How to repair your keyboard with a switch bridge

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How to repair your keyboard with a switch bridge

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If you have a switch that isn't responding after building your custom keyboard, this trick will help you get it functioning.
Some of the common causes of a switch not working are a lifted pad, a broken trace, or sometimes everything looks normal and it just isn't working. Don't worry, this will restore full functionality.
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@luxinvacui 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I actually managed to fix my keyboard this way and I'm very happy about it! Definitely worth subscribing, thank you again.

@syn3706 3 жыл бұрын

What wire did you use to fix your board?

@luxinvacui 3 жыл бұрын

@@syn3706 i found just some old copper wire and cut it to fit

@syn3706 3 жыл бұрын

@@luxinvacui I see thanks man

@luxinvacui 3 жыл бұрын

@@syn3706 hey np glad to help

@BallAche994 3 жыл бұрын

It's almost been 3 years since you posted this, but I still feel like I should thank you. Anyhow, thank you for making this, it saved my pcb!

@skiwithpete 3 жыл бұрын

Seems like this video is getting more popular as times passes...

@luh_bravo 3 жыл бұрын

You absolute legend. Im 12 years old and I soldered a board for my second time. 4 switches didnt work. this video helped soo much. now it works perfect. something I learned though is that if you bridge the top pins on the switches, one switch will actuate both switches at once. so technicallyyou can have a keyboard that actuates every switch with one switch if you wanted to. Once again, thank you ☺️

@joshdo6158 3 жыл бұрын

What did u do to fix both keys actuating at once. I'm having the same problem.

@leazfps 7 ай бұрын

can you resolve the problem? @@joshdo6158

@SHANEJEN129 5 жыл бұрын

That soldering iron cam is insane lmao

@rasyachrmy 3 жыл бұрын

pov

@Brovid1999 4 жыл бұрын

you just saved my keyboard mate, I have a melody 96 with hotswap sockets that got lifted up after I inserted a switch, I managed to bridge it with a wire and now the switch is actuating again. I can't express my gratitude enough thank you so much.

@ImIshaan2008 2 жыл бұрын

Words cannot express how happy I am that I found your video Was able to fix my keyboard within 10 minutes Great Video

@rasmuskarlsson54 3 жыл бұрын

First time actually posting a comment on youtube after years and years of looking at endless hours of youtube videos but i just want to say thank you sir! You just saved my very first custom mechanical keyboard! Cant thank you enough!

@skiwithpete 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, hope you find this comment of me saying thank you for taking the time to comment.

@ericclarabal9255 3 жыл бұрын

This happened to my spacebar just now. RK61 keyboard. Im glad your video is the first to show up. Short and concise tutorial. You saved me alot sir.

@yakuza3872 4 жыл бұрын

Just now getting into mechs when I came across this video to learn a bit more about fixing lifted pads, and I gotta say that iron cam is pretty ingenious haha.

@R3TR0J4N Жыл бұрын

5 years and still helping people in need, thank you

@skiwithpete Жыл бұрын

Easily my most coffee'd video. Thanks for the positive feedback.

@junelfronda8435 3 жыл бұрын

First time desoldering my MKB. Busted out my spacebar's through hole and this has helped to give me the answer I needed. Thank you!

@rancescomaturo5238 5 ай бұрын

Thank you man, you were the only one on the whole internet that helped me with my keyboard, you are a legend

@andrewpr9030 2 ай бұрын

Just fixed my cougar using your video, man thanks so much! PD: if it helps for someone, be sure you are attaching the switch to GND of a switch with the same GND working

@andres7625 2 жыл бұрын

two weeks writting with my mouse, i love you thaak you, i just got mine back and running perfectly, still a lonnnnng bridge from the arrow key to the q, but worked

@dillacorn_linux 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Just saved my keyboard.. I had a switch (#2 key) that was double pressing on me and while desoldering I ruined one of the pads. Using some wire from a mouse cable did the trick! Bridged that connection back to my #1 switch and it's working again! Very grateful - Subscribed

@bertagabor9111 Жыл бұрын

now you need a new mouse😂

@dillacorn_linux Жыл бұрын

@@bertagabor9111 I paracord (new cable) and used an old mouse cable. Didn't need to replace the mouse

@bertagabor9111 Жыл бұрын

@@dillacorn_linux tried to be funny a little, sorry

@dillacorn_linux Жыл бұрын

@@bertagabor9111 I have too many mice! I'm on r/mousereview 👍

@suchetkadari704 3 жыл бұрын

I love you. I can't believe this is the only capable video explaining bridges on the internet.

