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How long do LEDs on a Keyboard usually last?

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Ha ha ha. If anyone interested, it's not actually broken, I was just on the selectable lighted key profile where you can choose which keys are lit up and which are not and I just didn't knew I was on there  :D

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I have had a Corsair K70 for over a year and a half now and 1 LED just died. Is this something common or they should last much longer?

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The LEDs on my G19 have lasted more than a year.

It depends on the LED.

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I don't know how being in a keyboard may affect lifespan, but on average, LEDs in general can last well over 10000 hours, up to the many tens of thousands so I guess anywhere from a little over a year to 10+ years would be reasonable.  Sorry I know that's kind of a stupid range :)

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Also rocking a G19, but since 4 years and all LED's are still working.

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A somewhat decent LED should at least last for ~10 000 hours before it starts to lose birgthnes, but until it finally dies you shiuld get way more. Was the LED in 24/7?

Also I think the driver died before the LED.

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They last forever if you have a soldering iron and a few spares.

well that's not really the same LED though is it

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corsair is known for shit quality LEDs. ive had my max keyboard blackbird for like 2 years now and LEDs are fine

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well, the few leds on my ancient logitech g110 still work

 

i heard something about the leds on individually backlit keyboards dying isnt due to them going trough the expected life cycle, but ESD from the key going up and down.

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A somewhat decent LED should at least last for ~10 000 hours before it starts to lose birgthnes, but until it finally dies you shiuld get way more. Was the LED in 24/7?

Also I think the driver died before the LED.

 

No they're not on 24/7.

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They should last for years and years. Not had a single one die on mine and I've had it for almost two years.

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Ha ha ha. If anyone interested, it's not actually broken, I was just on the selectable lighted key profile where you can choose which keys are lit up and which are not and I just didn't knew I was on there  :D

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