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Replace Pogo Pins / Melted Pogo Pins fix - magdesign - 08-01-2022 Today one of my pogo pins melted while connecting an PPP with an empty battery to the keyboard: This is a weird thing and if this happens to you, here are some pictures on how you might fix this: 1.) remove all screws on the backcover, including the one behind the white sticker: 2.) Gently remove the whole back cover: 3.) Clean the PCB contacts with alcohol or some special "Kontakt" cleaner: 4.) Take a replacement pin (or clean the burnt one) and try to model a new surface with some glue and bring it in place (its terrible work when you have big hands): 5.) Wait 24h until the glue is really dry (I know, they say it takes seconds to dry, but thats not true), then clean the pogo pin from any glue with a thin file or sandpaper: ......Picture coming in 24h........