Fixing my Wife’s $150 Keyboard for $1
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Repairing your old hardware isn’t as hard as you may think - with some basic electronics tools and a bit of patience you can keep your gear running for years and years. In this video we’re showing you how to replace a faulty keyboard switch in Yvonne’s aging keyboard.
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7:50 Switch Removal
9:22 Morse Code
9:49 New Switch Install
11:29 Soldering and Re-install
12:58 Big Reveal 
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Linus smelled the content the moment his wife told him her keyboard is broken
@@Boodoo4You I agree. I love the usefulness of knowing something like this rather than how well a 3080 ti that I will never own performs. Now don't get me wrong, I love that kind of content and enjoy it just as much but I prefer this kind.
Read this wrong and now I’m stuck with an image of Linus sniffing keyboards :(
*smelled the keys
Suwako
I loved Linus as one of the aliens in Galaxy Quest.
The morse code is saying: "HELP ME I AM TRAPPED ON THE EDITING DEN", if anyone is wondering
I was wondering
I was wondering. XD
You are a god lol
noice.
The only reason I looked in the comments XD
Linus: "Like I get intimate with our sponsors."
Potential sponsors: 😳
Yvonne: 😠
D-brand: "YES! A threesome!"
As a keyboard collector, this makes me happy to see instead of just chucking it out, as I've salvaged so many interesting keyboards over the years others thought were junk either by replacing key switches if possible, and/or a really really good deep cleaning, and a few times retrobrighting.
What is a retrobite?
@@AdmissionGaming en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retr0bright
took me all of 3 sec to look that up for ya 😉
@@AdmissionGaming Clean that nasty yellow keyboard
Wow there’s keyboard collectors 😆
@@tankerts2480 if it exists, it gets collected by someone - its like rule 34 but has no number yet
For anyone who was curious, the Morse code at 9:23 says “help me I’m trapped on the editing den”
I had to triple check that it said "on" and not "in". I'm wondering if that was a typo or if I'm missing something
Thanks!
Thank you
i knew that someone will decipher this. this had to.. 😂
I could understand the h but I didn't know the rest!
Linus' employees: get 5000 dollars tech upgrade.
Linus' wife: got 1 dollar keyboard fix.
Underrated comment
A mech is very personal :p
Imagine the sex afterward...
if you saw the Roast of Linus Sebastian video this is how he gets his revenge on her for how savage it was
and 50m(m) in the bedroom
You should do one for Mouse microswitches, probably 90% of discarded mice are discarded because the quality control of the microswitches of even premium brands is basically nonexistent.
I fixed one of the switches on my mouse, and it's pretty much the same in principle. Crack it open with the appropriate screwdriver, desolder the old, solder in the new. Micro switches are pretty asymmetrical so you'd have to do some real magic to get them in there wrong
This ^ (although it's more useful to see mouse model specific guides). All my Logitech mice (including the expensive G-series ones) are now unintentionally double clicking and waiting for the switch replacement. 10 pcs bag of D2FC-F-7N(10M) cost 4 €, but Logitech has designed the mice so that it is unnecessarily annoying to do the replacement.
That's honestly just how it's gonna be, especially for new products from big name brands. Something I genuinely appreciate in the tiny companies with the no name 3rd party hit or miss hardware is that it's often made so cheap that it's incredibly easy to fix.
Yep I did this a while back for an old mouse and it works great. If you’re really cheap/ don’t have a soldering station, you can even crack open the switch and bend the contacts slightly to get a bit more life out of em, but eventually you’ll need to replace it.
I did this with my mouse, been going since 2010. The most shocking part was that the £100 mouse had buttons rated for 5 million clicks even though 50 million click buttons are a few pence more expensive. The most positive way to think about it is the manufacturer cheaped out. The most likely reason is they want their mice to break faster so you buy them more often
Wife's reaction would've been fun. Also, he didin't just made it cheap, he made a buck out of fixing his wife's keyboard, lol.
Yep, really a big brain move.
im happy that ltt is doing stuff where they repair stuff ( keyboard ) and help us reuse ( the server vid ) and give more light to repairable stuff like framework
Okay Linus
Putting his mouth where his money is, as it were
Reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Unlike our many favorite tech brands, they do more than just the last one.
