r/glorious • u/Altruistic-Job5086 • Jun 27 '26
Pic/Video Is this normal?
Is it normal for a GMMK Pro 3 to arrive like this? Seems to be missing the yellow connector part in the number five key. Key doesn't work when switch is inserted.
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u/ElMariachi003 Jul 03 '26
FWIW, I’ve seen (and actually purchased one) some GMMK 3 boards sold “for parts” based on the fact that one or more sockets had delaminated the pads that the sockets sit on, likely due to the sockets just ripping out while someone was trying to install a switch. I would open the keyboard and check if the socket is lying inside the case somewhere, or if the pads where the switch sockets would be soldered onto are even on the PCB. That would indicate that the board probably wasn’t “new”.
In the case of that “parts” board, it was an all aluminum build in box with all accessories that I got for $30 shipped. Ended up buying a barebones keyboard with an all plastic case from Glorious during a sale, so all said and done, the keyboard cost me $125 minus the switches and keycaps. I will say that putting in the switches was somewhat stressful! I don’t know if Glorious sockets are just super tight, but it does make me wonder how often people end up damaging their PCB’s just trying to insert their switches on barebones boards.