@HubertTheMad 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video! Referred to this because I lifted a pad when desoldering, and I'm more of a visual person. Much love, and happy New Year!

@skiwithpete 7 ай бұрын

You too! Congrats on the fix

@brandkim. 10 ай бұрын

pete you're an absolute legend. saved me $70 on a new pcb

@skiwithpete 10 ай бұрын

This is easily my most coffee'd video.

@xELIMINATORx Ай бұрын

I was trying to open the back of my keyboard without realizing that there are 10 screws holding the back in place. I was forcing my way in and damaged the board near LCTRL key. LCTRL key was not responding and I thought I needed to buy a new keyboard but I took a wire and bridged the pin from LCTRL all the way to F12 (had to look for it assuming it's different on every keyboard) and just like that it worked. Thank you sir.

@skiwithpete Ай бұрын

thanks for taking the time to let me know 👍

@claud2755 3 жыл бұрын

Duuude!!! This worked!!! So I tried changing switches to my keyboard and ended up with a burnt part on the "N" key, I thought there is no hope for my keyboard but this actually worked!! Subscribed!!!

@jthoms1 4 жыл бұрын

Huge help. I just had to fix 5 keys on my Practice 65. Thank you!

@slugger777 5 жыл бұрын

What a life saver. I remember watching this video last year and being confused by this but when I did some research on handwire boards and how they work it made more sense. Anyway have to do this to a board that has a broken switch socket.

@Lexer747_ 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Using this i was able to diagnose how my switches stopped being registered and made a bridge to fix it. Awesome help having the multiple camera angles and showing your thought process.

@Big-Jo 3 жыл бұрын

Bro you just saved my keyboard, built my first keyboard and 4 switches weren't working, trying to find a solution I stumbled upon your video. Thanks again mate🤙🏾

@garyt.953 3 жыл бұрын

Thought my, thankfully cheap, project board was a loss. Now it’s saved thanks to you! Thanks a lot mate!!!

@herrmutz 3 жыл бұрын

Big thanks for the short and helpfull video. I damaged a solder pad while desoldering switches from a vortex race 3, the one on the spacebar. Bridged it to left alt and have a working spacebar again :)

@papilcost 3 жыл бұрын

Bro,when I'm bridging my spacebar,it either keeps actuating by itself,or doesn't work...any tips?

@TonyAlvarez96 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the vid, you saved my keyboard after a shoddy de-soldering job from myself XD

@Foxmonsieur 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing how to proceed. I had a glass cleaner incident on my brand new modded 980M and I was worried to fail, I'll try to repair it this week but a big thanks for you video already!

@hyx2188 3 жыл бұрын

tysm I just started customizing my rk61 but tow of the pads has been damaged and using your technique works

@kilrobot2778 5 жыл бұрын

bro you saved my keyboard half the keys were broken great video.

@petergosselin1180 5 жыл бұрын

:) Thanks for the comment.

@muaazsiddiqui2209 Жыл бұрын

Thank You, I had a keyboard which i thought was unrepairable but I found your video and after watching I managed to fix it, Amazing. Thank you again.

@26107011 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Very informative and concise. You just saved me so much money with this technique, I can't thank you enough! You're the man!

@srg-io 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I can't find much info about how to fix this kind of problems. I have a mechanical keyboard and the "" key is not working. I've tested the switch for continuity, and it does, but the key is not recognized. So I'm going to try to figure it out the same way you did (although I don't have too much faith on my electronics skill). Thanks again.

@leororen67 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much I just saved my PCB thanks to this video

@RedPenix Жыл бұрын

You saved my keyboard from my clumsyness and inexperience!

@rochelle5772 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! FYI for anyone who is looking for electrical wire like me now, you want 28 AWG.

