The challenge with water damage of electronic components, you never know where the water crept in unless it takes a few days and oxidation kicks in, you'd see some white/bluish coating which you might have to clean, run a hair dryer to remove any trace water/moisture. I'm just exhausting all possibilities before buying a new keyboard. I am guessing my keyboard is past repair? Has anyone any other solutions or does anyone know why the wrong letter is being assigned to each key that isn't working?Īny help appreciated. I know nothing of how a keyboard assigns each key but I am guessing it has an onboard processor? This makes the key work again but it takes on the letter of the key that is powering it somehow? This happens with all of the keys that were not working, so if I take the power from the hash key to power the return key that key now also becomes the hash key. Next with a wire I tried powering those keys that weren't working by joining the wire from the positive of the key next to it. Tested all mechanical switches for continuity with a multi-meter. Cleaned the back of the PCB with Isopropyl Alcohol only where it looked a little dirty. Stripped the keyboard down and it was completely dry inside and no water marks or visible damage. ![]() Let it dry for 3 days but once switched on certain keys failed to operate, namely both zero's, full-stop, return and the P key. Switched it off and turned it on its end and a little water drained out of it. ![]() Spilled a small amount of water over the bottom right corner of my Corsair Strafe keyboard.
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