Anyone know if this can be fixed?

[Deleted member 5577]

I've got a razer Blackwidow v2 that has to some extent been covered in coke more than once and now my S key sometimes stops working and I have to press it until it does work Very annoying when a creeper comes along in Minecraft and I can't walk back away but can this be fixed or is it something I'd have to replace the whole keyboard for?

 

[Smeris]

It's possible, but make sure you do it fast. Your keyboard has many mechanical metal parts and coke is highly corrosive. It will ruin your switches and springs if has been in contact with long enough.

Remove all keys from the affected area, though it cant hurt to remove them all and give em a proper wash. keyboards are fucking nasty.
Looking at some dissasembly guides(posted a good one below) you remove the front bezzle which gives you access to the front plate, clean this area up with some isopropyl alcohol, removing as many keycaps as you need. flip the white plate around to get access to the PCB, clean this up aswell

thats as much as you can really do, if the switch itself is fucked you can replace it, but it will require a soldering iron

 

[Deleted member 5577]

Thanks I'll give this a go

 

[Deleted member 5577]

My lawyer's advised me not to answer this

 

[mango]

you'd be better off getting a new keyboard, putting up with broken keys for years or trying to fix them is annoying as fuck, speaking from experience

also please don't buy razer shit again

 

[Deleted member 5577]

I probably will get a new keyboard soon why not razer what should I get instead

 

[CensoredExe]

i use a razer huntsman elite, its great

 

[Double J]

Razer is a jack of shit. Go for something like corsair.

 

[Smeris]

Get a corsair k70

 

[Trebblebob]

@Jimmy Jackson Corsair is just as shit hahaha. Ducky, Vortex, Leopold, KBP and even Obins are much better

 

[Creepis]

Ducky's are fucking expensive but man they're nice

 

[Deleted member 4983]

razer keyboards are pretty overpriced, only buy razer for their mice.

 

[mango]

razer mice are just as bad

 

[travis]

@Mango bruh razer mice are the only I use they're so smooth and comfortable