broke my spaceber

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xnikx

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saitek eclipse 2,is there a way i can fix or do i need to rma?
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Is that third pic a pic of the spacebar broken in half? It's kind of blurry. If so I would RMA it.

And I cant help but rofl at:
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Hold on, I'll flip my spacebar out and look how to re-assemble.
I have the Eclipse 2 as well btw.
 
I don't think that kind of damage is covered under most warranties...

You to REP.. nope.. I have no idea how the spacebar got broken in half.
 
Its not that bad as long as nothing is broken.

Note the position of the metal clip and the retainers holding it in place.
The clip will be in the same place once fitted to the spacebar.

Take the clip and reconnect it to the underside of the spacebar, you should be able to see where it clips into place.
Dangle the clip down about 45 degrees so there is a good angle.
Locate the centre of the spacebar above its hole in the keyboard and watch to make sure the metal clip rests on the same level as the 2 plastic retainers. Line up the 2 outer holes at the spacebar edges.
Push the spacebar down into place, watching carefully to see that the clip slides into the retainers.
The reason it went wrong in the first place was because the clip was above one of the retainers, I know, I just did the same thing and it looked exactly like your photo lol.

If the same thing has happened again you'll need to give it another go.
Lift the spacebar out from both ends, not just one end.

Its WAY WAY easier to do this while the keyboard is plugged in with the LEDs lit.
Theres no risk of damage to you, the keyboard or the PC.
I recommend opening Word though so your keypresses dont become windows commands lol.

ps what happened to the photos?
pps its nightmare hard to type without a spacebar! I copied space into the paste buffer and used CTL+V for every space while writing the above :D
 
Nenu said:
Its not that bad as long as nothing is broken.

Note the position of the metal clip and the retainers holding it in place.
The clip will be in the same place once fitted to the spacebar.

Take the clip and reconnect it to the underside of the spacebar, you should be able to see where it clips into place.
Dangle the clip down about 45 degrees so there is a good angle.
Locate the centre of the spacebar above its hole in the keyboard and watch to make sure the metal clip rests on the same level as the 2 plastic retainers. Line up the 2 outer holes at the spacebar edges.
Push the spacebar down into place, watching carefully to see that the clip slides into the retainers.
The reason it went wrong in the first place was because the clip was above one of the retainers, I know, I just did the same thing and it looked exactly like your photo lol.

If the same thing has happened again you'll need to give it another go.
Lift the spacebar out from both ends, not just one end.

Its WAY WAY easier to do this while the keyboard is plugged in with the LEDs lit.
Theres no risk of damage to you, the keyboard or the PC.
I recommend opening Word though so your keypresses dont become windows commands lol.

ps what happened to the photos?
pps its nightmare hard to type without a spacebar! I copied space into the paste buffer and used CTL+V for every space while writing the above :D
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thanks bro, the metal clip was sapost to be attached to the space bar and when i hit it it fell of and yes i cracked it too but its not that big a deal.
 
Thats sad, its such a nice keyboard!
Hopefully the cracked spacebar wont cause you a problem :)
 
you mean saitek won't send you a new spacebar? did you ask? if not, just ask, lol.
 
Super glue's probably too brittle for this sort of repair. If there's room around the mounting points I'd suggest fitting a strip of something rigid along the bottom of the spacebar (against the sides perhaps) and anchoring it with hotmelt glue. Use a low temperature gun though, the larger hotter ones might have the glue hot enough to melt the plastic when it comes out.
 
Try Fiberglass Resin Epoxy with some thin cloth to enforce it on the back. This way next time you punch your spacebar it will be stronger than stock :)
 
Nice keyboard.. shame to have it break.

Did it go back together alright? I've taken keys (spacebar included) off my Saitek keyboard to clean underneath and whatnot. It's a bit of a PITA to get them back on, but I think you should be able to reattach it with few or no side effects.
 
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