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slim03
0
May 13, 2017
I finished building this, but my Caps Lock key doesn't work. I tried another switch, and both stepped and non stepped locations. Any idea on how to fix this?
Hikasaki
1282
May 16, 2017
slim03Try reprogramming your layout.
JTanhw
12
May 16, 2017
slim03Did you check if the diode/resistor is soldered in correctly?
slim03
0
May 17, 2017
HikasakiI tried two different layouts, both didn't work.
This for the normal caps lock position: ["Esc","F1","F2","F3","F4","F5","F6","F7","F8","F9","F10","F11","F12","Home","End","Delete","Insert","PgUp","PgDn"], ["~\n`","!\n1","@\n2","#\n3","$\n4","%\n5","^\n6","&\n7","*\n8","(\n9",")\n0","_\n-","+\n=",{w:2},"Backspace","Num Lock","/","*","-"], [{w:1.5},"Tab","Q","W","E","R","T","Y","U","I","O","P","{\n[","}\n]",{w:1.5},"|\n\\","7\nHome","8\n↑","9\nPgUp",{h:2},"+"], [{w:1.75},"Caps Lock","A","S","D","F","G","H","J","K","L",":\n;","\"\n'",{w:2.25},"Enter","4\n←","5","6\n→"], [{w:2.25},"Shift","Z","X","C","V","B","N","M","<\n,",">\n.","?\n/",{w:1.75},"Shift","↑","1\nEnd","2\n↓","3\nPgDn",{h:2},"Enter"], [{w:1.25},"Ctrl",{w:1.25},"Win",{w:1.25},"Alt",{a:7,w:6.25},"",{a:4,w:1.5},"ralt",{w:1.5},"fn","←","↓","→","0\nIns",".\nDel"] This for the stepped: ["Esc","F1","F2","F3","F4","F5","F6","F7","F8","F9","F10","F11","F12","Home","End","Delete","Insert","PgUp","PgDn"], ["~\n`","!\n1","@\n2","#\n3","$\n4","%\n5","^\n6","&\n7","*\n8","(\n9",")\n0","_\n-","+\n=",{w:2},"Backspace","Num Lock","/","*","-"], [{w:1.5},"Tab","Q","W","E","R","T","Y","U","I","O","P","{\n[","}\n]",{w:1.5},"|\n\\","7\nHome","8\n↑","9\nPgUp",{h:2},"+"], [{w:1.25,w2:1.75,l:true},"Caps Lock",{x:0.5},"A","S","D","F","G","H","J","K","L",":\n;","\"\n'",{w:2.25},"Enter","4\n←","5","6\n→"], [{w:2.25},"Shift","Z","X","C","V","B","N","M","<\n,",">\n.","?\n/",{w:1.75},"Shift","↑","1\nEnd","2\n↓","3\nPgDn",{h:2},"Enter"], [{w:1.25},"Ctrl",{w:1.25},"Win",{w:1.25},"Alt",{w:6.25},"space",{w:1.5},"ralt",{w:1.5},"fn","←","↓","→","0\nIns",".\nDel"]
slim03
0
May 17, 2017
JTanhwNo I didn't. Is it a hard fix? It was my first time soldering a keyboard, and I don't have a desoldering tool...moving the switch from the normal hole to the stepped caps lock hole took way too much time haha
JTanhw
12
May 17, 2017
slim03Just open up your keyboard so you can inspect the underside of the PCB, and inspect the surrounding SMD components to see if they are properly soldered in. If it turns out that a component isn't soldered in properly, all you need to fix it is solder, a soldering iron, and a good light source (for visibility). I also faced the issue you are facing a while back on a custom keyboard, but all I had to do was solder in the other end of a improperly soldered-in resistor, and the key works fine now. Good luck!
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