Why???? Spilled coffee on my keyboard and now the ‘d’-key don’t work. 😭Any ideas on why?
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You can unsolder and replace the switch. People do it all the time. I know someone that replaced all of them.
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It's likely just residue short circuiting the board. May need to remove switches to get proper access but they're probably fine.
I think it likely didn't get much in the switches. It goes down onto the board. Top opening of the switches is elevated and covered by keycaps.
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The contacts are huge and it's not a hard soldering job if you do actually need to replace them or temporarily remove them. I'd try just cleaning it as much as possible with 99% isopropyl first. You can be pretty aggressive with it as long as it's very high concentration.
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I wouldn't want to bathe the switches in it because it might be hard to get them properly lubricated again and I doubt it got inside any part that matters. Just be aware it dissolves paint and isn't good for plastic/acrylic. Don't put it on keycaps.
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dude!!!! thank you so much! i hadn't even begun guessing at what could be wrong. :D.
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You'll have to figure out what it looks like opened up from back and how easily you at least run 99% isopropyl alcohol over the board(s) to get residue off. You can probably resolve it without needing to remove switches.
In theory, you could actually bathe it in 99% isopropyl but it'll strip away all the lubricant in the switches and probably dry out the top layer of plastics. I wouldn't want to do that because it could make pressing them feel rough at least without more lubricant.
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Ah so do it from the back to start… i was going to take off from the front to start. Thanks!