Almost $150 to get a replacement PCB for my System 76 Launch keyboard. :-/
After some searching, it looks like multiple others have had the same failure, and it comes down to some tiny overcurrent detection chips. I’m ~70% certain in my hot air soldering skills, but 10% certain in my ability to find replacement parts.
Sigh… I’ll probably just pay for the PCB… This is turning out to be an extremely expensive keyboard. $450 and counting.
slembcke
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2026-02-05 07:02:36 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…c6yn
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