HELP! Filco key's component had broke

[vincent818]

i just bought my Filco Tenkeyless Brown Switchs 2 days

when i used to pull out the key by using too much force.

then the black component that stuck the metal plate had broke...



any 1 know how to fix it?

or any places got sell this kind component?

or can i DIY?


i stay in Malaysia, even this keyboard is import from Taiwan...

[nanu]

What type of key puller did you use?

It doesn't look like the broken part messes with the function. Most people strike the enter key on the left side. If I were in that situation, I might glue some shard of plastic back on, if it did change the feel for the worse.

It's difficult to remove the MX stabilizers on any of the long keys on a Majestouch without desoldering all switches, except for the spacebar's (since it's at the edge of the PCB and you can slip in something under the plate to press one of two snap tabs that hold a  stabilizer clip in place). You might be able to destructively remove it but that would have unpredictable results, and puts you in a worse situation...

[vincent818]

this is what i used...
maybe i use too much force to pull

before that, i had pull out Backspace key, but then happen

[nanu]

You should also be careful with the loop-wire pullers that the loop only catches the keycap. It definitely matters for PCB-mounted MX switches that you don't latch onto the switch body itself, but I could see what might have happened here is that the puller caught on the stabilizing wire on the right side...

What ripster suggested is an adequate fix. I'd even think a small drop of epoxy would work to recreate a 'C', especially if you first grease only the wire. Epoxy doesn't quite bond two smooth surfaces together.

[vincent818]

thanks for ripster and nanu information

yeah, u are right nanu
the puller had caught on the stabilizing wire also when i pull
so the component had broken ><

thanks u all suggestion