Hi guys I have a steel series 6gv2 its over 10 years old. Finally one key stopped working, I tried two new switches even used a switch from another key but no go… Not sure what I’m doing wrong the circuit path looks ok, I didn’t use any flux but there’s some in the solder core etc… Any suggestions please!
Congrats on dying to fix it yourself. Whether it’s working or not this is an awesome step forward. Now, first I see your solders are looking a bit cold. When re-soldering something you need to use some flux. There are many forms from the gooey sticky brown stuff to the no mess liquid one. It will help a lot! Also, place your part, heat up the solder joint until it’s liquid (with flux on it) and remove the iron without moving anything else until it hardens again. Don’t hold things with your fingers when cooling or you’ll create micro cracks in the joint.
Now for your troubleshooting, use a multimeter and set in to continuity and compare the results of your broken switch with the results on another switch nearby (on the same column or same row) see if the values are similar. Try with the switch off and pressed. That should tell you where the issue is.
Good luck!!
thanks, yeah I tested with a multimeter and it indicates the switch is working, someone else suggested due to the keyboards age the main chip is probably dying… I’ll have another look at it when I have time but purchased a KeychronI’m happy with