Keyboard Component keycaps

[+Lathe26]

Ok, I noticed a while ago that the "1" key on my Keyboard Component was upside down.  In other words, the "1" was on top and the "!" was on the bottom and upside down.  It looked like this:

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I finally purchased a keycap puller to fix this.  The keycap came out easily and cleanly.

 

Here's a photo of what is under the keycap:

 

For those wondering what a "keycap puller" looks like, here's a photo.  They cost only $5-$10 on Amazon (link).

[+JasonlikesINTV]

Interesting.  My level of excitement nearly reached how I felt after watching that documentary on how ships are assembled (it was riveting).

[+Lathe26]

6 minutes ago, JasonlikesINTV said:

Interesting.  My level of excitement nearly reached how I felt after watching that documentary on how ships are assembled (it was riveting).

I saw the same ship assembly documentary but got the sinking feeling that the research didn't hold water.

[MonsterSky]

Don't tell me when I removed all the keys to clean the whole thing up.

[Sinjinhawke]

What, the chips aren't socketed in there?  Very cheap Mattel, very cheap.

[Walter Ives]

On 1/6/2022 at 6:08 AM, Sinjinhawke said:

What, the chips aren't socketed in there?  Very cheap Mattel, very cheap.

Soldering is far more reliable than socketing. Socketing should be reserved for chips with a 3% or greater likelihood of failing over the design life of the product.