ED#89 : My Saitek Eclipse Goes Kamikaze!

Dashken · 12th May 2008, 11:00 PM

It was just another day when I left my PC running overnight to download files while I hit the AC (air-conditioner) and went to bed. However, when I took a look at the PC the next morning, I realized that a few keys on my Saitek Eclipse keyboard were not functioning. How odd!

I had never dismantled a keyboard before. Nevertheless, I went ahead and took it apart. No beatles were found stuck under the keys and the silicone layer looked fine. Gently peeling off the silicone layer revealed the "sensor" layer. Everything looked fine at first sight, but when I took a closer look...

Here's a quote from the editorial :-

Quote:

"...the Dash/Underscore key, the Equal/Plus key, the F9 to F12 keys, the PrtScrn key, the Scroll Lock key, the Pause/Break key, the Insert and Delete keys, the Home key, the Page Up and Page Down keys, the End key, the numeric 7, 8, and 9 keys, the NumPlus key, the Volume Up and Volume Down keys as well as the Right Click key are all dead. That's a total of 22 keys."

Link : ED#89 : My Saitek Eclipse Goes Kamikaze!

lee_what2004 · 12th May 2008, 11:54 PM

that's too wasted

Chai · 13th May 2008, 12:24 AM

Is this keyboard backlitted?

belikethat · 13th May 2008, 12:36 AM

wow what a flawed design, they probably just add the led in the last minute

g0tanks · 13th May 2008, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Chai

Is this keyboard backlitted?

Yes it is.

Mac Daddy · 13th May 2008, 06:12 AM

Thats just freaky will be sure to remember that looking for keyboards. I run 2 systems here through a KVM switch so my keyboard never sleeps

Digerati · 13th May 2008, 12:11 PM

Wow, lesson learned! I usually never leave my Saitek Eclipse II's LEDs on, but I forget sometimes. I might have to pay more attention in the future - I don't want to loose my Eclipse! :-/

Adrian Wong · 14th May 2008, 12:26 AM

Fortunately, all my keyboards do not have bling bling LEDs...

ChampionLLY · 19th May 2008, 08:03 PM

did anyone actually noticed that the article is actually talking abt MY keyboard?

one minute of silence pls...

Chai · 19th May 2008, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChampionLLY

did anyone actually noticed that the article is actually talking abt MY keyboard?

one minute of silence pls...

RIP...

12th May 2008, 11:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
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13th May 2008, 12:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
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13th May 2008, 12:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
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Digerati Just Started Join Date: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 45 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Wow, lesson learned! I usually never leave my Saitek Eclipse II's LEDs on, but I forget sometimes. I might have to pay more attention in the future - I don't want to loose my Eclipse! :-/

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