@mercix_vt Жыл бұрын

oh my god! you literally saved me from my failure! my "S" button is died due lifespan end, and i tried to desolder/solder a new switch but i failed, i popped off the whole pad and trace from my pcb i was planning to buy new keyboard soon as possible but you saved me, you saved my money too! you are literally god for me thank you so much, you helped me so much and this video was exactly what i was searching for

@gamingscreen12 5 жыл бұрын

thx for the video u saved my keyboards ESC key :) great video.

@gamingscreen12 5 жыл бұрын

modding a keyboard is risky unfortunately :(

@joshuarebamontan4957 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for this one I manage to fix my cousins keyboard I panicked when one switch isn't working, it's a good thing that I watch this before and came back when Im in the same situatrion. thanks a lot

@greasysausage5133 3 жыл бұрын

Can you explain how he did it? I’m still kinda confused on how he didnit

@joshuarebamontan4957 3 жыл бұрын

@@greasysausage5133 which part u didn't get? if it's the testing part, he tried to test which sockets would work when he press the esc key, usually if you didn't test the right sockets there's a tendency that the same socket you bridge will replicate the same input. that's why he test the sockets in the esc key's column and row to check if it will input the right key.

@greasysausage5133 3 жыл бұрын

@@joshuarebamontan4957 I bridged one of my keys, but now it’s caps lock reversed. So essentially I have to keep testing to see which socket will give me the right input?

@joshuarebamontan4957 3 жыл бұрын

@@greasysausage5133 well yes, check @2:14 in the video you'll see he found the right socket that triggers the damaged key. I suggest that try using wire for test so that you don't have to desolder and solder again

@greasysausage5133 3 жыл бұрын

@@joshuarebamontan4957 thanks for the help! 🥰

@yaaaboiflexi7114 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. shorted the D to the E and it fixed all my issues!!!

@mxngxchxngx 3 жыл бұрын

Guys I have a problem and I need ur guys help. I recently purchased a MK61 with Optical Yellow switches. With no prior experience with hotswaps I tried to remove a switch out of curiosity and I pulled the switch from the wrong way. When I put the switch back in I got no response. Turns out the IR sensor was twisted since I grabbed the switch the wrong way with the puller, I twisted it back to its normal position and it seems to work temporarily, it randomly registers the key when a press another key near it. So I tried to twist the IR sensor more to its original position and it broke off, so now the key wouldn’t register at all. I put the IR sensor back in its original position and it seems to work the same as before, it randomly registers without me pressing it. I was wondering if there was something safe I can do to keep that sensor in place with out Sautering, i was wondering if something like glue was safe to use instead of sautering.

@techyrony Жыл бұрын

Thank you very very much. Your video gave me the baseline of fixing my keyboard. Then a post in reddit. My keyboard's "K" key had pcb issue with both pins. In my case, shorting Pin 1 of "H" key with Pin 2 of "N" key types "K". I'm going to solder tomorrow. :)

@skiwithpete Жыл бұрын

nice one.

@kenkaneki5989 Жыл бұрын

Hi thank you, this video was helpful I manage to fix my asd key but it won't register if I press two of the keys together, for example when I press s with a or d it just stops registering any clicks making me unable to do diagonal movements in games

@dougelliott4471 5 жыл бұрын

You saved my keyboard, thank you so much.

@4ftcaden466 4 жыл бұрын

can u help me

@needaneym1932 4 жыл бұрын

I cant thank you enough, i will try this tomorrow. Spilled water on my keyboard and 1 key stopped working, I replaced the switch but it didnt fix it, so it must be a PCB problem.

@HonkFlex 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly the same for me except it was wine.... haha this sorted it out perfectly!

@karmacoma01 4 жыл бұрын

This worked perfectly on my keyboard, thx a lot for posting this!

@GeorgiosSmeros 3 жыл бұрын

My right key in the corner stoped working (xd60). I tried your method but I can only make a constant click of the key not on demand. What else can I try ? I tried connecting it to all other keys

@GreenHDTexture 3 жыл бұрын

You ever find a fix for this?

