wooting 80 he shift key not working after spilling water

[hasty phoenix]

hello, the shift key on my wooting 80he does not work at all. sometimes i can get it to work but it in a way just spams over and over again

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[hasty phoenix]

wooting 80 he shift key not working after spilling water

[stiff veldt]

likely the water may of damaged the sensors or causing a short
best to

• unplug the keyboard
• Take the keyboard apart
• Inspect the Left side of the PCB (right side if flipped)
• and clean the area with soft brush and IPA

if you submit a ticket it should provide a more detailed guide for the 80HE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnyG_a1kosg

[hasty phoenix]

Is this where I should be now?

[stiff veldt]

For the Left shift you want to check these two points for anything out of the ordinary

• red is the hall sensors (what detect the switch magnet)
• Green is the Mutiplexer (where the sensors connects to)

[hasty phoenix]

So I can pull off the thing on the back that shows me where everything is?

[stiff veldt]

Yes that is a pet tape mod (helps with sound) you can reapply it once you are dojne

[hasty phoenix]

Yeah this is what I’m seeing

I don’t think this is good

[stiff veldt]

Yea
but can't hurt to try and clean it off with IPA or Distilled water and a soft brush (tooth brush would work)

if lucky only that residue is causing the issues worst case the sensor is damaged and would require soldering on a replacement (and possible capacitor)

[hasty phoenix]

What do I put on the brush? Or just nothing

[stiff veldt]

IPA isopropyl alcohol
or
distilled water

Tap Water could also work but this tends to have substances so not really recommended