Author Topic: Did I broke the switch of my mechanical keyboard?  (Read 1733 times)

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Offline Dudayev

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Did I broke the switch of my mechanical keyboard?
« 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.

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Re: Did I broke the switch of my mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #1 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).

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Re: Did I broke the switch of my mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 17 May 2017, 07:30:38 »
>>>/v/


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Re: Did I broke the switch of my mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #4 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.
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