So I killed my k70 rgb

[Nathan]

Of course water got spilled all over my keyboard, unplugged it, noticed there was a fair bit but wasnt too worried because it was only water so it wasnt going to make anything sticky. with the way the cherry switches are mounted, didint even think of water getting to the pcp. and ive watched the cherry factory tour so i knew these things could take some abuse

 

but corsair thought it would be a good idea to have an oppening in the keyboard under the space bar that goes to the inside of the keyboard. 

 

cleaned up the water before noticing this hole, plugged it back in. Working fine.. then the control key would hang, then some keys became unresponsive, and then the leds turned off...

 

shes dead

 

shook out all the water and left it to dry for the past few hours, no signs of hope. fingers crossed for a replacement or something but im pretty sure warranty wont cover water damage

 

rip March 14 2015 - July 15 2015 <3

[Nohemi]

Of course water got spilled all over my keyboard, unplugged it, noticed there was a fair bit but wasnt too worried because it was only water so it wasnt going to make anything sticky. with the way the cherry switches are mounted, didint even think of water getting to the pcp. and ive watched the cherry factory tour so i knew these things could take some abuse

 

but corsair thought it would be a good idea to have an oppening in the keyboard under the space bar that goes to the inside of the keyboard. 

 

cleaned up the water before noticing this hole, plugged it back in. Working fine.. then the control key would hang, then some keys became unresponsive, and then the leds turned off...

 

shes dead

 

shook out all the water and left it to dry for the past few hours, no signs of hope. fingers crossed for a replacement or something but im pretty sure warranty wont cover water damage

 

rip March 14 2015 - July 15 2015 <3

dude that sucks... can we have a moment of silence plz...

[AlwaysFSX]

Usually you dry your keyboard completely before plugging it back in.

[Nathan]

Usually you dry your keyboard completely before plugging it back in.

 

wasnt aware of the hole that led to the inside of the keyboard, so i thought cleaning up the water on the face of it and just under the keys was all there was

[Nonco]

Of course water got spilled all over my keyboard, unplugged it, noticed there was a fair bit but wasnt too worried because it was only water so it wasnt going to make anything sticky. with the way the cherry switches are mounted, didint even think of water getting to the pcp. and ive watched the cherry factory tour so i knew these things could take some abuse

 

but corsair thought it would be a good idea to have an oppening in the keyboard under the space bar that goes to the inside of the keyboard. 

 

cleaned up the water before noticing this hole, plugged it back in. Working fine.. then the control key would hang, then some keys became unresponsive, and then the leds turned off...

 

shes dead

 

shook out all the water and left it to dry for the past few hours, no signs of hope. fingers crossed for a replacement or something but im pretty sure warranty wont cover water damage

 

rip March 14 2015 - July 15 2015 <3

 

Usually you dry your keyboard completely before plugging it back in.

 

Yeah with water you need to make sure its completely dry before plugging back in.

 

For future reference, try opening it up and putting it in front of a fan for a day or two. If the PCB is accessible wipe the corroded areas with isopropyl alcohol and dry any wet areas before attempting to use again.

[AlwaysFSX]

wasnt aware of the hole that led to the inside of the keyboard, so i thought cleaning up the water on the face of it and just under the keys was all there was

Doesn't matter if you're aware of the hole or not, you're supposed to disassemble the object anyways and toss it in a bag or bin of rice to make sure it's try because water can go through cracks you don't even know are there. :mellow:

[Nathan]

Doesn't matter if you're aware of the hole or not, you're supposed to disassemble the object anyways and toss it in a bag or bin of rice to make sure it's try because water can go through cracks you don't even know are there. :mellow:

 

im not saying that thats not what i should have done, just simply explaining my thought process as somone whos never actually killed components / tech before

 

not my favorite way to learn, but shit happens

[AlwaysFSX]

im not saying that thats not what i should have done, just simply explaining my thought process as somone whos never actually killed components / tech before

 

not my favorite way to learn, but shit happens

Now you know

[Statik]

If you noticed water leaked into the interior of your keyboard, and still plugged it in and turned it on, you're stupid.

[Flurr]

If you noticed water leaked into the interior of your keyboard, and still plugged it in and turned it on, you're stupid.

You're very motivating

[JaZoN_XD]

Yeah i still don't understand why they have a huge gaping hole at the bottom of the space bar... literally the whole keyboard seems pretty sealed everywhere except that... smh

[Nathan]

Yeah i still don't understand why they have a huge gaping hole at the bottom of the space bar... literally the whole keyboard seems pretty sealed everywhere except that... smh

 

thats why i wasnt too worried about it at first, thought it was just under the keys and not /in/ the keyboard

[Nohemi]

You're very motivating

i know right

[byalexandr]

Get that sucker bone dry. Like days to dry. Contact Corsair anyway to see if they can replace it. I hate seeing a keyboard that expensive get ruined, I feel sorry for you, man.

[Nathan]

Get that sucker bone dry. Like days to dry. Contact Corsair anyway to see if they can replace it. I hate seeing a keyboard that expensive get ruined, I feel sorry for you, man.

 

plugged it in to see if shit was still the same from last night... but it flashed the stock red / white colours.. and the key strokes were being recognized.

At first it would constantly mash F11 without me doing anything, chrome was not happy going in and out of full screen. that stopped, started checking the keys, and every now and then it would do something like dshnfujdh randomly, but then that stopped. went through colours of the leds, and certain ones would mess up randomly, if i set everything to white, a few would go yellow... all green, a few (but different keys from before) would go blue.... cycled through colours a bit until they all worked..

 

I just got incredibly lucky with this

 

this all happened ~10 minutes ago, and im typing on it now.

 

Its been around 30c here the past few days, i guess this is one time that im happy for the heat.

[Bloodyvalley]

maybe you can salvage the keycaps and sell them

 

 

I just got my K70 yesterday and this makes me hurt

 

just noticed the hole under the spacebar

 

thanks for telling us, I'll know what to do if ever I spill water on my keyboard (never happened to me before though)

[byalexandr]

plugged it in to see if shit was still the same from last night... but it flashed the stock red / white colours.. and the key strokes were being recognized.

At first it would constantly mash F11 without me doing anything, chrome was not happy going in and out of full screen. that stopped, started checking the keys, and every now and then it would do something like dshnfujdh randomly, but then that stopped. went through colours of the leds, and certain ones would mess up randomly, if i set everything to white, a few would go yellow... all green, a few (but different keys from before) would go blue.... cycled through colours a bit until they all worked..

 

I just got incredibly lucky with this

 

this all happened ~10 minutes ago, and im typing on it now.

 

Its been around 30c here the past few days, i guess this is one time that im happy for the heat.

PRAISE THE LORD!

 

Edit: Keep letting it dry, and once it's done drying clean it thouroughly.

[Nathan]

PRAISE THE LORD!

 

[byalexandr]

 

You must now sacrifice your wallet to GabeN in return for saving your wonderful keyboard.