So now I have a plan: desolder the R switch and the Scroll Lock switch and switch them (no pun intended) around.
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And if it did, it wouldn't match! New idea: Swap the screwy switch with an unused switch on my own keyboard and there would be no need to buy any parts, plus it would be a 100% match and I don't have to wait for it to be delivered! Sure, you could instead get a blue switch and have a pretty close match, but it's not exact, and probably wouldn't have the LED. not much there and they were again pretty expensive ($2/switch, plus shipping. Why would they sell you a 10 cent piece to fix these problems when they can sell another over-priced model that has the same broken switches? So, off to Ebay to buy some used switches. Unfortunately, Razer refuses to sell replacement switches. It's going to be awhile, so bring a friend So, then I decide to order a replacement switch! That's a mild annoyance, will take a lot longer than I wanted to spend on it, but I can handle it. Instead, they were soldered directly to the logic board. I rip it apart and discovered that, unfortunately, the switches didn't have a backplate.
I can't really afford another $150 keyboard so I decided to just fix it myself for a few bucks just rip out the switch and replace it with a new one. I was trying to work but the random insertion of extra Rs was making things rather frustrating. For no explicable reason, the R key started exhibiting some key-chattering again. Sure enough, after awhile, the chattering calmed down and the keyboard just worked. I did some research and it recommended cleaning the switches with isopropyl alcohol and just giving the switch some time to work in.
Turns out it's a pretty common thing in Razer keyboards, even when they are brand new. Again, I was getting a lot of key-chattering. When I first got this Razer keyboard, some of the switches were fucky. I wanted another mechanical keyboard, something that wasn't 10-keyless this time, and my options were pretty limited. That simply will not do so I bought a new keyboard. Either they would not trigger when I pressed them or would double-trigger (that is, as if you pressed the key twice). A bit over a year ago, some switches in my keyboard started acting up.