keycaps come off too easily

[ikuyo]

one of my keycaps (right arrow key) has been used too often, and now the stem is starting to wear out (not the switch, the friction of inside of the keycap) So much, that a small lateral nudge will knock it loose. Is there any hardware solution, like an adhesive or traction oil to make the keycap have more friction?

[King_BR0K]

What is the keyboard model
(And give us full pc specs while your at it)

[ikuyo]

all of my pc specs and peripherals are on my profile

[Arya]

You can buy replacement keycaps and stems on Amazon and fit them yourself. The parts themselves are extremely cheap, and fitting them is a quick, painless tool-free job.

They don't need to be Corsair caps to work, any Gateron or Cherry MX keycap will be compatible.

It's interesting though. I've also had a Corsair keyboard recently that had keycap problems. They keycaps were really cheap and kinda flimsy, and like you the arrow keys were so loose they could actually fall off.

[ikuyo]

well, is there any temporary way of making them harder to fall off?

[Arya]

Originally posted by Book:

well, is there any temporary way of making them harder to fall off?

Not without causing yourself untold problems later. You could always glue your existing caps, but that'll make replacing them later virtually impossible.

Surely you can put up with it for week it'll take replacement to arrive.

[ikuyo]

are there any temporary solutions that won't cause many problems?

[Arya]

Originally posted by Book:

are there any temporary solutions that won't cause many problems?

Short answer is no.

Anything that you do to increase friction between them stems and the caps will come back to haunt you later. The worst thing would be gluing the caps - even if you used a glue that can be easily removed later(IE Loctite 263) would probably seriously damage/destroy the underlying board if you removed it. The last thing you want is loctite getting into the switch mechanism itself, that would probably render the board irreparable.

[ikuyo]

well, i guess that's the only way then

[Arya]

Originally posted by Book:

well, i guess that's the only way then

Fairly simple choice; Wait for a week and fix the problem permanently with no risk whatsoever. Or take a quick fix now and take years off the life of the keyboard, or even destroy it completely. Your call.