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Red Scarf II+ Ver.b Custom Mechanical Keyboard Kit

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Oct 17, 2016

A good number of the 65g tactile Zealio switches that came with my kit are faulty. They actuate well before the bump and when the key actually crosses the bump two or more presses are registered. I'm going to have to desolder about 25% of the keyboard and replace the switches with another set of Zealios I have from an earlier GB.
I thought these issues had been resolved after the first few rounds of Zealios but I guess that is not the case.

Oct 17, 2016

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breitling88

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Oct 21, 2016

there is a fix on geekhack that doesnt require desoldering. its not a defect in the switch its caused by a iron thats too hot.

Oct 21, 2016

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A community member

Oct 27, 2016

breitling88I've used my Edsyn for something like 10 keyboards and never had this problem before with standard Cherry switches, so I do consider this a problem with the switch, unless the temperature of my iron is drifting, which I admit I haven't verified.
I ended up desoldering and resoldering a quarter of the board. In the end everything worked, so at the very least the switches have some significant differences in how they react to heat.

Oct 27, 2016

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breitling88

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Oct 27, 2016

I had no problems with any of the boards i did until zealios either. Once i lowered the heat on my iron it didnt happen anymore. i now have 4 boards with zealios and 2 numpads with zealios and i only had the problem on my first. its a finnicky design which requires more care for sure.

Oct 27, 2016