Sponsored by Linus
nice fix
Honestly, it's great that Linus is trying to raise awareness that you can just repair your stuff instead of buying new. I'd love to see more videos like this one.
I think a lot of people assume that on factory produced stuff like this that there's nothing you can repair yourself, when in fact you can quite easily often times. I love that there are more and more proponents of right to repair as well as repair videos in general.
I'm poor so I had to figure that out along time ago. I don't always get it fixed right the first time but I will get it fixed. Sometimes it would make more sense to buy another but where is the challenge in that🤔
@@liquicitizendirk2147 thats how we get free stuff
what sucks is I had the same issue on a much newer keyboard, 2 of them actualy. Internet says clean, I never once saw this recommendation. Well if any of my current mechanicals misbehave, I'm prepared
currently in the process of fixing my projector, had to buy another one that was borked to salvage some bits from it, but still a lot cheaper than buying a brand new one
As a SMT operator/touchup(inspects and fixes issues on the boards as they come off the line) it's nice seeing more videos about soldering. once you get the right soldering iron and good flux/solder you won't believe how easy it is to solder/de-solder most things. I was always fascinated with circuitry and it's amazing building and seeing how everything operates.
Which ones do you recommend? (Amazon link would be great)
@@inspiringrex1198 I was going to ask the same thing XD did you find any good flux/solder
"The odds of you damaging it doing something like this are extremely low" Not if someone watching this has never soldered before and oxidises the shit out of the tip of the iron they borrowed
+1. I recently gave my hakko station to a neighbor, he wanted to show his thanks and "cleaned the tip". Needless to say, that tip is in an unusable state now :P
To those who don't know, never leave the tip dry, especially when it's hot.
Guys don't ACTUALLY get intimate with Jackery you'll end up...um..frying the...you know what I mean
darn i read this warning too late, god damn it
Plus, conflict of interest ;)
@@smolspooder -1 thing to worry about
@@VV-nw4cz but what he will do with all that free time he has now?
Quick note, if you don't have the tools then you can go to a public maker space and use the soldering iron there, sometimes they will have an open night in the week meaning that you don't have to pay anything to use the space. Pluss there's probably going to be people there who are eager to help so it can be nice if this is your first soldering project.
Yes this ^ local makerspaces are fantastic resources to help keep your stuff living longer and maybe learn a thing or two while you're at it!
@@LinusTechTips video idea for LTT? Promoting makerspaces? ;-)
Wooooah I had no clue this existed! Thanks yo!
What the hell is a makerspace? Like, you don't have to describe to me the purpose of a makerspace, I get it, it's a place where "makers" must be gathering. But like, when did makerspaces begin to exist? Never heard of them
@@kaldo_kaldo A number of years ago. Its more likely that you'll find one in the bigger cities.
Love the repair vids, keep em coming!
In case anyone is wondering folding leads over on through hole components is a fairly common practice. It keeps the components in place when the board is flipped over when you go to solder them.
Linus: we're moving into a new house, I'm gonna upgrade all my tech!
Yvonne needs a new keyboard: whoa, whoa whoa there Hun. I can easily repair that!
Wanna guess how long the keyboard really was broken before he got to filming this? :D
@@kilppa 69 days.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Yvonne wanted the keyboard fixed. A lot of people just want their existing tech to continue working. This is especially true with input devices since they take some time to get used to.
@@iwinrar5207 , "Nice!"
@@Finder245 exactly, it has the ergonomics that she has been used to, muscle memory with the layout and the way it feels
the morse code at 9:24 translates to "HELP ME I AM TRAPPED ON THE EDITING DEN"
I wish I would've seen this before taking the time to translate it myself
@@mercraus I came to the comments to see what it said 😁
I assuned a fellow nerd would of already solved it :)
xDDD
When your employees have to resort to Morris code to call for help: “HELP G I AM TRAPPED ON THE EDITING DEN”
its HELP ME I AM TRAPPED ON THE EDITING DEN?
Great content ! It's awesome to see some down to earth repairs like this. It's a welcome change from the usual content (not that the rest isn't great too, I just like variety)!
Let me do this but with your keyboard linus
better yet. Make him come to you. :-)
OwO is that the real Glarses. I think I smell a a colab
We need to bombard Madison in order for her to bombard Linus to get Linus to contact Glarses, because this has to happen.
