Just heat both pads of the LED at the same time and pull it out before desoldering the switch itself. It's good to put the LED back into the switch again after it is removed so you don't lose track of which way it is oriented.Thanks for the tips i will try this desoldering method for the LEDs as soon as i can. Also i hope that i wont mess up the orientation of the LEDs when i am desoldering back :D
Good luck with the project. I think it will be very rewarding when done. I wish I had modded the plate on my board when I had a chance, since I try a lot of mods on the switches and it's a pain to desolder them every time.
Be careful when changing LED's that you also change the resistors to match. Different LED's have different voltage drops and current handling. You can calculate the resistor value needed if you know the specifications of the LED.
P.S. - Congratulations on bringing it back to life!
Should be able to clean that with some isopropyl alcohol I think, good luck!Thanks man i really hope that with some cleaning it will be just fine ^^
^^ I think this is awesome!! Thanks for going beyond talking and doing something and sharing it with us!!I am usually really busy with stuff for my team and my job in the mean time, but now that took some days off to "study" for mu exams i have time to actually make stuff :D
^^ I think this is awesome!! Thanks for going beyond talking and doing something and sharing it with us!!I am usually really busy with stuff for my team and my job in the mean time, but now that took some days off to "study" for mu exams i have time to actually make stuff :D
Thanks for the kind words btw :)
Thanks man i appreciate it ^^^^ I think this is awesome!! Thanks for going beyond talking and doing something and sharing it with us!!I am usually really busy with stuff for my team and my job in the mean time, but now that took some days off to "study" for mu exams i have time to actually make stuff :D
Thanks for the kind words btw :)
Really nice job on the DIY open switch plate!
So it is all done now with this board. I finished the work on it like 2-3 weeks ago but i was so sad that i forgot to post results here.
Long story short after all the work the BW is still ****ed up and can't be used at all.
Here is the whole album http://imgur.com/a/aqPKp and here is just the final pic for you to see how it looked after my mods:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/ODCykzg.jpg?1)
If anybody has any 100% PCB for sale or some BW ultimate PCB laying around PLEASE PM me!!!! :D
My main keyboard is BWUltimate (2013 edition, not 2011 as the one i was trying to fix) so i have the synaps on my PC but i think that the problem is the controler, because as you can see ont he photos, there is some nasty spill on the PCB. I tried some stuff but nothing was working :(So it is all done now with this board. I finished the work on it like 2-3 weeks ago but i was so sad that i forgot to post results here.
Long story short after all the work the BW is still ****ed up and can't be used at all.
Here is the whole album http://imgur.com/a/aqPKp and here is just the final pic for you to see how it looked after my mods:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/ODCykzg.jpg?1)
If anybody has any 100% PCB for sale or some BW ultimate PCB laying around PLEASE PM me!!!! :D
AGMurdercore, I'm trying to figure out what's wrong with the Razer. It may not be a mechanical issue or something you did, but something to do with the firmware on a programmable keyboard.
You need to always install Razer's software and allow them to communicate with the keyboard and then reset everything to default before you can use it. Otherwise the original 'stuff' programmed on the keyboard remains there. Ie if the last owner programmed F U Murdercore and mapped that to the A key, everytime you press A you will get a nasty message on screen.