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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: mniels on Wed, 22 February 2017, 19:12:14
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I am pretty sure I know the answer to this question, but....
If I have a lifted pad (the Enter key in this case,) am I totally screwed? I am assuming that it can't be jumped like an LED, and that particular key isn't exactly a good candidate for re-mapping somewhere else. This is on a Pok3r.
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Replying to a topic called "Help!!!" makes me feel like a scrub, but i'll tell you what you need to know anyway. Follow the trace alllll the way to where it goes. Solder a wire between there and where you would have soldered to if the pad hadn't lifted and bob's your uncle
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Well, I don't get the jokes or whether or not I am being made fun of, but.....thanks?
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You'll get more help if you post photos but more than likely it's repairable.
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You'll get more help if you post photos but more than likely it's repairable.
An excellent point, so here we go....like I said previously, the Enter key:
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Why can't you run a jumper from the ansi enter pad to iso enter pad?
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Why can't you run a jumper from the ansi enter pad to iso enter pad?
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There you go, didn't even think of that, so thank you.
Is there a recommended minimum gauge for the jumper wire? Never actually had to do this before, so please excuse the dumb question.
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Just make sure you use stranded and not solid. Solid will pull **** off if stressed
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Just make sure you use stranded and not solid. Solid will pull **** off if stressed
Gotcha, thanks!
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Why can't you run a jumper from the ansi enter pad to iso enter pad?
Just make sure you use stranded and not solid. Solid will pull **** off if stressed
Many thanks to you both, worked like a charm!