@theweayt7991 Жыл бұрын

hello, I liked your tutorial, but I need help, the thing is that I already did everything and the keys are working, but there is a small problem, which is that some keys, like the Windows key, are now others, for example, when i use the Windows key instead of activating Windows menu it write the letter v, if you know something pls help me

@skiwithpete Жыл бұрын

Then you've incorrectly bridged a column.

@TheAngryGnome 2 жыл бұрын

Started the process and ended up fixing the switch by re-flowing the solder on the hot-swap pad.

@martydom9820 4 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU! You saved me from buying another $100 dollar keyboard!

@alvinmarcelino5631 4 жыл бұрын

My G isn’t working on my kbd19x pcb. Any ideas? Looks like both the solder points are shot.

@levesquedon5830 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for the detailed instruction my man, gonna fix my pcb tomorrow with your method, liked and subcsribed

@KylezUwU 2 жыл бұрын

So if both pads are lifted you just bridge the left pad to a working left pad switch, Then the broken right pad to a diode?

@skiwithpete 2 жыл бұрын

Depends how your pcb is laid out. But just keep testing until it works.

@KylezUwU 2 жыл бұрын

@@skiwithpete I've tried both and it does not work any ideas? :/

@skiwithpete 2 жыл бұрын

@@KylezUwU each key is surrounded by 6 switches. Each of them has two legs. When you say you've tried both, I don't know what you mean

@KylezUwU 2 жыл бұрын

@@skiwithpete Sorry really new to this... :/ I mean ive tried soldering left leg to a working left and the right to a working right. Also tried soldering it like you did left to left but put the right one to a diode

@skiwithpete 2 жыл бұрын

@@KylezUwU stop soldering. Just test with a wire. Like I do in the video

@AsianBoy918 7 күн бұрын

My switch hole has 2 lifted pcb solder holes, any tips or am I doomed?

@028muhammadaidilrashiddinb8 3 жыл бұрын

i got 7 keys not registering anything,but after watching this video,i tried testing mine like your's and it works,all of the 7 keys can registered but the question is,how do i need to connect 7 of my keys to that single key so it can be use again? thnx

@cptforce4541 Жыл бұрын

Hello. My esc and number key doesnt work. From 'esc' to number '0'. May I know where/which switch I need to bridge to?

@ggpall2177 7 ай бұрын

I tried this on my left arrow to my down arrow, but now it triggers the down arrow. How should I fix this?

@skiwithpete 7 ай бұрын

You've made an incorrect bridge. Take it apart and try other ones

@ggpall2177 7 ай бұрын

@@skiwithpete Thank you for the help. By the way, I pulled both out both of the pads. Does that make a difference?

@wtvalg 3 жыл бұрын

Hey I’ve been searching for so long but can’t find the answers we’re do you solder the pub circuit board

@romelete3341 2 жыл бұрын

you are an absolute legend, helped me so much. thank you!

@TheOneAndOnlyLogono 2 жыл бұрын

What wires did u use im looking to do this

@romelete3341 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheOneAndOnlyLogono just some 24 gauge wire from amazon i had lying around

@rylen4 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, my shift broke, it wasnt the switch, i tried this is and it it worked-ish. Now the shift it pressed all the time and it sometimes freaks the ** out all the keyboard and basically they only workaround for me was to have the cap locks on. Can you think of any apparent mistakes that i might have done as i am really new into soldering/custom mechanical keyboards. And if you are curious i decimated the pad by trying to make a whole for the switch to go in with a toothpick....

@effectedpringle1420 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but do I connect it to the switch poll or to a diode?

@sihsmrk8423 3 жыл бұрын

Does F1 key still work after this reparation?

@anarchy9747 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, um was wondering i scratch my PCB on the top part(where you put your switches) and now the Bluetooth is not working is it because of the scratch or is it something else? When it is turned on for Bluetooth there is still RGB lights but no bluetooth.

@calvinlooi4500 Жыл бұрын

hi thanks for this video. Can I ask if it's still necessary to solder if the board is hotswap? Am I able to bridge using a wire without soldering?

