Spent 5 hours debugging a spacebar that wouldn't stop rattling... it was one screw

Built my first custom board last week with some Gateron Milky Yellows and a Durock stabilizer set. Could NOT get the spacebar to sound right no matter how much lube or bandaid modding I tried. Turns out the screw on the right side of the stabilizer was just a hair loose. 5 hours of my life gone over one quarter turn with a screwdriver. Anyone else ever chase a rattle that turned out to be something stupid?

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willowroberts13d ago

5 hours debugging a loose screw, really?

xenar1413d ago

Been there with a printer that just wouldn't feed right. @willowroberts, sometimes the simplest fix takes the longest to find - start with checking all the physical connections before touching any code.

matthew_wilson464d ago

That "one screw" thing hits way too close to home... I spent like three hours once convinced my entire plate was warped because of a rattle. Turned out I just forgot to screw the stabilizer into the PCB on one side. Just sat there floating around loose like a dummy. Worst part is I had already taken the whole board apart twice before I noticed. Sometimes I think my brain just skips over the obvious stuff when I'm hyperfocused on the complicated possibilities...