My "A" key not work sometimes

[THEPRO | xTreme-CM.ORG]

So I have the Blackwidow Chroma  2014 for a few years now (around 3-4 years) and I have never had this problem before until last week when My "A" key does not work sometimes. I usually have to repress the key a few times to get it to work. This is really making me upset.

Is there anything I can do to fix this problem?

 

This keyboard is quite expensive and did not want to be buying a new one.

I like the quality. I know that 3 or 4 years is maybe too much for one keyboard, but I wanted it to last longer. even if I have to buy some parts if necessary.

 

 

 

 

[manikyath]

6 minutes ago, THEPRO | xTreme-CM.ORG said:

I know that 3 or 4 years is maybe too much for one keyboard

my logitech G110 would like to have a word with you.. and my siemens-nixdorf keyboard is waving its cane at the display..

 

joking aside, sounds like you got a bad keyswitch, if you're comfortable with disassembling the entire thing, desoldering the bad key, sourcing a replacement one, and soldering it back in that'd be the way to go..

if you're not brave enough, there's also the option of getting one of those canned air things, removing the keycap, and blasting the key with delicious toxic gasses. i've seen that work.. no explanation on why however..

 

coming to say, could just be a cracked solder joint, which brings up the soldering iron again..

 

TLDR: these are the possible issues:

- dirt made it onto the switch contact

- switch is broken/worn out

- cracked solder joint

- other PCB failure (cracked via, corroded trace, etc..)

[THEPRO | xTreme-CM.ORG]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

my logitech G110 would like to have a word with you.. and my siemens-nixdorf keyboard is waving its cane at the display..

 

joking aside, sounds like you got a bad keyswitch, if you're comfortable with disassembling the entire thing, desoldering the bad key, sourcing a replacement one, and soldering it back in that'd be the way to go..

if you're not brave enough, there's also the option of getting one of those canned air things, removing the keycap, and blasting the key with delicious toxic gasses. i've seen that work.. no explanation on why however..

 

coming to say, could just be a cracked solder joint, which brings up the soldering iron again..

 

TLDR: these are the possible issues:

- dirt made it onto the switch contact

- switch is broken/worn out

- cracked solder joint

- other PCB failure (cracked via, corroded trace, etc..)

14

 

Razer says "60 million keystroke life span" well the key is "A" I use my pc for a lot of gaming and for work. 

 

I think I may have past the 60 million keystrokes.

I will try to clean it first.

if happens again I will open the keyboard and check. 

But solder is not my thing.

 

Ty for the help.

[manikyath]

Just now, THEPRO | xTreme-CM.ORG said:

 

Razer says "60 million keystroke life span" well the key is "A" I use my pc for a lot of gaming and for work. 

 

I think I may have past the 60 million keystrokes.

I will try to clean it first.

if happens again I will open the keyboard and check. 

But solder is not my thing.

 

Ty for the help.

60 million keystrokes comes out to a rough calculation of 12 hour gaming sessions each day for 4 years, averaging pressing A once per second.

[THEPRO | xTreme-CM.ORG]

Just now, manikyath said:

60 million keystrokes comes out to a rough calculation of 12 hour gaming sessions each day for 4 years, averaging pressing A once per second.

DEAAAMMMMM

 

so it's impossible for me to have passed 60 million keystrokes.

I will try to find the problem.