' was a gift. I already cleaned it. The back-slash and pipe key is messed up. How do I fix that specific key?
On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM adr <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, 3 Apr 2026, Todd Gruhn wrote: > > I have a key ( pipe and back-slash ); I cant > > use this key. Idea how to make this key work > >u again? > > This is an old-school mechanical keyboard. There is a big trend > now mostly in the gaming world. I like the feedback for typing but > most enthusiasts these days are gamers. The problem is that unlike > modern mechanical keyboards, some even not needing soldering for > replacing switchers, this thing is built solidly in a block and is > not meant to be easyly disassembled. If you like mechanichal > keyboards I recommend you to by a new one, there are farely good > cheap chinese ones with swappable caps and switchers, just choose > the switchers' color (type) that suit you, and donate that keyboard > to a retro museum, where someone maybe has the time to take this > thing appart, clean everything and repare broken paths in plastic > circuits with toxic silver paste... just an advise. > > adr
