aleksyandr OP t1_iwagsk7 wrote on November 14, 2022 at 4:20 AM

Reply to comment by NovaForceElite in Space65 R3 - already dead from ESD! :( by aleksyandr

Yeah, think I will, to see if they have any leftover PCBs I could purchase to replace. This is like getting a mark on your new shoes when you were a kid on the first day you wore them.

MechNoob251 t1_iwccmro wrote on November 14, 2022 at 4:27 PM

at least it's not a scuff on the case though, essentially you just got the shoes dirty and you can just clean them but if it was a scuff you frayed the laces

aleksyandr OP t1_iwcetxq wrote on November 14, 2022 at 4:42 PM

Yeah that’s true. Long as I don’t shock it again. So many others saying this is still a problem with this new version of the board makes me worry that even if I replace the PCB it will happen again.

Pinkisacoloryes t1_iwdmjzs wrote on November 14, 2022 at 9:26 PM

Back in the day, KBD75 from kbdfans had an issue with ESD. Luckily mine would just shut off and would work if I plugged it back in. What I did eventually was take all the mouting screws off and isolate the PCB from the case with electrical tape. When its closed and sandwiched in, it doesn't really need the mounting screws at all.

Now they coat their PCBs in some sort of blackness to prevent this.

so what I'm saying is, maybe if you get a new pcb from them, maybe try isolating the pcb from all metal contact. Hopefully they fix their design. They obviously knew it was a thing if they included the ESD protection as stock.

aleksyandr OP t1_iweoj97 wrote on November 15, 2022 at 2:03 AM

Thanks for the tip. I will try that if I get another PCB.