Project information

Title : Diagnosing a wireless keyboard fault

Date : 14/06/2026

Description : I discovered the source of my wireless keyboard fault

Problem : My keyboard started inputting the incorrect characters when pressed.

Overview

I dismantled the keyboard and inspected along the trace-lines using a magnifying glass. Once I found the source of the issue I put it under a microscope to view.

Unfortunately I left this project without fixing it as it was taking a lot of time, I had a few key caps I would also have needed to repair somehow, keyboards like these use a plastic rivet type system to keep it up and proper, mine looked a little odd when put back together and lastly there was a pressure issue I had near the end so with all the issues I decided to let it go as even if I went to the ends of the earth to solve the trace issue i still had many other potential issues to deal with.