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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: uhlsla on Mon, 24 February 2014, 16:03:12

Title: Filco Majistouch Camo usb cable shorting out
Post by: uhlsla on Mon, 24 February 2014, 16:03:12

Hi everyone. My Filco keyboard has a short in the cable, where can i get this keyboard fixed without shipping it back to Japan? I have emailed them already, and they tell me it will cost me almost as much to fix it as get a new one if i ship to them? Thanks.

Title: Re: Filco Majistouch Camo usb cable shorting out
Post by: Pacifist on Mon, 24 February 2014, 16:04:11

Is the cable broken? Then buy a replacement filco cable from a cable maker here on GH
is the controller broken? Biphany here makes replacement ones.

Title: Re: Filco Majistouch Camo usb cable shorting out
Post by: uhlsla on Mon, 24 February 2014, 17:25:51

I think the cable is broken somewhere. if I move the cable the lights go off and on and I can't type. so I just think i need to replace the whole cable.

Title: Re: Filco Majistouch Camo usb cable shorting out
Post by: digi on Mon, 24 February 2014, 17:34:05

Are you plugged into the usb port on the motherboard or into a usb port on the pc case? Some of the aftermarket pc cases have sketchy usb ports that will cause the same problem.

Title: Re: Filco Majistouch Camo usb cable shorting out
Post by: uhlsla on Mon, 24 February 2014, 17:41:23

Motherboard. The short seems to be just as the cable comes out of the keyboard

Title: Re: Filco Majistouch Camo usb cable shorting out
Post by: digi on Mon, 24 February 2014, 18:15:15

Open it and solder in a replacement USB cable.

Title: Re: Filco Majistouch Camo usb cable shorting out
Post by: uhlsla on Mon, 24 February 2014, 19:09:36

Nice idea but I don't have a soldering iron and I'm not any good at it. :)

Title: Re: Filco Majistouch Camo usb cable shorting out
Post by: Pacifist on Mon, 24 February 2014, 19:12:17

What country are you in? Pexon in the UK sells filco cables that look awesome and will fix your problems

Title: Re: Filco Majistouch Camo usb cable shorting out
Post by: t2russo on Mon, 24 February 2014, 19:38:45

Don't have to solder.  Filcos have a plug on the PCB for the cable.  Ask any of the custom cable guys on this forum for a cable and specify it's for a Filco.  Pop the case open, remove the old cable, plug in the new one.  Resume part in glorious Filco master-race (I've got three and have swapped cables on two).

Title: Re: Filco Majistouch Camo usb cable shorting out
Post by: uhlsla on Mon, 24 February 2014, 19:50:30

USA

Title: Re: Filco Majistouch Camo usb cable shorting out
Post by: uhlsla on Mon, 24 February 2014, 19:54:44

T2 would that be in the "making stuff together" part of the forum where I can ask to  get a custom cable made?

Title: Re: Filco Majistouch Camo usb cable shorting out
Post by: t2russo on Mon, 24 February 2014, 19:55:12

D-Squad.  My Filco is a Mimic Cable.

http://www.mimic-cables.com/products/custom-usb-cable

Title: Re: Filco Majistouch Camo usb cable shorting out
Post by: uhlsla on Mon, 24 February 2014, 20:02:59

Thanks T2! I'll order one.

Title: Re: Filco Majistouch Camo usb cable shorting out
Post by: Dreamre on Mon, 24 February 2014, 20:59:07

Quote from: uhlsla on Mon, 24 February 2014, 20:02:59

Thanks T2! I'll order one.

Pexon is also good too! He has a strain relief for the Filco cables.

http://www.pexonpcs.co.uk/