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geekhack Community => Input Devices => Topic started by: IonutZ on Thu, 17 November 2016, 17:33:49

Title: Need help figuring out why space key gets stuck
Post by: IonutZ on Thu, 17 November 2016, 17:33:49
Hey guys,

I built my first 60% finally... and I'm using a Cherry MX Grey for the space key. I've used a bunch of different key combinations with different springs up to 100g in strength and no matter what I do the space key still sticks.

Tried multiple space bars also. Using plate mounted cherry stabs. Made a little video =)


Any suggestions would be super welcome!

Thank you,

IonutZ
Title: Re: Need help figuring out why space key gets stuck
Post by: digi on Thu, 17 November 2016, 17:54:43
Check your stabilizer bar, make sure it's seated correctly and not binding on anything..
Title: Re: Need help figuring out why space key gets stuck
Post by: YoshiCaps on Thu, 24 November 2016, 18:05:13
there could be a number of reasons. First of all, yalls stabilazer bar might be busted or misplaced
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a162/daletron/kb.jpg)
Second of all, you might be using the wrong keycap-
(http://i.imgur.com/Z3dWtvG.jpg)
Or mabye your switch is broken-
(http://data:image/jpeg;base64,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And I will bet there is a jam in your switch.