How to fix backlit-Cooler master keyboards… hack

[linuxgnuru]

So, today I took out my soldering iron and fixed it so I not longer have to mess with xset or the scroll lock ever again. I took several pictures in case anyone wants to replicate what I did.

1) take apart keyboard; 2 screws are hidden in the bottom feet on left/right side

2) on the circuit board as seen in the photo below, desolder the transistor (in the red box), solder 2 wires at the green spots and solder a switch between the blue dots.
http://i.imgur.com/3LLDitM.jpg

3) cut a hole in the keyboard for the new physical switch
http://i.imgur.com/SebLFi5.jpg

4) with the switch in, put the keyboard back together.

Youtube of it in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggPE_VitNQs

more photos: http://imgur.com/a/F0rBl

[Pedro Mateus]

My Octane keyboard has a dedicated key to cycle through the different colors and turn off the backlighting.

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