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Title: Did I broke the switch of my mechanical keyboard?
Post by: Dudayev on Wed, 17 May 2017, 07:06:04

>Be me
>****posting on 4chan and using my cellphone
>Open pokemon go!
>Then, trying to catch a charmander spotted on my desk
>ButterFingers.webm
>Cellphone fall like a stone on my keyboard
>Shiiiiiiiiiet
>Check damage control
>Press Z and not be able to hear that delicious "click"
>But the key still working

Did I broke that switch? Exist any way to open that little **** to check it, but without rip the welding? Help.

Title: Re: Did I broke the switch of my mechanical keyboard?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 17 May 2017, 07:21:15

My head hurts after reading that.

But I'm thinking yes (you probably broke something) and no (you can't fix without replacing switch by desoldering and resoldering a new one).

Title: Re: Did I broke the switch of my mechanical keyboard?
Post by: nmur on Wed, 17 May 2017, 07:30:38

>>>/v/

Title: Re: Did I broke the switch of my mechanical keyboard?
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 17 May 2017, 09:23:53

ur gonna give people strokes writing like that..

Title: Re: Did I broke the switch of my mechanical keyboard?
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 21 June 2017, 22:17:41

If it's a clicky switch, maybe the clicky slider bit got stuck at the bottom.

Try repeatedly mashing the switch to see if it will loosen up a bit.