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Sep 12, 2010 9:25 PM in response to JRT59by Wyk,Aluminum foil worked a charm for me. This keyboard is a "bad apple" - I'm shocked they could mess up something as simple as a standard battery compartment ! -
Sep 18, 2010 12:34 AM in response to JRT59by Knold,What I noticed is that a small build up of acid deposits from older batteries on the positive contact surface of the keyboard will prevent it from working.
I took a long flat screw driver and gently scraped the deposits of the positive pole of the keyboard.
After that, it worked a treat again.
BTW, I'm not convinced that putting scotch brite, steel wool or similar in there to make the connection is a really good solution. These materials usually have very high resistance causing high temperatures and loss of energy. You could actually start fires that way. -
Sep 20, 2010 7:10 PM in response to JRT59by larrydai,You'll find this further down in the thread.
There is an apparent flaw with the aluminum Bluetooth keyboard's positive contact.
Take a square -- approximately 1" -- of aluminum foil. Roll it into a ball. Drop the ball into the battery compartment. then install the batteries.
Power up. It should work.
APPLE: Please fix this keyboard flaw! -
Oct 21, 2010 6:27 AM in response to larrydaiby Sassy12345,Just wanted to thank all those who've posted in this thread. I've spent all morning trying to get this keyboard to work then I found this and... guess what?!... two small balls of tin foil placed between the positive connection points in the battery compartment and VOILA! You all rock, thanks. I bring you this reply via my newly paired bluetoothed keyboard -
Oct 29, 2010 12:56 AM in response to JRT59by sigrid.vandenweghe,Hello
I haven't used my keyboard for quite a while and now want to use it again but 2 batteries are completely stuck in the keyboard and I found no way to get them out
Anybody had that problem? Already tried shaking, forcing, using a small chinese fork and other creative stuff but nothing helps
Thank you very much
From Belgium,
Sigrid -
Nov 7, 2010 7:47 AM in response to chadhouckby Jason KP,Thank you so much for your MacGyver-like-workaround. Works just fine and saved me some money. Seems to me, like this is some kind of weak construction concerning the material used at the + in the tube since I didn't experienced this kind of corrosion with other –far cheaper– battery-driven devices before. -
Nov 29, 2010 3:48 PM in response to JRT59by acona003,I just tried the aluminum foil method and it now works! THanks! -
Dec 2, 2010 1:45 PM in response to JRT59by VOGuy,I hardly ever post, but this tip warrants some kudos. You all deserve some additional praise for posting the "aluminum for the aluminum" trick. For sure, after weeks of no power thought my keyboard was dead and was almost ready to purchase a new one. I searched the forums and VOILA! your tip worked and saved me some holiday money! Thanks again for the tip! -
Dec 5, 2010 5:27 PM in response to JRT59by jixiong,Amazing after reading the discussion lists and trying the other logical things the aluminum disc thing worked. Is it just corroded terminals and the Al makes a better contact? -
Dec 6, 2010 6:07 PM in response to larrydaiby Todd Curry,Aluminum foil worked like a charm -- thanks!
Now will a resident chemist assure us that galvanic corrosion isn't a concern with this solution? -
Jan 1, 2011 11:45 AM in response to JRT59by archi67tect,Another successful fix of problematic keyboard using aluminum foil, reminds me of the Millenium Falcon. -
Jan 1, 2011 7:31 PM in response to archi67tectby big_andy,Typing again. All thanks to the aluminium foil solution.
Many thanks -
Jan 19, 2011 1:06 PM in response to JRT59by tulasif,thanks for the tip of rolling a tin foil ball, it worked for me! -
Jan 24, 2011 3:28 PM in response to Kerni1976by dratcl,Brilliant idea, this fixed my keyboard not working problem too! -
Jan 24, 2011 9:42 PM in response to dratclby macfinch132,One thing that nobody seems to have mentioned on this post is the little button at the right hand end of the KB - that's the other end from the battery access cover. This button seems to be a switch - it moves in and out under pressure and turns the power on and off for my KB. I believe it needs to be pressed after inserting new batteries or reinserting older ones. My KB is a model A1314.