Razer Blackwidow Elite Jog dial fix

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In this video I repair the jog dial on a Razer Blackwidow Elite keyboard. This is a known issue with these keyboards and giving the jog dial a thorough cleaning with some contact cleaner should take care of the issue these things have with the lack of smooth operation.

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13 сен 2024

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@homemadestreetfoodish8367 Год назад

Man it’s been driving me crazy. And then I found this video. Now it’s working. Thank you for the video.

@daveytechca Год назад

You're welcome!

@brucepreston3927 Год назад

Dude, you are life saver! This worked great...This thing has been driving me crazy for months! It started out like yours, where it just wasn't accurate when you turned the dial but then it started randomly going to full volume all by itself! I play music through my PC when I sleep and it's nice not being scared half to death in the middle of the night when it decides to turn itself up to 100%!

@daveytechca Год назад

Glad i could help you out! Just an FYI, the fix relapses and it'll go back to it's old jenky ways. This is a manufacturer's defect that is well known. Guess we just have to rip apart our keyboards every year and do maintenance! 🥳 Thanks for watching!

@ashleylloyd9239 Год назад

@@daveytechca I really hate to say it after you've found a solution and also helped others (top marks by the way! But I've just followed this video and fixed my one in a few seconds: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-F9sbBw6uR9I.html&ab_channel=TechGuyCharlie hope it saves you time in the future though!!!

@daveytechca Год назад

@@ashleylloyd9239 This is an option! However, spraying it from only the top side of the dial doesn't offer as thorough of a cleaning as taking it all apart and spraying from the underside as well. While doing it the quick way is still a fix, you'll probably end up spraying it more frequently. Thanks for watching!

@ChrisRaitano 2 месяца назад

For anyone following this, be careful putting the little silver screws back in. The white plastic on the back of the mute button is very fragile and completely shattered while screwing them in. Now the entire jog dial does not attach to the keyboard. That being being said - the fix works amazingly. Before my volume was suddenly jumping to 100% every few minutes and now I can actually use my keyboard without worrying about going deaf. My ears thank you soooo much

@TheAirStatus 11 месяцев назад

This was driving me crazy, such a good keyboard until this moment. Thanks for giving me and everyone else here a fix to this.

@daveytechca 10 месяцев назад

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching!

@SamSoapyThomas 4 месяца назад

This has been irking me majorly on my keyboard for a while now. I dont like taking things apart but this is a great video, might try to tackle it next time i clean the keyboard! Thank you for the video.

@chamikeradharmawardene850 6 месяцев назад

You're a legend, thank you. I took the job wheel apart and sprayed it once, put the whole thing back together, and it still didn't work. I re-watched the vid and realized you had absolutely drenched the thing, so I was more liberal with the contact cleaner the second time and huzzah, it works! Huge help, thank you so much!

@daveytechca 5 месяцев назад

You're welcome! Glad my video helped you out. Thanks for watching!

@BonelessEnergy Год назад

nice vid happened to find your vid while searching for something else, never even thought to try and fix the dial. thanks

@daveytechca Год назад

Glad I could help you out! Thanks for watching!

@JT-qw1cn 19 дней назад

I ended up removing the ribbon cable for that disaster of a button. Thanks for the tear-down.

@yyib 13 дней назад

I sprayed some 99%iso and it fixed mine. If it stops working ill have to remove that same ribbon cable 😂 i hate that button

@AMPTechGrade Год назад

Same here, made a video a month before yours outlining the same procedure. Just never thought of using contact cleaner, I took the whole thing apart further and used isopropyl alcohol and an ear swab

@daveytechca Год назад

Alcohol works fine. Some will say that alcohol could deteriorate carbon tracks and that contact cleaner is the safest best. The benefit of some contact cleaners is they have a lubricant which helps keep things in near new conditions. Thanks for watching!

@michaelto5213 Год назад

dude u dont know how long i got this shit bothering me. love you man

@daveytechca Год назад

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

@dzmitrybarynau866 Год назад

I just brought the keyboard up to my mouth and blew as hard as I could, this solved the problem without disassembling the keyboard. Thanks for the video which helped me to understand the principle of the device

@daveytechca Год назад

Sometimes hacks for repairs exist! I'm interested to see if your method would last as long as doing it the way I did. Come back and let us know! Mine is still working as it should.

@dzmitrybarynau866 Год назад

@@daveytechcaI'll keep you informed, maybe there's a cat hair problem.

@daveytechca Год назад

😂 Could be! Currently there wouldn't be as much as there was previously as I've been keeping them off my desk.

@dzmitrybarynau866 11 месяцев назад

@@daveytechca The problem's back

@dzmitrybarynau866 11 месяцев назад

but I was able to solve it the same way.

@mustafakeskin3674 9 месяцев назад

My keyboard sound wheel works perfectly now. Thanks for the video.

@daveytechca 8 месяцев назад

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

@robbys929 3 месяца назад

this saved me, thank you 🙏

@nirlevi2540 4 месяца назад

bro all you gotta do it spin the wheel very fast and it will scrape the contact and fix it, I know I couldn't belive it also when someone told me but it works 100% of the time

@daveytechca 4 месяца назад

That's not really a fix. It's a temporary solution because all you're doing is displacing the dirt that's not making it function properly so that when it gets dirty again it'll be twice as bad. 🤷🏻‍♂️ You do you. I'll do it the right way.