Rip out the MX browns
YOO, I HAD A FEELING YOU WERE GONNA COMMENT ON THIS VIDEO.
Fun fact: the morse code at 9:23 translates to "HELP ME I AM TRAPPED ON THE EDITING DEN"
Someone should probably check on the editors
exactly what I came to the comments for :D Thanks :D
🤣👍
Thanks also the only reason I came to the comments!
Ty!
Missed opportunity for a rickroll imho... 😈
Before going the key replacing rout you can try to spray the switches with contact cleaners and see if it solves the problem. You don't even need to disassemble the keyboard. All you need to do is to remove the keycap and spay the contact cleaner inside the switch and pressing it multiple times.
Another thing you can do is open the switch and try to clean it and bend the metal contacts to increase its contact pressure (i fix one of my cherry red keys that way). Depending you how you keyboard is design you may be able to open the switch without desoldering it.
And if you don't want to buy or wait for the new switch you can replace the problematic switch with one switch keys on the keyboard that you rarely use. For example most people rarely use the many of the F-number keys so you can replace the bad switch with one of them.
Awesome!
This is a nice confirmation that my Tesoro Durandal Ultimate MX Brown keyboard I purchased back when the mechanical keyboard resurgence turned into a real hype is in fact the last keyboard I ever needed to buy.
This thing is not just just built like a tank, its case is so sturdy that, if it had a detachable cord, it would be my #1 weapon of choice to defend against a home intruder, lol!
I have used an ibm buckling spring pos keyboard with a metal back and 24 labelable F keys (imagine model m but bigger and heavier, including the rj45-ish connector), those are the ones you want for home invaders
More of these! Reduce, reuse, recycle!
Someone was gonna throw away a monitor due to a black screen. Replaced a capacitor, and it's been working for me ever since!
I think, that LCD with dead backlight could be topic of next video - it's quite common that one or more LEDs go bad, which is quite cheap thing to repair and doable with basic tools - it just takes lot of patience to disassemble the panel.
Reduce, reuse, REPAIR, recycle
I have two monitors gone black and haven't thrown them for a few months, they've been left in a room abandoned, with the hopes some day of having them fixed. One of them I have history with, it's 10+ years old, HD res and I don't wanna throw it away but how to fix it ..... That's something I'd love to know.
For de-soldering, its actually easier if you add more solder then suck it out. From there the switch can be pulled out then you can clean the pad with the wick.
That's good advice, but I've never had issues just using a wick to remove solder from through-hole components. Especially with a PCB clear of a bunch of extra components like that keyboard PCB. I would honestly use some no-clean flux preferably if you're having trouble heating it, but it's kind of personal preference at that point.
Just try not to lift a pad, keep the heat on until the wick is completely off. I've never had a good time using solder suckers.
@@CreativityNull Well the point of adding more solder is sometimes it can be difficult to melt old solder, and adding new helps with that
Was gonna say this exact thing. Stuck with a shitty solder sucker? Just add some more new solder to the old stuff and it'll pop right off.
In my experience, the only reason its better is because you add flux on top of it. (with the new solder)
@@mathewdempsey16 which flux also does... Which is why I mentioned flux. Typically solder has flux with it, so it's really the flux that's helping, not the entire thing...
I spent £30 on ebay buying a "broken" version of my steelseries Apex M750 keyboard and ended up with 104 out of 105 working spare keyswitches and LED's. That works out at less than 30 pence per key switch.
I stripped the broken keyboard to the pcb, cleaned up the undamaged parts of the case and kept them for spares too. I de-soldered 5 keyswitches for a few handy spares but left most on the PCB for safe keeping. The one faulty switch on my keyboard was replaced and its now as good as new.
Given the Apex M750 used bespoke steelseries switches, this is a good approach of you want to keep your keyboard going for years.
Also, sometimes all your key switch may need is the application of some decent contract cleaner and exercising the key for a few minutes. This usually fixes the less used keys on a keyboard because the contacts can tarnish when not used as often.
Love these videos explaining how to keep things going. Fixing and reusing > throwing away to landfill.
4:26
Linus: "But, you can also go full Rossmann and liberal douse the board where needed with any kind of flux you like."
Me: "As Louis says, the bigger the glob, the better the job."
I'm sure that comes from the collab with steve video!
8:00 "...saw fit to bend over the little stems..."