@jinsakai758 4 жыл бұрын

My Ctrl, Alt, Windows key on the bottom left side of the keyboard aren't working. Apparently one of the pin on each key is dead. I bridged it with its corresponding pin on the matrix (left ctrl with spacebar), but it stays active all the time. How do I make it active when the key is pressed? I tried to bridge a working key with different pins and all of them stay active when bridged. Keyboard : Red gear Invador Mechanical Keyboard Edit : I fixed it because I wasn't bridging them correctly. Watched the video carefully and I figured it out (Connected row with row or column with column, i did a row x column, hence it was always active)

@skiwithpete 4 жыл бұрын

If it keeps firing, you've bridged it incorrectly. Simple as. Try different bridges.

@jinsakai758 4 жыл бұрын

@@skiwithpete Thanks for your reply, I was about to delete my comment coz I figured it out a minute ago. Haha. Thank you so much for this video. Appreciate your efforts :)

@skiwithpete 4 жыл бұрын

@@jinsakai758 All good, I appreciate your comment. It will help people who watch this, but don't get results right away. Thanks for keeping it up.

@Nvnxthe2nd 3 жыл бұрын

I’m trying to fix mine because about 25 keys are working any advice?

@NeqxusFN Жыл бұрын

Hi Pete, I know this isn’t the best place to ask this but I am desperate, I was recently trying to remove the left stabiliser from my space bar, as it was jammed and I accidentally scratched a pcb line i think and now my left ctrl, left windows and left alt key do not work. The pcb is hotswap as well. Do you know anyway i could fix this. Any help is appreciated🙏

@skiwithpete Жыл бұрын

It'll be the same fix as this. start by trying it with a wire... you don't need to solder it. Try it and see if you can bring it back to life... If that happens, worst case you need to solder a little thing.

@NeqxusFN Жыл бұрын

@@skiwithpete Ok, tysm, I will try solder the pcb line together and if that doesn’t work ill try doing ur method with a wire.

@skiwithpete Жыл бұрын

@@NeqxusFN I don't think you'll be able to re solder a trace. I mean, maybe I'm wrong, but if you can re-wire it (as in, use a new wire there) you might have better luck.

@bruhnah4life 7 ай бұрын

Man how can i fix my column pin its attached to the transistor i think maybe on the top for column, it is kinda broken how can i fix it

@luke8468 3 жыл бұрын

hey can you help me? my optical keyboard was damaged, it was the laser that was damaged, do you know the name of this part and where to buy it?

@rohdelman 3 жыл бұрын

You saved my keyboard, thank you!!!

@sheabutter_1845 2 жыл бұрын

I hope someone could help me out here I lifted a pad on my s switch, and bridged it then it worked. But the only problem is that one whole column on my keyboard on the leftmost part of the board (esp, tab, capslock, shift, control) doesn't work at all tried to bridge it but still nothing.

@dalfabet 4 жыл бұрын

Legend. Saved me after i f.ked the PCB, thank You very much.

@V4V6 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much you saved my space switch.

@bigjohnny101 4 жыл бұрын

Do you think I could do this with LED's? I accidentally ripped off the copper padding and now a whole row won't light up...

@skiwithpete 4 жыл бұрын

worth trying. but you might need to add a resistor to the line...

@delatroy 5 жыл бұрын

It’s safe to have the usb plugged while you work on it like that?

@skiwithpete 5 жыл бұрын

Well the 5v won't kill you. But you're right, probably not a good idea to... Thanks

@papilcost 3 жыл бұрын

Hi,the faulty key on me is the spacebar,one of the pads broke,bit when I connect it to its diode or..bridge it,it keeps actuating itself

@skiwithpete 3 жыл бұрын

Then you're making the wrong bridge.

@AALTERR 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much I need this video so badly

@jtechmkb 3 жыл бұрын

Hey nice tutorial. I currently trying to repair a lifted pad on a right shift. The lower pad to specific. Any tips on how to fix this? Thanks a lot.

@jumpman3986 3 жыл бұрын

if i connect it pin to the diode it spams the key and suggestions

@Ark-ju2gt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

@joshdo6158 3 жыл бұрын

A row of switches don't work, does that mean I have to bridge all of them or will one complete the circuit.

@petergosselin1180 3 жыл бұрын

Likely just one, the first or the last in the row.

@jettigger77 3 жыл бұрын

What a lifesaver!!

