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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: anhub on Sat, 04 April 2015, 05:20:35

Title: [Help] I need to fix the spacebar of my Ducky Shine 2.
Post by: anhub on Sat, 04 April 2015, 05:20:35

Hello guys, this morning the spacebar of my duckyshine2 started to acting weird, after i pressed it a couple of times it got stucked in place and I had to unstuck it with the keycap remover. Now I've noticed that the Brown CherryMX works great, but the two things (I don't know how to call them, so I upload a picture for you) get stuck in place when i press them. Any suggestion on how can i fix this?
Sorry for all the dust you see in the photo, I'll clean it one day: http://i.imgur.com/NSj17T5.png !
Thanks for your time.
P.S. Sorry for my english, it's not my first language.

Title: Re: [Help] I need to fix the spacebar of my Ducky Shine 2.
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 04 April 2015, 06:03:35

Ducky keyboards have Cherry stabilisers.

They have a stabiliser bar running under the plate that is connected to the two pseudo-switches on either side of the space bar.

Under the space bar are three stems.  One connects to the actual switch in the middle, the two outer ones connect to the stabilisers on either side.

Normally the spring in the switch pushes the space bar up, and the space bar pulls the stabiliser ends up too.

If you remove the space bar, it is quite normal for the stabilsers to drop down, as there is nothing holding them up.

When you replace the space bar, make sure you not only push it down onto the switch, but also push down each end so that it connects properly to the stabilisers.

Title: Re: [Help] I need to fix the spacebar of my Ducky Shine 2.
Post by: anhub on Sat, 04 April 2015, 13:13:14

Thanks for your help!
Now it's solved, I wasn't connecting properly, as you suggested!

 ;D

Title: Re: [Help] I need to fix the spacebar of my Ducky Shine 2.
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 05 April 2015, 05:47:11

Yay! :D