Yes, it's called J-STD-001 which is an industry soldering standard. I had to get certified for Class 3, not sure if Class 1 and 2 require it also, but for Class 3 you absolutely have to bend (and cut) all the leads before soldering.
I'm curious, does it have to do with better contact / more 'stabiltiy' of the soldered component?
@@saltylelele The stronger the "mechanical" connection before solderng the less likely the solder joint will crack under flexing. Given the design of the switches, there is potential for movement of the pins every time the key is pressed; solder will work harden quite quickly, crack and create unreliable connections. Consequently, for military or automotive applications where there is a lot of environmental vibration, component leads and pins are secured before soldering (e.g wires twisted around tags, connectors clipped or glued to PCBs, large heavy components screwed to PCB or brackets etc.) For domestic "consumer" appliances the environmental conditions are not so extreme and manufacturers will generally do what is cheapest or fastest to assemble.
It’s the same with any field of professional vs hobbyists. Linus has never worked manufacturing or production (as far as I know) and so probably doesn’t really understand consistency and production rates. It makes me wonder what components like that he’s been putting on without bending the leads.
Look like some cold solder joints, needed a little more time or heat to flow to the pad and Hershey up.
They taught us to bend the leads in my high school too
Great video for the basics of keeping peripherals alive with a cheap part replacement. Maybe should do a similar one for replacing the Omron microswitches in many good mice? They have fairly wide range of serial numbers compared to Cherry's, but mostly is about the width/height than wiring, and are similarly available and around 2$.
One thing i didn't recognize was the keyswitch holder thing at 9:33
Gateron makes switch openers like that. ITs around 25 bucks too
@@shadmankabir5916 cool thanks, is that something they needed for the fix in video? or was just for showing how the switch is assembled ?
@@benwu7980 it's only needed if you want to open the switch, and you can manage with toothpicks/pins/needles if that's a single switch.
you can also get small keychain ones for like 15 bucks, as it's just a piece of cast or machined aluminum.
And it's not needed if you replace the whole switch.
You can clean and/or replace the contact in the switch if you want a repair with even less waste. (Or you can slightly bend it in shape if cleaning didn't do the trick)
Note that removing the keycap, pressing on the switch and spraying contact cleaner inside then pressing the switch repeatedly can work fairly well.
You can find electrical contact cleaner in auto shops and even in supermarkets in the auto section. It also works amazingly well on scratchy potentiometers
I always wanted a Steelseries 7G purely because of the wrist rest, but when buying my first keyboard they were out of stock and I settled on a 6Gv2 with Cherry MX Black switches, what a brilliant keyboard
4:26 "You can also go full Rossmann" omg I almost died 🤣 Linus mentioning Louis will always bring a smile to my face
Calm down.
@@ebridgewater cringe + ratio
You've seen the video they did together, right?
the keyboard may not be new, it may not have the best switches, but it has history😌
Eyyyyyy ur here
Hi
Maybe the real best switches are the ones we used along the way!
...as long as they're not MX browns obviously :)
Build a Linus board Squashy!
mx blacks are my favorite
Great video and these older Steelseries keyboards are great! Been rocking 6Gv2 for years now.
9:23 translates to 'HELP ME I AM TRAPPED ON THE EDITING DEN' 😂😂
Damn, someone already translated it. I should have just scrolled sown the comments instead of opening a Morse translator😂
Rossmann with Gamers Nexus: "There is no such thing as too many flux"
Linus: "Go full Rossmann and dip it in flux"
I dint know that was a person, but at least they've got branded flux.
@@kanedaku He's talking about the champion of rights to repair, the repair technician Louis Rossmann.
@@kanedaku ruclips.net/user/rossmanngroup - For all of your MacBook repair needs. He also has ultrasonic cleaners to clean up the leftover flux.
I mean.... when it comes to board repairs I think we trust Rossmann a TINY BIT more than Linus 😂😂
"like i get intimate with our sponsors..."
Team: So how much did our last sponsorship make us?
Linus: 2000 dollars, 19 cents and 8 inches.
