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Jan 10, 2024
I just bought the CTRL v2 and the exact same thing just happened to me. I have the CTRL v1 and haven't had any issues with it
nutcracker772
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Jan 18, 2022
Had same issue with CTRL Captain (https://drop.com/buy/drop-signature-series-captain-keyboard).
It worked for months already but suddenly went unresponsive (LED was also off) after I re-plugged it to change ports.
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Kurdiez
7
Aug 3, 2020
msilvaYeah... I eventually had to just return it for a replacement. You just need to contact them here and ask for return label.
https://drop.com/support
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Kurdiez
7
Aug 14, 2020
llTREEllIt looks like you are right about the overheating. At the time when I was testing the keyboard there was heatwave in my area and my room was really hot. Now my room is a bit cooler and it's working longer than usual. How did you solve this issue? Do you have a proper solution? It's disappointing that all my laptops and desktops function fine despite the heat as they are properly engineered and this keyboard isn't.
Kurdiez
7
Jul 22, 2020
I just got an email from MassDrop support to return the keyboard for a replacement.
Kurdiez
7
Jul 20, 2020
I plugged in the keyboard and it seemed to work fine over the weekend. For 2 days it worked fine but then this morning, my computer was left on as usual and all of sudden I heard Windows sound that it makes when some USB device gets disconnected and keyboard just went completely unresponsive again even though it was plugged in and not being touched at all. I consider this a defect for sure now and packed it away back into its original box. I really need to ship this defect back for a replacement. Could someone from MassDrop give me returns shipping label so I can send it back?
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Kurdiez
7
Jul 17, 2020
Ok, I just plugged the keyboard in after 2 hours of unplugging. It works now...
This is really weird... It's like I gotta wait for some kind of electrical residue to be flushed out
before I can plug it in and make it work again. Could anyone tell me what to do with this problem?
Kurdiez
7
Jul 18, 2020
Mine worked now magically and I am very scared to unplug it ever again. As soon as I plug it out of curiosity it just LED just freezes and the keys become totally unresponsive. It's been working for hours now but I would really like to RMA (replace with new one).
chrispyyesus
0
Jul 18, 2020
KurdiezPretty disappointing if you ask me. I have contacted Drop Support to get an RMA.
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