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Nov 21, 2012 6:51 PM in response to mary2121by Rosiefromwa.,Happy Thanksgiving to you, too, and glad your keyboard is working again. Now that the keyboard is working again go up to the bluetooth icon and see what your battery % is...
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Jan 15, 2013 1:25 AM in response to JRT59by Neal_McCann,Fixed with the aluminium ball...and there I was doubting the hokey pokey idea. Thought it was worth a try, however outlandish and it was. Thanks.
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Apr 1, 2013 11:36 AM in response to Neal_McCannby cynewulf23,I just had my 2-year old aluminum keyboard stop working too. Thank goodness for this thread - even after all these years, this solution still works! Thank you to everyone who has posted here. Strange that a known issue that is years old hasn't gotten either a repsonse from Apple or been fixed in later devices!
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Apr 1, 2013 12:22 PM in response to cynewulf23by Rosiefromwa.,I have to wonder about that lack of attention to this issue on the part of Apple, too. thank goodness for these support communities which help explain/remedy a lot of issues for all of us.
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May 19, 2013 12:31 PM in response to chadhouckby 10terror10,All hail the foil..........
Somebody needs to get on dragons den with that idea...........
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May 19, 2013 11:22 PM in response to JRT59by Dhruv Jangla,I just rolled up a used staple pin and dropped it in - for those that don't have foil or springs handy. Works like a charm!
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May 20, 2013 9:50 PM in response to JRT59by crlt,Just letting everyone know that the aluminum ball worked for me as well. So glad I came across this forum. Seems strange this has been happening for so many years. Love Apple, but maybe they should at least include an aluminum ball with the keyboard if everyone is doing it this way! Thanks again- it saved me getting a new keyboard.
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Jun 11, 2013 11:10 AM in response to JRT59by Bossler06,Rolled up foil ball then flattened to a disc shape then popped in before the batteries worked a treat for me to! Sounds like a design flaw in this keyboard with the amount of foil balls there must be in a lot of them going by the replies here :-)
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Aug 11, 2013 4:29 AM in response to JRT59by petercasier,The "Alu foil ball solution" worked for me on the A1314 keyboard which no longer power on.
I could not see corrosion on the contact points, so my explanation is that over time, the spring pushing the bottom contact point up, looses its strength, resulting in a loose or false connection.
At least that is the way I explained it to myself :-)
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Sep 26, 2013 1:13 AM in response to JRT59by jonacalibra,Same problem, same solution. I put a metal screw inside and the keyboard is alive again.
Thanks to everybody unless Apple.
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Oct 22, 2013 7:14 PM in response to Bossler06by StagrLee,Electrically, it is safer to put the batteries in first then put the ball/disc of foil. That got me working.
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Nov 7, 2013 12:54 PM in response to chadhouckby zachgirl,Much appreciated!! After 4 different calls trying to reach someone at Apple to help me, I saw your post. I only needed one small ball for it to work like a charm!
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Dec 14, 2013 1:03 PM in response to JRT59by fitmarisa,Absolutely brilliant solution - kitchen foil! My keyboard has sat in the drawer for over 2 years because it wouldn't work and no one knew what to do! Thank you so much and well done
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Dec 20, 2013 4:07 AM in response to JRT59by keigowda,Small ball of tin foil trick totally works for 2-battery bluetooth keyboard, too.
Eat your heart out MacGuyver.
Thanks for the tip, folks.
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Dec 27, 2013 12:58 PM in response to JRT59by robinap,
Anyone have the problem after they got the green blinking light where it wouldn't get discovered?I tried the aluminum ball hoping maybe that would help but apparently not. The stupid keyboard
worked fine for a couple of years and now all of a sudden it won't pair!
Any suggestions? other than buy a new keyboard of course!