Steelseries 6GV2, only one button keeps failing

[opel65]

Hello fellow forum-goers,

I've been using this mechanical keyboard for about 2 years and had no issues with it.
I mostly play CS-GO.

Recently I started noticing that my "D" key is sometimes either registering too many presses or not registering any press downs at all. For example I press the D key once, as if I'd only like to type the letter "d", but it types it out three or four times in a burst. Other times it wont register me hitting the D key.

I've already stripped the keyboard and done a thorough cleaning, but that didn't seem to be the cause of the problem since the issue persists.

So, I'm wondering, am I gonna have to get a new keyboard just because one of the most used keys keeps failing? Do you have any other ideas?

 

[10tacle]

Assuming it's out of warranty, take off the key cap and press down on the MX Cherry Black switch and see if it registers. If not, you've got a bad switch. Unless you are a very good electronics repairman, you can't replace the switch because it is soldered onto the circuit board. I'd go with a different brand.

**Make sure you unplug the keyboard before popping off the key and testing it to prevent possible electrical shock.

 

[opel65]

Assuming it's out of warranty, take off the key cap and press down on the MX Cherry Black switch and see if it registers. If not, you've got a bad switch. Unless you are a very good electronics repairman, you can't replace the switch because it is soldered onto the circuit board. I'd go with a different brand.

**Make sure you unplug the keyboard before popping off the key and testing it to prevent possible electrical shock.

The bug doesnt persist when I pull out the switch. The little black cross thingy registers every time weird