Team: whut?
ok
Haha crazy, I just had to do this repair myself for my nephews keyboard a few weeks ago. While we're on the subject -- if you have LED'S actually _in_ your switches (razer blackwidow 2016, I'm looking at you), you can actually dremel a groove into the switch and then hotglue the LED to the switch (making sure you line up the diode and cathode with their respective slots on the pcb for the keyboard)
I've learned everything I know from watching youtube videos as well. Northbridge Fix is another great channel to watch
There are switches with led slots though, you just have to put the legs of the led in the holes
My G710+ has been through the dishwasher 3 times now. The first time was out of boredom since I planned on replacing it, but it came out so clean and still working so I kept using it. The key is drying the keyboard. I use and air tool on it for 20 minutes.
It stands to reason that the E key was the first to fail. I would've expected the space bar to go first, but E is next in line.
Space bar is stabilized, less chance of mucking up the click / contact thingy.
@@owlstead That's what I figured, but it is more often used than the E key.
@@theofficialczex1708 Maybe it's a mix of luck and the stabilizers of the spacebar that prevented it from dying first. However, the most used character is E as far as I remember.
@@torpedo996 E is the most used letter, not the most used character.
I think this speaks to the quality of the switches. A highly-used key failed first, rather than a fluke failure from a less-used key.
The Morse Code reads "Help Me I'm Trapped on the editing Den"
thank you
I knew I wouldn't been the only nerd to do this. :D
My father in law does still Morse and love to hear it but I can't process in my head 🥰🥰🥰
I love how much more utilitarian Yvonne seems than Linus 😂
Morse code at 9:25 translates to
'HELP G I AM TRAPPED ON THE EDITING DEN'
Should we.... call someone?
"Help me" not "Help G"
Can't go wrong with repairability, no matter which device we are talking about ✨
My current Keyboard saw me through my final year of high school, all of college, 4 years of work 2 of them fully from home and thousands of hours gaming and still going strong.
Spilled sprite on it a few years ago and borked some of the keys, de-soldered and replaced same as in this video.
You made this more interesting than I thought it should be.
I could watch this many times
Taran: Hey Linus, this keyboard doesn't work, could I perha-
Linus: no.
Yvonne: Hey sweetheart, my keyboard I'd acting up, do you know how to-
Linus: Hey guys, today in LTT we are going to fix my wife's keyboard
Our wife
They guy has eight keyboards, can't give him an inch
Just imagine if Taran's stream decks stopped working. I can only imagine the crisis levels.
Question is, could Linus fix one of those?
@@Henk14789 that's why I said "this keyboard", not "my", because for Taran there isn't such thing as "the keyboard", he has at least 8 and all of them are "his keyboards"
I love it! More DIY and repair stuff is awesome, not just because it prevents waste but also because it's fun to learn how your stuff works, also great example on how "broken" devices usually just have one broken part, while the rest still works perfectly fine.
This is a great point, unless something has gone terribly wrong usually only something simple has gone bad and needs replacing.
@@darkphoenix1677 Exactly, even if you can't do PCB level repairs (which to be honest is a pretty advanced skill) replacing a board, resoldering a USB connector or something alike should be possible for everyone, who wants to get a little more life out of their device. Even for devices that are "built to break" after a certain amount of time, it's usually just one part that fails, sometimes on purpose.
Love these repair and upcycle vids.
4:25 go full Rossmann and use all of it
made my day
i REALLY like the videos that encourages recycling and repairing. This definitly helps making us use our gear for a year or 2 longer reducing the e-waste.
For beginners who are attempting this - get leaded solder! Unleaded (especially the stuff that was available years ago) is harder to work with and is not recommended for beginners. Just do it in a well ventilated space.
I 've been soldering for years as a job and hate unleaded with passion. But law is law. And ventilation/extraction is needed regardless if leaded or garbage.
@@razaelll Same here. I'm sure there was an exemption for prototypes, small batches and repairs at least where i live. And yes, 100% agree for the ventilation.
To be fair, unleaded has gotten better over the last years, but its still shit compared to leaded. Still, i would not give it to a beginner.
I've only been working with lead free solder so far and never had problems
I once got super super sick after spending like half a day next to someone who was using leaded solder.. So not sure whether I would recommend
The ventilation need is bigger for lead-free solder, due to the high-termp flux. It's the flux that hurts you, if you breathe it. The lead won't hurt you unless you lick it.
more of this please! wouldnt even mind the cleaning step fast montage
I love tinkering and fixing things. I find the experience yes can be frustrating. But what one learns along the way is invaluable.
wow actual repair guide from ltt that doesnt (to me) feel too rushed/skipping steps and actually explains cool parts instead of just showing them off (like switches) - I certainly hope to see more content like this
Good to know that it is indeed good for beginners.
