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Key Switch Chatter

Posted: 05 Mar 2016, 01:10
by ApelexX
Not too long ago I noticed that the key "a" and "s" started to chatter and input up to 5 characters from one press. I found this really frustrating since it wouldn't go away and blowing into the switch makes it go away for about 5 minutes, but then it comes back. I have lubricated the switch with isopropyl alcohol, but that didn't work either. This started happening about a year since I owned this keyboard and I have not found a fix for it yet. I would be really glad if there is a fix for this key chattering to stop.
This is what it looks like:
s sss s s s sss ss s s s s s ss s s ss ss

Posted: 05 Mar 2016, 03:00
by Chyros
What keyboard, what switches, etc? :p

Posted: 05 Mar 2016, 03:03
by ApelexX
Razer Blackwidow 2014 Razer Green Khail switches, they are really quite similar to blues.

Posted: 05 Mar 2016, 14:01
by terrycherry
Take a photo on S situation at the back of PCB would easier to found the problem. If the press action of the S switch is not different to another switch. That should the problem of PCB contact.

Posted: 05 Mar 2016, 23:30
by ApelexX
I don't think that the faulty PCB contact may be the problem since I haven't really dropped or banged on my keyboard to farther disconnect the connections between the switches and the PCB. Also as I have stated before, blowing into the heart of the switch when it's pressed down helps for about 5 minutes which only proves that it is not the fault of PCB contact.

Posted: 06 Mar 2016, 08:53
by Ray
firstly: IPA is not a lubricant
secondly: if it isn't the switch itself or the connection to the PCB you are mostly out of luck.
thirdly: troll post?
also: why didn't you return a broken item?

Posted: 06 Mar 2016, 17:12
by ApelexX
It isn't a troll post, I think it is the switch itself chattering since only the "s" key is doing that. I can't return the item since I only had warranty for a year and it has been over a year since I got this keyboard. Also, I used IPA to try cleaning the debris inside to see if that was the problem, however it did not help. I might be a dumb ass for doing that but I have tried anything I could except repair via full disassembly which I can't do due to a lack of knowledge about saughtering.