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| System Name | Rocinante |
|---|---|
| Processor | I9 14900KS |
| Motherboard | EVGA z690 Dark KINGPIN (modded BIOS) |
| Cooling | EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB |
| Memory | 64GB Gskill Trident Z5 DDR5 6000 @6400 |
| Video Card(s) | MSI SUPRIM Liquid X 4090 |
| Storage | 1x 500GB 980 Pro | 1x 1TB 980 Pro | 1x 8TB Corsair MP400 |
| Display(s) | Odyssey OLED G9 G95SC |
| Case | Lian Li o11 Evo Dynamic White |
| Audio Device(s) | Moondrop S8's on Schiit Hel 2e |
| Power Supply | Bequiet! Power Pro 12 1500w |
| Mouse | Lamzu Atlantis mini (White) |
| Keyboard | Monsgeek M3 Lavender, Akko Crystal Blues |
| VR HMD | Quest 3 |
| Software | Windows 11 |
| Benchmark Scores | I dont have time for that. |
Hi kids today we will be rebuilding and cleaning a non-functional Razer Lycosa mirror edition after an unfortunate accident with a can of mountain dew. After the mountain dew spill the keys became so sticky that the KB just wouldn't work from the "G" key down and to the right. A cat had managed to climb on my desk while I was gone and knock it over. What a great thing to come home too. Here I will be describing in detail how to disassemble, clean and rebuild this KB. Take note that most of these steps can also be used on any other KB.
First we start out with horrible iphone shots of the process because the review camera is far to large to lug around.
KB before cleaning.
Here we see the lycosa and the faucet of doom. Tap Water temp 175-180ºF using normal thermometer.
Next we wait for the water to get steamy hot put the KB under it and move it from left to right for about 5min.
Dumping out the water occasionally to get rid of all the sugar and nasties that are usually associated with using a KB for an extended period of time without cleaning it we test the keys every once and awhile to see if their sticking and need more water running through them.
With our lycosa now done step 1 of the process we put it on a table to get ready to be disassembled.
Before full disassembly we put paper towels under it because it will be dripping throughout the process. We want to make sure that something is absorbing it because we dont want parts to get wet again after they have been dried.
Armed with a random screwdriver I dont remember buying that I found on the microwave because I was too lazy to get my micro set we begin disassembly.
After taking off the wrist rest we take off the back of the KB to reveil the first inner layer of the KB.
I of course never do a guide or any kind of mod without my famous PJ's on it might as well be part of my trademark so I decided to include the shot.
After removing the back light grid the electronic pick ups and the key membrane we are greeted with the bottom of the key platform.
We run back to the sink to run the key platform upside down to make sure we get the remaining sugar etc out of the KB.
We now collect our 1875w hairdryer and ciggs because lets face it. I just purposely soaked my only $80 KB with no real promise that it will actually work again.
After drying the KB out as much as possible with the hair dryer about 4" from the surface we touch up with a dry paper towel and reassemble in reverse order. Remember it is very important to make sure all logic boards and circuitry are dry before reassembly. the beautiful thing about most electronics is that contrary to popular belife they can infact get wet! you just need to make sure that you do NOT put power through them while they are wet. That said after everything is 100% Dry we put it together and bring it downstairs to test.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBo6aGu_7YA
Enjoy.
Difficulty: 3/10
Total time: ~45-60min
First we start out with horrible iphone shots of the process because the review camera is far to large to lug around.
KB before cleaning.
Here we see the lycosa and the faucet of doom. Tap Water temp 175-180ºF using normal thermometer.
Next we wait for the water to get steamy hot put the KB under it and move it from left to right for about 5min.
Dumping out the water occasionally to get rid of all the sugar and nasties that are usually associated with using a KB for an extended period of time without cleaning it we test the keys every once and awhile to see if their sticking and need more water running through them.
With our lycosa now done step 1 of the process we put it on a table to get ready to be disassembled.
Before full disassembly we put paper towels under it because it will be dripping throughout the process. We want to make sure that something is absorbing it because we dont want parts to get wet again after they have been dried.
Armed with a random screwdriver I dont remember buying that I found on the microwave because I was too lazy to get my micro set we begin disassembly.
After taking off the wrist rest we take off the back of the KB to reveil the first inner layer of the KB.
I of course never do a guide or any kind of mod without my famous PJ's on it might as well be part of my trademark so I decided to include the shot.
After removing the back light grid the electronic pick ups and the key membrane we are greeted with the bottom of the key platform.
We run back to the sink to run the key platform upside down to make sure we get the remaining sugar etc out of the KB.
We now collect our 1875w hairdryer and ciggs because lets face it. I just purposely soaked my only $80 KB with no real promise that it will actually work again.
After drying the KB out as much as possible with the hair dryer about 4" from the surface we touch up with a dry paper towel and reassemble in reverse order. Remember it is very important to make sure all logic boards and circuitry are dry before reassembly. the beautiful thing about most electronics is that contrary to popular belife they can infact get wet! you just need to make sure that you do NOT put power through them while they are wet. That said after everything is 100% Dry we put it together and bring it downstairs to test.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBo6aGu_7YA
Enjoy.
Difficulty: 3/10
Total time: ~45-60min
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