I have to admit, when he said what the problem was I scoffed, thinking "that's it?". But then I remembered how scared I was when I took apart my first functional device, hoping I wouldn't damage anything. It's one thing to take apart something that you already had to replace, but taking apart something that you can't easily replace is a different beast.
The pins would be bent over to stop the key falling forward during soldering, been their on a number of keyboards. 👍
bending pins on the switches during soldering is absolute devilish act and I hate any company that does that. You have any idea how hard it's to replace a switch that's soldered in with bent pins? not to mention companies don't recommend bending pins on switches?
The plate exists for a reason, the switches should clip into it, always in a prebuilt board or essentially a board with around 1.5mm plates
@@MaxC_1 This was on a product where it was never intended for the user to replace the switches, so it really doesn't matter in the pins are bent or not.
It's more just happy coincidence that the cheapest way to manufacture devices at the time also made them quite accessible to repair and mod.
@@tams805 which again brings back the whole right to repair argument.
Also from personal experience even now majority of the cheap chinese boards which literally cut corners everywhere are some of the easiest to repair, not to mention they don't even bend pins on most of them.
It's more of big brand name thing to make devices crazy hard to replace or mod.
@@MaxC_1 there is some merit to both trains of thought here, the original intent was likely ease of manufacturing without a second thought to repairability, nowdays hotswap pcbs are cheap and brining in a wave of new super easily repairable boards.
This is like a surgeon saying "Fixing my wife's damaged heart valve for $1" - with a $1's worth of stitches, anyone can do it.
hah. You're absolutely wrong, not only is fixing a keyboard for a person with no knowledge on how a keyboard works or how keys work really confusing, but it's not something you can just do alone without help from videos. Literally just because YOU have the knowledge doesn't mean it's like common knowlegde between every human.
@@applecideriscool9455 That was my point, friend.
Linus says you can fix a keyboard for $1 and then uses thousands of dollars of specialized equipment, workbench space, 3D printers, testing beds, air compressors, sodering irons, special flux, wicks, syringes, spatulas, and decades of combined knowledge to do it. Ridiculous.
love that the backspace key got put in the right way after repair
I generally avoid unleaded solder, and especially on joints that are under regular stress knowing it's far more likely to crack over time.
Same here, unless it's all I have left, and need to get a project done, I just make sure I have good ventilation, and my fume extractor fan when working with lead solder.
Yeah people that actually fo any amount of real soldering know you use leaded solder
@@CommodoreFan64 You should be doing that with any solder or flux, the flux is what's bad for your lungs.
@@CommodoreFan64 Lead does not melt and give off fumes at normal soldering temperatures. Most solders are 60/40 Pb/Sn, so there's no risk in it at all.
@@vgamesx1 I do I just make sure double time when it's more then single dab of solder when it's leaded, and yes the flux is bad. Far as the leaded solder itself not being bad for you is debatable.
Linus: "let's dirty fix my wife's keyboard that's 10 years old!"
Also Linus: "thanks to XXXX for sending me this brand new keyboard for my new house and my gaming den!"
Turns out Linus is just a hoarder... Like a weord tech dragon sleeping on a pile of silicon.
They made it pretty clear that she likes the giant wrist rest and she probably asked him to fix it
dirty fix? seems like you might have some input on the repair they did.
Common people show some humor. I found funny to see Linus fix a keyboard when he usually unboxes new stuff, and lately he did a lot of stuff for his new house, for him and his kids, and for once it's about Yvonne and that's for fixing her old keyboard. It's less funny when you have to explain a situation...
I have de-soldered entire keyboards and using that cheapo solder sucker is definitely the way to go. You don't need to use flux either just make sure your iron is hot enough, and to make it easier you can add some new solder on top of the old solder, it will make the old solder melt easier.
"it's as simple as soldering in a new switch! Well not so much. See, this switch is soldered" 😂
The bending of the legs on a pin through component is a US military standard of soldering to help secure the component as well as increase surface contact to the pad
Citation Needed that it's a US military standard. Note that this product was not made for the US military, so we don't know what standard they were adhering to without a citation.
