After a computer reboot this morning, the keyboard was being wonky. After a few minutes of puzzlement, the source of the wonkiness has been found: the right palm button is detected as permanently pressed (easily seen if I switch the LED scheme to be “alight when pressed”). I’ve disconnected and rec…

Update (and conclusion): my friend with the soldering skills did the switch exchange, and my M01 is back! :heart_eyes: Now, since it’s been 2 months, I have to have my hands reacquainted with the M01 layout. That’s fine. It’s a little bit like a second honeymoon. ^.^ :sigh: I love happy endings.

I just fixed my “V” key today. One of many keychatters due to the Matias leaf springs getting stuck contacting each other. That’s why anyone purchasing the M100 will get an improved experience. Cherry-based switches don’t seem to suffer the same drawbacks of aging.

Yeah, I’m no stranger to key chatter (looking at you, ‘b’ key), but so far it was nothing that a little bit of alcohol couldn’t fix. But it’s the first time that I have a key “stuck”. The part I’m mostly wondering about is if it’s a switch or if it’s a board problem. Do you know if the LED lights u…

It may be a failed switch. The LEDs do what the controller tells them to do. You can likely see if it is broken when you look at the right angle at the transparent top housing of the switch and compare what happens inside with another one. In a healthy switch you will see a contact closing, in a bro…

It may be a failed switch.[…] You can likely see if it is broken when you look at the right angle at the transparent top housing of the switch and compare what happens inside with another one. Squinting at it and it’s mightily hard to tell. I kinda hope it’s the switch that is the issue, one way …

I actually use the “Stalker” plugin for debugging :laughing: So if your switch is lit up in Stalker mode, that probably means the metals are now stuck together, and you will need to pop open the housing and unbend the metal. I went from complete noob who took 30 minutes to pry one apart from a hou…

I actually use the “Stalker” plugin for debugging Me too. Best way to figure out if a key is active or not! So if your switch is lit up in Stalker mode, that probably means the metals are now stuck together, and you will need to pop open the housing and unbend the metal. […] I went from complet…

[image] yenzie: Me too. Best way to figure out if a key is active or not! A word of warning: The Stalker plugin on the master branch of Kaleidoscope has changed its behaviour so that the corresponding LED no longer remains lit while a key is held. Instead, it triggers both when the key is pr…

I believe I can change Stalker to keep the LED lit, but I don’t have access to my Model01 at the moment, so I’ll wait until I’m home, then I’ll test it out.

Thanks for the info! I guess that means I am still running the older plugin.

Palm key always on

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yenzie (Yanick) July 30, 2021, 10:03pm 2

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Palm key always on

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