{"id":76176,"date":"2026-02-13T12:57:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=76176"},"modified":"2026-02-13T13:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T13:11:00","slug":"how-to-fix-gpd-win-5-crackling-triggers","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/article\/how-to-fix-gpd-win-5-crackling-triggers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix GPD WIN 5 &#8216;crackling&#8217; triggers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This video guide shows how to fix the &#8216;crackling&#8217; noise when you press the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/gpd-win-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/gpd-win-5\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPD WIN 5<\/a> triggers. It is caused by a little bit of glue residue in the path of the trigger when it is pressed. You can first try clearing the residue with some IPA and a cotton bud without opening by pressing the trigger down and carefully inserting the bud. If the issue persists, you can open the back of the case with a Phillips 000 screwdriver and have easier access to clear it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, while we do allow self repairs, any damage caused by yourself is not covered by our warranty (see <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/terms-and-conditions\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/terms-and-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Terms &amp; Conditions here<\/a>). Please only do so if you feel you are confident that you can do it. Watch the video first, and judge for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to fix GPD WIN 5 &#8216;crackling&#8217; triggers video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to fix the GPD WIN 5 crackling noise triggers\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yAXqhsdrYYI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A brief video guide on how to clear the glue residue on the GPD WIN 5 triggers if you can hear a &#8216;crackling&#8217; noise when pressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":76180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[1988,3374],"kbtag":[21,2893,3375],"class_list":{"0":"post-76176","1":"kb","2":"type-kb","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"kbtopic-gpd","7":"kbtopic-gpd-win-5","8":"kbtag-gpd","9":"kbtag-repair","10":"kbtag-win-5"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/76176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76176"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/76176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76229,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/76176\/revisions\/76229"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbtopic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtopic?post=76176"},{"taxonomy":"kbtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtag?post=76176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}