@chocpoc 7 месяцев назад

You sir, are awesome! Much appreciated ❤

@daveytechca 6 месяцев назад

Happy to help!

@indoperfect4080 11 месяцев назад

I did the same but without taking everything apart, just gently spry it from the outside side in, and move the wheel. It needs to be cleaned and then lubed with wd40 or similar. it gets fixed 100%

@Maorio 9 месяцев назад

yeah lol me too but I had to do it every 2 weeks or so untill I broke it because I was trying to open it the wrong way by pulling on it hahaha fml lol

@ravenbustria6628 Год назад

what if i dont have a contact cleaner?

@daveytechca Год назад

Use rubbing alcohol... 99% if possible. No lower than 70%. If you use 70% make sure it's dried completely.

@skr33nsav3r Год назад

I found this keyboard at a Thrift Store for about $5. It's a mess, but all buttons appear to work properly. I just need to clean it all down. If I opened it up, how would I go about cleaning under the buttons, and the music buttons to the left of the dial? The Play button is questionable. It appears to either be stuck, or no longer click. I guess I will have to just see under the hood. How should I clean these parts? Is a contact cleaner acceptable? Any specific brand worth using? Thanks in advance.

@daveytechca Год назад

I use MG Chemicals Contact Cleaner with Lubricant (search for it on Amazon). I believe the buttons to the left of the dial are all mini tactical buttons... spraying cleaner on them and pressing them a few times is a good way to work the cleaner in to do its job. Short of that, if you can solder replacing the buttons is also possible. I'll make a video shortly about choosing components. Good topic! Thanks for watching.

@MichaelRoy777 11 месяцев назад

Hello, my friend. I would like to ask if it's safe to clean and lubricate this with WD-40. What is your opinion on that? Thank you for your time and your answer.

@4sp3ct97 10 месяцев назад

I did that with WD-40, Nothing worse happened

@daveytechca 10 месяцев назад

Proper electronics contact cleaner is the best way go about cleaning this. Personally I don't use WD-40 to clean dials / switches. It's not the right tool for the job. Thanks for watching!

@yyib 13 дней назад

I sprayed a little 99% iso in mine and it fixed up after drying

@RADkate 11 месяцев назад

had the same issue but the midle mute button also doesnt work anymore it doesnt even click when you press down on it

@daveytechca 11 месяцев назад

Hmmm, could be a solder joint or the actual button failed, or, it just may need a really in depth cleaning.

@elianurl Год назад

My hero

@daveytechca Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@frankowalker4662 Год назад

Cool keyboard. Nice one.

@daveytechca Год назад

Necessary gamer things!

@frankowalker4662 Год назад

@@daveytechca It would be wasted on me then. I'm the worst gamer in the world. No joke. I write my own games on the ZX Spectrum and Amiga, it's the only way I can win. Ha ha.

@daveytechca Год назад

@@frankowalker4662 I game for fun, always have! I'm not competitive by any means. I used to have a ZX 81! I loved that thing, it was my first computer that I had no idea what to do with back when I was about 7 or 8 years old. It's the first time I made the good old, "print, goto" program that just spammed whatever you typed into the "print" line. Memories!

@frankowalker4662 Год назад

@@daveytechca I learnt to program in machine code on the 81. :) As, far as playing games is concerned, I was stuck in the middle of GTA SA since 2010 until I downloaded the 'completed game' file from the net last month. LOL.

@shada0 3 месяца назад

yep my razer products are giving me a lot of grief

@onlimi616 11 месяцев назад

How do you remove the keys without breaking them?

@daveytechca 10 месяцев назад

I just lift them straight up and off!

@compaholic83 Год назад

I had already did a replacement under warranty for this issue with Razer. My Huntsman Elite is doing it yet again but this time is worse than ever. This really is a shit design on their part for an otherwise great keyboard that's on the expensive side.

@daveytechca Год назад

Very true statement. Sometimes I hear stories about Razer stuff that really makes the company look bad, other times they get praise. Besides this I've never had a problem with my Razer equipment, and I have a lot! I'm pretty much on the fence if I'd buy Razer again when I upgrade down the road. We'll see what happens! Thanks for watching!

@neohelios77 10 месяцев назад

wow 32 screws. OR.... you can just do like me and take a flathead and pry the damn knob out along with the ribbon cable. problem solved. What a shitty keyboard. Elite my ass. Never again getting one of these. Also have a regular blackwidow and it SO MUCH easier to clean or take apart.

@daveytechca 9 месяцев назад

I mean... there's always an "easier" way to disassemble things (brute force being one of them, lol). I find it's a mix of people saying their (Razer) stuff is junk and others love them. For me, I like their stuff but there are flaws. Mainly with repairability. Any company that doesn't allow you to buy individual parts for repair purposes loses points with me. I've had to repurchase my mouse and keypad because of a bad usb hub fried them. I found the chip that fried in the two Razer units but I couldn't order them... and I don't like mixing and matching brands so I just bought Razer again and ditched the cheap usb hub. Thanks for watching!