[UbernoobyParticipant]

[quote quote=3522]I am very interested in how Ubernooby ended up resolving this issue. [/quote]

I know this reply is a couple of months late, but I only now looked through the forum, because I’ve repeatedly had this same recurring issue. The first time it happened and I started this thread, I eventually sent the board in for repair, thinking it was the controller after replacing the 9th and 10th SMDs. About three weeks after getting it back, the 11th SMD went out, so that time, I replaced it and the board was fine. Just yesterday, the 7th SMD apparently went out, so it looks like I’ll be breaking out the soldering iron and magnifying glass once again.

Each time it has happened, the board acts exactly as hhu94’s posted video shows: all SMDs after the faulty one breaking the chain either stay dark if set to a solid color, or flash wildly if set to any type of pattern.

I’m going to try an SK6812 this time and see how it works in the long run, so thank you for the suggestion, hhu94!

[UbernoobyParticipant]

After replacing the W9 and W10 LEDs, the problem persists. Maybe the controller?

I think I’d like to send the keyboard to you to check out, since I’m out of ideas and do not want to risk damaging anything. I’m willing to pay whatever you’d charge for your services, and am fine with waiting however long you would need.

[UbernoobyParticipant]

I can get some SMDs, so you definitely don’t have to send me one or pay for it. You would have to pay more on shipping than what one is worth. But I very much appreciate the offer.

I just wanted to ask you and make sure a bad SMD was the problem before starting to desolder parts. Thank you for your help and guidance!

[UbernoobyParticipant]

I’m already using that firmware, so it has to be a bad SMD breaking the chain. I can replace them myself.

Would any 5050 WS2812B work, or should I just order them from your store? Would you suggest I replace the diodes too?

[UbernoobyParticipant]

Hello, my order is #2996.

Bootmapper settings attached, and here is the bottom of the board with those settings: http://imgur.com/a3bRA7x

If more than 10 LED are selected, the bottom row does that no matter what the settings are, even if rainbow is off.

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