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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: terrpn on Mon, 23 June 2014, 16:57:54

Title: Key Only Registering At Bottom
Post by: terrpn on Mon, 23 June 2014, 16:57:54
ok............you smart guys-- i need a little help

why are a couple of my keys only registering when i press near the bottom of the keycap and no where else?

i tried pressing down or squaring the [alps] switch if you will, but nothing.

i don't want to break anything as it is n older board.

i took apart and the solder looks good?
Title: Re: Key Only Registering At Bottom
Post by: Kagusaki Wolf on Mon, 23 June 2014, 17:29:03
What happens if you press the middle part all the way down and slide your finger towards you slowly?
Title: Re: Key Only Registering At Bottom
Post by: jacobolus on Mon, 23 June 2014, 17:37:02
If you open the switch you might be able to figure it out. My guess is that by bending the leaf attached to the switchplate to have a slightly sharper 'kink' in it, you’ll be able to fix it. It has probably just slowly bent into a straighter-than-original shape with age and use. As a result, when the slider goes straight up and down it doesn’t sufficiently push the bump in that actuator leaf into the little metal foil contacts.
Title: Re: Key Only Registering At Bottom
Post by: terrpn on Mon, 23 June 2014, 18:17:43
Quote from: Kagusaki Wolf on Mon, 23 June 2014, 17:29:03
What happens if you press the middle part all the way down and slide your finger towards you slowly?

aaaaaaaaaaaaaa

dddddddddddddddddddd

it registers

Title: Re: Key Only Registering At Bottom
Post by: terrpn on Mon, 23 June 2014, 18:19:02
Quote from: jacobolus on Mon, 23 June 2014, 17:37:02
If you open the switch you might be able to figure it out. My guess is that by bending the leaf attached to the switchplate to have a slightly sharper 'kink' in it, you’ll be able to fix it. It has probably just slowly bent into a straighter-than-original shape with age and use. As a result, when the slider goes straight up and down it doesn’t sufficiently push the bump in that actuator leaf into the little metal foil contacts.

makes sense............

will have to remember that
Title: Re: Key Only Registering At Bottom
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 23 June 2014, 18:21:09
report back after you've broken it in...

10,000 key presses per affected key...

ready. set. go...(http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/a/gameaddictplz.gif?1)
Title: Re: Key Only Registering At Bottom
Post by: terrpn on Mon, 23 June 2014, 19:48:31
Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 23 June 2014, 18:21:09
report back after you've broken it in...

10,000 key presses per affected key...

ready. set. go...
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