hey, does anyone know why my left ctrl key suddenly stopped working after starting the pc today, yesterday it was all fine and it suddenly stopped working, didnt spill anything over the keyboard it its not dusted or anything, cleaned the pcb with isopropanol did the firmware reset, tried everything. is there any common fix for it?
#Ctrl key doesnt work.
wide prairie
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hey, does anyone know why my left ctrl key suddenly stopped working after starti...
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open oyster
hey, does anyone know why my left ctrl key suddenly stopped working after starti...
have you tried using a different port or cable?
wide prairie
have you tried using a different port or cable?
Hey, yeah ive tried that, other cable and other port. +its not a windows issue i would assume, ive tried several other keyboards, worked perfectly fine
open oyster
Hey, yeah ive tried that, other cable and other port. +its not a windows issue i...
check analog monitor and send a screenshot of it https://analog-monitor.wootility.io/
wide prairie
check analog monitor and send a screenshot of it https://analog-monitor.wootilit...
checked every key, just l-control doesnt work, r-ctrl works too
hoary holly
So when you press left ctrl key, there's no movement at all in analog monitor? Also those lines look weird, do you have hardware acceleration turned off in browser settings?
wide prairie
So when you press left ctrl key, there's no movement at all in analog monitor? A...
yeah i had it off, turned on now and yes, theres no movement at all
hoary holly
Then the hall effect sensor is most likely damaged. In this case you'll need to reach out to Wooting for further assistance. https://support.wooting.io
For now you can try cleaning left ctrl hall sensor and nearby multiplexer with isopropyl alcohol and see if this helps. Picture for reference, red is hall sensor, green is multiplexer.
tardy stream
(may want to use this image - that is for the L-Shift)
reuploaded image (was wrong PCB)
hoary holly
Ah, thanks for this
tardy stream
i can give you a small image pack if you want (what we now use for tickets 🙂
hoary holly
i can give you a small image pack if you want (what we now use for tickets 🙂
Sure, you can send it to me in DMs
wide prairie
alright, thank you guys, ill already cleaned the hall sensor, ill try to clean the multiplexer aswell, thank you guys so much for your help in advance, if it wont work, ill just get contacted with the support ❤️
tardy stream
alright, thank you guys, ill already cleaned the hall sensor, ill try to clean t...
To speed up the proccess can't hurt to include pictures of these 2 spots 🙂
wide prairie
i think i found out why it doesnt work anymore, this metal part is missing for some reason, but HOW THE HELL did it went missing overnight??
it worked perfectly fine for 11 months
tardy stream
hmm that pin handles power so if exposed to moisture tend to be affected with any issues
any corrasion/rust on the area ?
tardy stream
Looks to be in good condition aside from the missing lead
There appears to be a slight substance on the pin area, though this may have developed over a long period of time, causing the metal to weaken and eventually break/snap off
Best to send a ticket for warranty
Side note if you live in a high moisture/humid area may want to either
- remove the case foam
- preform a tap mod to isolate the pcb from the foam
dense valve
Is it me or does the area just at the top of the picture look very blue/green as if there's corrosion? Is that just the light? 🤔
hoary holly
looks like water resistant coating