Model 01 'A' key acting weird

[Gila]

The A key on my model 01 sometimes does not register key presses and sometimes it registers more presses than what I’ve done (e.g. I could press it and it might insert two or three As). Last time this happened I cleaned it very mildly and it went away. I’m probably going to soon do a deeper clean.

Any advice on how to fix this or things to try? Maybe cleaning methods that might help? Thanks

[escakot (Errol)]

Hi Gila,

Try using the suggestions found on here:

What to do if your keyboard seems to duplicate keystrokes or a key stops working

A number of Model 01 keyboards from the first two production runs developed ‘key chatter’ problems, either over the first few weeks of their lives or later on. This usually manifests as repeated keystrokes. For example, if you type ‘r’, the keyboard might instead send ‘rr’ or ‘rrr’ some or all of the time. Sometimes, it manifests as missing keystrokes. After the second production run of Model 01s, we got Matias to change their keyswitch assembly process to use a dry teflon lubricant instead of …

Guide: A second step to fixing key chatter

Including my Model 01, I have had 3 keyboards with Matias switches and they all suffer from key chatter (a single keypress registering two or more times) to varying degrees. This guide is meant as a second step when What to do if your keyboard seems to duplicate keystrokes or a key stops working isn’t sufficient, but you’re not confident enough with a soldering iron to take the final step of replacing the key switch. This will void your warranty and if not careful, could make the switch you’re …

This has happened to me and cleaning did not fix it. I ended up buying a solder and learning to replace faulty keys myself. I’m a heavy typer working as a programmer and I’ve switched out 3 keys on my Model 01 so far.

[Gila]

Errol,

Thanks for the reply! It seems I have some options and if they don’t work I can always solder in a new switch.