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Mech keyboard looks like its missing a PCB trace?

BojastheGreat
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I've recently been overhauling an old Razer BlackWidow keyboard as a side project. i got it all soldered up, but now it looks like its missing a PCB trace. im happy to grab whatever i can to repair this, but i dont know how or where to get started. id love any tips, thanks gang!

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It looks like you tore both the pads and one of the traces for that LED clean off the board when desoldering it. If you don't care about a capslock LED then you can just ignore it. If you want the capslock led, you're gonna have to use some wire to replace the trace.

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2 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

It looks like you tore both the pads and one of the traces for that LED clean off the board when desoldering it. If you don't care about a capslock LED then you can just ignore it. If you want the capslock led, you're gonna have to use some wire to replace the trace.

gotcha, no i dont really care about the LEDS, but im losing all input past the shift key, so i need to wire around it somewhere i believe. any ideas where i can go on looking?

 

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8 minutes ago, BojastheGreat said:

gotcha, no i dont really care about the LEDS, but im losing all input past the shift key, so i need to wire around it somewhere i believe. any ideas where i can go on looking?

 

Past which shift key, and in which direction? Is all but the far left column dead?

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Just now, kelvinhall05 said:

Past which shift key, and in which direction? Is all but the far left column dead?

looks like this on a keyboard test

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13 minutes ago, BojastheGreat said:

looks like this on a keyboard test

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Sorry but this means nothing. Are filled keys working? Does the board have a numpad?

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11 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Sorry but this means nothing. Are filled keys working? Does the board have a numpad?

all filled keys except for the left caps lock, tab ~ and escape keys are currently functioning and the board doesnt have a numpad

 

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2 hours ago, BojastheGreat said:

 

all filled keys except for the left caps lock, tab ~ and escape keys are currently functioning and the board doesnt have a numpad

 

Well you're gonna have to figure out where that trace went and replace it with some wire. Can't really help you more specifically as I don't have schematics or anything.

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Problem solved! Their needed to be something bridging the 2 connections, I added some copper tape and a little led and it works like a charm. Thanks!

 

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