Free NMB RT-101+ (Clicky NBM blacks) with wonky keys- is it fixable?
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UAvi8tor
- Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
- Main keyboard: Apple Magic Keyboard 2(Norwegian)/IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Logitech G502/Logitech MX Ergo Adv. Trackball
- Favorite switch: 2nd Revision SMK Monterey(Clicky)
Hi- I came across an NMB RT-101 in a E-Waste pile, and some keys, namely D,G,I, V don't always register and G isn't very clicky. Can I save this keyboard??
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UAvi8tor
- Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
- Main keyboard: Apple Magic Keyboard 2(Norwegian)/IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Logitech G502/Logitech MX Ergo Adv. Trackball
- Favorite switch: 2nd Revision SMK Monterey(Clicky)
The G key is in pretty bad shape, it doesn't click very well and fails to register a noticeable amount of presses
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UAvi8tor
- Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
- Main keyboard: Apple Magic Keyboard 2(Norwegian)/IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Logitech G502/Logitech MX Ergo Adv. Trackball
- Favorite switch: 2nd Revision SMK Monterey(Clicky)
I bought a cheap DIN to mini-DIN(PS/2) adapter on ebay- could that be causing the missed keypresses?
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TNT
- Location: Germany, Karlsruhe
- Main keyboard: Ellipse Model F77 / Zenith Z-150
- Main mouse: Logitech G203 Prodigy
- Favorite switch: It's complicated
- DT Pro Member: 0250
I have no experince in "fixing" those switches, however there should be a good chance for you to find some NOS black Space Invaders right now (a whole lot of SI boards surfaced in Germany and are fairly well distributed amongst the community by now).
So if you can't bring those few switches back to life, you could just replace em.
So if you can't bring those few switches back to life, you could just replace em.
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UAvi8tor
- Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
- Main keyboard: Apple Magic Keyboard 2(Norwegian)/IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Logitech G502/Logitech MX Ergo Adv. Trackball
- Favorite switch: 2nd Revision SMK Monterey(Clicky)
G seems to be clicking again, after removing and reseating the slider. [;/:] key was acting up and was completely linear and quiet, and same procedure got that working again. the Numpad enter key has some random spring from a CD/floppy drive release mechanism because when I got it, the enter key was stuck to the slider and no spring to be seenTNT wrote: 25 Feb 2022, 19:50 I have no experince in "fixing" those switches, however there should be a good chance for you to find some NOS black Space Invaders right now (a whole lot of SI boards surfaced in Germany and are fairly well distributed amongst the community by now).
So if you can't bring those few switches back to life, you could just replace em.
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UAvi8tor
- Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
- Main keyboard: Apple Magic Keyboard 2(Norwegian)/IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Logitech G502/Logitech MX Ergo Adv. Trackball
- Favorite switch: 2nd Revision SMK Monterey(Clicky)
Currently fixing keys as I run into issues, re-seating the slider and cleaning the socket seems to work greatMuirium wrote: 25 Feb 2022, 20:35 Rando spring? Well, it’s worth every penny you paid for it!
If you persevere, it’s a quality keyboard, in truth.
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Muirium
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- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: µ
You’ve got the hang of it! It’s well worth the effort. Black space invaders are one of my faves.
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