@@lambdaman3228 its a common sense standard, i always do it since i don't have those hand thingies, fold over the legs and hold it position
@@matthewweinberger7023 Nobody claimed it was or wasn't a common sense standard though...
Strange, it's generally what you do when you don't have the equipment to do it properly or as I would guess in this case, because it's quick.
being that e is the most most used letter makes sense that it was the the key to fail first next will be the a key
bEing that E is thE most, Most usEd lEttEr makEs sEnsE that it Was thE thE kEy to fail first will bE thE a kEy
I've washed keyboards in the dishwasher for ages. The secret to making them survive is drying them for a few hours in the oven at it's lowest temperature (don't go above 70°C and don't use grill or speed mode)
It rescued the keyboard I'm using right now after I drowned half of it in my drink... twice... the only thing that doesn't work now after a year and a half is the RGB on the A key is stuck on purple but hey! I didn't have to spend money!
I've done something similar to this on a G710+ but a few traces were also bad but now it's working just fine!
Nothing wrong with old hardware. Still got my 2004 Razer Diamondback mouse in daily use at work. All the graphics have rubbed off, the gel sides have gone solid and I've had to use a gel glue to fill in the dimples created over the millions of clicks on the microswitch button stems but it's still reliably working.
Man I still regret selling my OG diamondback.
i dunno how your switches managed to last. I've had to replace the left mouse switch on my Razer Deathadder Chroma, and I'll need to replace the mouse wheel button soon
I honestly love repair guides like this. Even though it might be obvious to some as to how to swap a switch, It's awesome to know that at least a few keyboards have been saved from the e-waste landfill. It's one thing to have the right to repair, we just need more content like this to teach people *how* to repair.
Looking down at my HP keyboard from 2008 and I'm still glad I chucked the Compaq one that came with my PC in 2007
I wish Linus would do another custom keyboard video. The last one was so years ago, and so much has changed with keyboards in the past few years.
My keyboard isn’t broken, but this video was still super entertaining to watch
my keyboard has a sticky key. but this video is not going to change the fact im not going to do anything about it.
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@@jack-o-wack-o3666 it's a comment stealing bot.
@@kanecitizen also the amount of channel's that the channel is subscribed to is sus. Or just weird.
@@aperson2910 it's subscribed to a lot of channels so it can get notifications for new videos and steal early comments
9:23
"HELP I AM TRAPPED IN THE EDITING DEN."
Thank you!
it says ON, not IN
Love that you are saving things that is as old as your relationship... Kudos
I literally went out and bought a new KB/Mouse yesterday because the E key (and possibly some others around it) was malfunctioning on my old KB (failed keypresses or duplicated keystrokes). I had a non-mechanical (membrane) Razer keyboard so swapping out the switches was not an option, I may still go back and see if I can fix it but I'm enjoying the proper functionality of the new board although the feel is alien since my old one had a much larger size for additional programmable keys.
When some of my switches acted up I used an electronics safe type of contact cleaner on all of them. No issues since. One theory is that over time dust, and plastic from the manufacturing process comes loose, and sort of gunks things up inside, but the contact cleaner remedies the situation. I was extremely thorough with each switch, took like an hour or two on my tenkeyless board, but worth it. Edit: didn't have to open the keyboard or anything, just removed caps, pushed down on stems, sprayed some in, pressed the switch over and over to spread the cleaner well for maybe 30 seconds right side up and upside down, each (so 1 minute per key if I remember right). At the end I think you wait like 15 minutes minimum to let it dry, then you can use it.
Out of curiosity what one did you use?
@@Davidgm92 I'm in Canada but in my case I got some "CRC 05103 QD Electronic Cleaner" from a local hardware store. One of the key features is "quick dry", careful you don't get it on rubbery things like o-rings under your keycaps (if you installed those). Not a bad idea to dust your keyboard first too, I have a [Edit: wrong brand, corrected] DataVac for that (safe for dusting a pc as well), and a brush that came with a keycap puller and o-ring kit. Recently needed to use the contact cleaner on my spacebar that was acting up (2nd time I had to use the cleaner), dusted my whole keyboard, then also pressed down on the one trouble switch, and dusted inside there with it, before using the contact cleaner.
