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Offline TopazPie

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Strange CM Storm finding
« on: Mon, 11 June 2012, 17:25:32 »
While putting new keys on my CM quick fire rapid, I noticed that the left windows switch and the left alt switch are mounted upside-down.

Is this normal?

Offline Rafen

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« Reply #1 on: Mon, 11 June 2012, 17:29:05 »
I just checked and mine are the same way. That's weird I wonder why they did that? :confused:

Offline thegunner100

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« Reply #2 on: Mon, 11 June 2012, 17:33:01 »
Mine is the same way too. It doesnt matter as long as you're not soldering in LEDs, and if you were, you could just flip them around.

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Offline RickyJ

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« Reply #3 on: Mon, 11 June 2012, 21:22:24 »
Single layer PCB, gotta make room for traces and jumpers. ;)
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Offline Findecanor

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« Reply #4 on: Mon, 11 June 2012, 22:38:57 »
There is no right or wrong direction ... unless there are Costar-style stabilizers around the switch.
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Offline Roguemaster8

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« Reply #5 on: Mon, 11 June 2012, 23:37:25 »
Not entirely that strange, my old Blackwidow Ultimate had ever blue switch upside down.
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Offline metafour

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« Reply #6 on: Mon, 11 June 2012, 23:43:21 »
Yeah, this has been mentioned in the past. It has to do with the traces and such on the PCB like RickyJ mentioned. =)

Offline WRXChris

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« Reply #7 on: Tue, 12 June 2012, 01:18:50 »
filcos are the same, I noticed this when I recently modded one to ergo clears.