@RAILGUNSHOOT 8 ай бұрын

My F rows of mechanical keyboards don't work, can I connect a cable from the numbers row to F row and it'd work?

@skiwithpete 8 ай бұрын

I don't know what you need to connect to where, but yes you can make it work again.

@lol-nk2vo Жыл бұрын

When I put the wire on the key and try to find out which one makes it fire it jsut spams it and when I solder it in it won’t work

@skiwithpete Жыл бұрын

Then it was the wrong bridge. Try a different one before you solder.

@ken5025 3 жыл бұрын

This is so big brain moment, Holy moly what a god. Anyway thank you very much for this fix method.

@abj5339 5 жыл бұрын

Would you need to worry about the board shorting with a fix like this?

@ppqz99 3 ай бұрын

Hey,sir it can only solve problems for certain models, right? Because I tried to do spacebar and alt and yes it worked and I tried to do another switch. But after that I connect ctrl with fn, when I check it it doesn't work. But the N button came on instead. thx

@skiwithpete 3 ай бұрын

Then you made the wrong connection.

@rianbelgica5990 Ай бұрын

The key i needed to work worked, but the other keys like alt keys both (L,R) is now nit working ang the windows key turned into alt key help pls

@skiwithpete Ай бұрын

@@rianbelgica5990 you've made the wrong bridge if keys stopped working

@Kakashiii111 4 жыл бұрын

I have a razer blackwidow v2 TE and my Y key is not working, so i bridge 2 points that make Y, before bridging, i can tap the wire to make Y, but after bridging, the keyboard repeatedly registers Y and when i press Y, the keyboard is still unresponsive. Any ideas?

@MyFlos 3 жыл бұрын

i've tried to do it for 5 keys that doenst work bc a water splash and i cant make it work, making a bridge from the damaged key (R) to the T and pushing the R mark a T, if a switch to the other pin it becomes crazy and push a lot of keys randomly. I'm doing something wrong?

@alvaroaugustomeridio 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! I changed the switches on my keyboard and now a column doesn't work. Could it be one of them not having a good contact?

@raulrohjans7756 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, I have a couple of switches not working because I ripped off some pads. I tried following this tutorial but it only worked for 2 switches, the other ones give wrong input when I try this. Any idea of what Im doing wrong?

@the_steko Жыл бұрын

What about if i fucked both of the pins on escape key, do i need to bridge both pins to the next keys, like collom and row just, like next keys

@kevinyin780 2 жыл бұрын

i destroyed my rk61 because it was my first time soldering does this work if multiple keys are fucked

@sxnthwave 2 жыл бұрын

For some reason my bridge activates the switch but it never de-activates it so it still isn’t working properly.

@skiwithpete 2 жыл бұрын

Try a different bridge

@bigzbig1 2 жыл бұрын

I soldered in mill max sockets into my keyboard’s pcb to make it hot swap. My esc key was broken as well (both before and after putting in the mill max). Would it be possible to use the technique shown to attach jumper wire to the mill max socket to fix the esc key? That way I could still remove switches without them being soldered in

@skiwithpete 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing to lose, try it.

@imjuan9239 3 жыл бұрын

After you do this fix how do you get the key to actually respond as it's intended key. For ex. I bridged my gui key and alt key, because my gui key was not working. How do I now get the gui key to actually respond with the gui function instead of the alt function

@skiwithpete 3 жыл бұрын

A different bridge

@SacredKeebs Жыл бұрын

Thanks, nice vid

@ReizuMaikeru16 Жыл бұрын

What happens if the key still doesn't respond (particularly the left Windows key) ? I tried bridging it to different keys but it still won't do anything. Any tips?

@skiwithpete Жыл бұрын

Might be that the switch has failed.

@MeWantHoneycomb 3 жыл бұрын

sadly it didn't work for me. i'm using an old 3rd party keyboard meant for those old imac G3s. testing it here on the PC, all keys work except for ESC. Tried swapping switches, dragging the wire all over creation.. various keys activated in doing so, but ESC didn't come on once.. most likely an issue with one of the capacitors? or even the controller chip?

@skiwithpete 3 жыл бұрын

actually it could be that your escape is on it's own row or column. See if you can find a schematic.