This was one of the reason why I wanted to have a hotswappable keyboard once I decided I wanted something more custom. Its still not a custom keyboard in the most hardcoresense, its a GMMK TKL Hotsap edition with their Glorious Panda switches. It's amazing and I like the form factor a lot. Should a switch die I can just yank it out and push in a new one.
Also, should I want to use other switches I can do the same, Saves me sodering and such.
I have that same soldering iron…what tip do you find to be the best for this type of work?
The morse code translates ( 9:24 ) : "help me i am trapped on the editing den"
As somebody who's gone through this myself with zero knowledge and an out-of-warranty K95, desoldering switches was actually surprisingly simple. I got one of those super-cheap solder-sucking pumps with my $10 soldering iron (and I'm sure you can buy them separately for a couple bucks) and it worked better for me than the solder braid (though again, that's just me; ymmv). I actually had so much fun with it that I bought the cheapest mech on amazon, desoldered all 100+ switches, and used them to make a custom keyboard since buying bare switches wasn't an option at the time. Silly solution to my problem, but again, I went into it having never desoldered a single thing in my life and picked it up pretty much on the first try.
Those solder sucking pumps are fine as long as (1) your unit has unbroken seals to actually suck and (2) you don't damage the tip. Surprisingy many of those pumps have plastic tip and people accidentally melt it with the soldering iron - the inside of the tip must be smooth or it fill not suck well.
Appreciate you keeping that bad boy alive, it deserves it. That 7G was the first mech board I owned and that wrist rest influenced my design choices until this day.
Please make more videos of how to repair things. That was great!
The Borat “My wife’s” impression at the beginning was spot on!
Thank you! briefly scanning the comments, I wasn't sure If he did it on purpose or I was just obsessed with quoting Borat haha!
8:32 Honestly one of the most wholesome moments I've ever seen in my life. I got goosebumps.
I just can't, I CANNOT.
Why is the backspace backwards?!?!
maybe it's forwards for everyone else but you're seeing it upside down
Regarding the keyboards in dishwasher, i would always recommend putting the keyboard in the sun with good airflow after dishwashing them.
ive been hand dishsoup washing my keyboards for years now and then letting them dry good, and it sometimes even improves switch operation.
My current keyboard has seen probably like 3-4 washes over 6 years and some of these washings were made because keys started acting up, washed them in water with brushing them and submerging them completely in soup water, rinsing off and drying them.
I have pictures of this on my phone backup on my nas somewhere...
if i find them i'l post a link :D
Cool video! I love when there is an easy fix or repair instead of buying a new one.
Yvonne's Intel Extreme Tech Upgrade from her previous motherboard upgrade a year ago continues, this time with fixing her keyboard.
Love that you encourage your audience to fix instead of buy new! Also, more content like this is welcome :)
That's the good passthrough. I've got a corsair with 2 a type plugs on the end of the cable and that extra only goes to a single port on the keyboard. it's just an extension. they didn't even spring for a hub there.
If you ever want to replace that, the iKBC Table E412 is a very similar form factor, cheap, and would probably go well with those caps.
"He knows I eat cereal"
I don't think he meant cereal, Linus...
Linus sounds like you need a keyboard content creator
....wheres the rollseyes emoji...lol
I go to the pros like you for all my keyboard needs ;)
Video title: Has "Keyboard" in it
Hipyo: Real shit
Howdy Hey Hipyo 👋🏽
This is actually already a genre i discovered yesterday. My lenovo yoga's keypad has a shift button thst doesnt work, but looks like they still $40+ even on ebay for a 11 year old key board. Ouchies.
i tend to spill various beverages in my keyboards. Im on my 5th corsair k70, until I realized if you have a spill, you can just put it in the dishwasher alone with no soap then let it dry for a few days and it will be good as new. Remove the keys first and wash them separately.
how great that you were able to get replacement parts from the part manufacturer for a fair price while also leaving them enough profit for it to be commercialy viable :)
Linus get intimate with the sponsors so we dont have to. what a nice guy
Linus: “[…]getting intimate with our sponsors”
Today’s sponsor: Jackery
I bought a keyboard for $150 almost 11 years ago, too, because I was sick of them wearing out every 2 years. So far, so good. It's very similar to this one except mx Red and it hasn't broken yet :)
I found this video absolutely hilarious. Thanks LTT 👍 keep it up.
6:30 "cereal".... yup. That's exactly what I thought he meant 😂