Filco Majistouch Camo usb cable shorting out

[uhlsla]

Hi everyone. My Filco keyboard has a short in the cable, where can i get this keyboard fixed without shipping it back to Japan? I have emailed them already, and they tell me it will cost me almost as much to fix it as get a new one if i ship to them? Thanks.

[Pacifist]

Is the cable broken? Then buy a replacement filco cable from a cable maker here on GH
is the controller broken? Biphany here makes replacement ones.

[uhlsla]

I think the cable is broken somewhere. if I move the cable the lights go off and on and I can't type. so I just think i need to replace the whole cable.

[digi]

Are you plugged into the usb port on the motherboard or into a usb port on the pc case? Some of the aftermarket pc cases have sketchy usb ports that will cause the same problem.

[uhlsla]

Motherboard. The short seems to be just as the cable comes out of the keyboard

[digi]

Open it and solder in a replacement USB cable.

[uhlsla]

Nice idea but I don't have a soldering iron and I'm not any good at it.

[Pacifist]

What country are you in? Pexon in the UK sells filco cables that look awesome and will fix your problems

[t2russo]

Don't have to solder.  Filcos have a plug on the PCB for the cable.  Ask any of the custom cable guys on this forum for a cable and specify it's for a Filco.  Pop the case open, remove the old cable, plug in the new one.  Resume part in glorious Filco master-race (I've got three and have swapped cables on two).

[uhlsla]

USA

[uhlsla]

T2 would that be in the "making stuff together" part of the forum where I can ask to  get a custom cable made?

[t2russo]

D-Squad.  My Filco is a Mimic Cable.

http://www.mimic-cables.com/products/custom-usb-cable

[uhlsla]

Thanks T2! I'll order one.

[Dreamre]

Thanks T2! I'll order one.

Pexon is also good too! He has a strain relief for the Filco cables.

http://www.pexonpcs.co.uk/