple..
Hot glue guns scare me as well. I'm not a very hands-on person lol.Alright, I've cleaned it up as much as I could. Still not clicking properly but I guess I can live with it. :(
Another problem, my space bar is now squeaky. What should I do? Seems to be coming from the stabilizer.
dude.. why live with it... you can fix it......Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/070.gif)
What are you afraid of ?
Soldering is a very scary option to me. I'm afraid of messing up.
If I mess up with soldering, the keyboard is gone. If I live with it now, at least I can still use it. :P If I have a replacement mech, maybe I'll try soldering.
I C...
Let me assure you.. the soldering is easy... it's only slightly more complicated than a hot glue gun..
The board is NOT going to get Insta-killed.. You are soldering VERY LARGE components....
I'll even walk you through it over skype if you need be..
But, I'm telling you it's dead simple..
I can always try but that will be my very last resort. Is the soldering process the same with backlit keyboards? Or do I have to unsolder those as well?
Is there someone I can send my keyboard to to get it fixed? I'm hoping that the repair fee will be lower than me going out and buying soldering equipment and such.
Hopefully in Canada as well.
Nope, none of my friends are competent with things like this. I could ask my own dad but he lives a while away and he'll probably be pissed as hell to hear about this. :PIs there someone I can send my keyboard to to get it fixed? I'm hoping that the repair fee will be lower than me going out and buying soldering equipment and such.
Hopefully in Canada as well.
You don't have any geek friends nearby? the kind with Engineering fathers.. probably asian...
Nope, none of my friends are competent with things like this. I could ask my own dad but he lives a while away and he'll probably be pissed as hell to hear about this. :PIs there someone I can send my keyboard to to get it fixed? I'm hoping that the repair fee will be lower than me going out and buying soldering equipment and such.
Hopefully in Canada as well.
You don't have any geek friends nearby? the kind with Engineering fathers.. probably asian...
When it's a $150 keyboard ruined by a stupid mistake, he's obviously going to be very pissed. I don't know about your father but my parents are very strict. He'd fix it but only after cursing for a couple of hours. :PNope, none of my friends are competent with things like this. I could ask my own dad but he lives a while away and he'll probably be pissed as hell to hear about this. :PIs there someone I can send my keyboard to to get it fixed? I'm hoping that the repair fee will be lower than me going out and buying soldering equipment and such.
Hopefully in Canada as well.
You don't have any geek friends nearby? the kind with Engineering fathers.. probably asian...
what? LOL, why would he be pissed.. he's ur dad.. he's suppose to fix things..
Maybe a $150 keyboard is not the place to learn soldering techniques :p
If you are seriously considering replacing a switch, can you get hold of a "learn to solder" or electronics kit from your local store? I learned to solder on that kind of thing, where you get a bag with a bunch of components and a few small circuit boards and make a few simple electronic devices - timers, noise generators etc.
It's the perfect place to learn...... it's very hard to break a keyboard with soldering... and an 150 board would have a better PCB that's even less likely to burn up, if the traces are soldered for too long by n00bing..
It's the perfect place to learn...... it's very hard to break a keyboard with soldering... and an 150 board would have a better PCB that's even less likely to burn up, if the traces are soldered for too long by n00bing..
You'd be surprised. I've repaired some pretty atrociously built Korean boards.