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Q: Apple Wireless Keyboard won't power up

I have a Model A1016 Apple Wireless KB. It stopped working and it will not power up (and therefore won't pair with my Macbook Pro). Tried many batteries - no luck.

MacBook Pro 15", Mac OS X (10.5.5)

Posted on Nov 20, 2008 2:41 PM

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  • by Leslie in Maui,

    Leslie in Maui Leslie in Maui Feb 1, 2010 5:59 PM in response to Kerni1976
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    Feb 1, 2010 5:59 PM in response to Kerni1976
    Hi, Was your original issue that the green power light would initially go on, stay on for 5 seconds, and then start blinking twice, then not, twice, then not? I tried the aluminum foil and now it's not even registering the initial green light. Any ideas?
  • by springrider,

    springrider springrider Feb 4, 2010 4:07 AM in response to Clayton Hynfield
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    Feb 4, 2010 4:07 AM in response to Clayton Hynfield
    I got the same model wireless keyboard and the same problem and many be I could explian why the "alu foil" solution works.
    Actually what's under the + contact is a some kind of pallet(with a whole in the center), I guess it is for avoid short circuit. dont know how, it's been flip over....(mine is maybe because of the transportation from one city to another), then the + contact can not get through the whole, that's why you insert a "steel foil" could help current to find it's way.

    I found a hardware engineer who disassembled the keyboard and fixed it. hope this could help some one, maybe I didn't explain it clear, if you are confused, feel free to send me an email: springrider at applancer.com. I'm happy to help people out of this annoying problem, really annoying....
  • by NittanyLion85,

    NittanyLion85 NittanyLion85 Feb 19, 2010 7:44 AM in response to JRT59
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    Feb 19, 2010 7:44 AM in response to JRT59
    I have been messing around with my keyboard all morning trying to figure out how to fix it. Called Apple Care and while sitting on hold, I pulled up this discussion thread. Hung up with Apple before a rep came on, pulled out the foil, wadded it into a ball, made my little disk, stuck it in the battery compartment, put in fresh batteries for extra measure and VOILA! It was fixed. Unbelievable! Thanks to whoever figured this out!
  • by aozsoy,

    aozsoy aozsoy Feb 28, 2010 6:08 AM in response to JRT59
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    Feb 28, 2010 6:08 AM in response to JRT59
    Hello to all. I had the similar problem with the second hand "APPLE A1016 WIRELESS KEYBOARD". When my batteries ran out, I replaced them with brand new ones. As I followed the instructions, the keyboard didn't blink the small green light. There is probably a connection problem of the first battery with + part. It does not connect and it seemed to me that the metal part of the keyboard which connects to the battery had a kind of damage or rust. Then I simply found a very thin conductor to place in between. It should be very thin, otherwise it won't be possible to place the battery. So what I did is that I found a simple Tealight candle and cut a thiny piece but a bit long like a stripe. Around 1.5 cm long. The width of the stripe mustn't exceed the diameter of the keyboard's metal part. They must be kissing each other.
    In order to place the cut metal stripe in the keyboard's nest in the corner, fold down the piece in L shape. Then place the battery. If it does not work again, you can throw the keyboard in garbage. We pay a few more money for the company, and when it comes to a simple battery replacement, we go through such primitive solutions.
    I hope this helps to solve the connection problems. Have nice days...
  • by jmstille,

    jmstille jmstille Mar 1, 2010 5:22 PM in response to Kerni1976
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    Mar 1, 2010 5:22 PM in response to Kerni1976
    Steel wool worked like a charm. Thanks Kerni1976.
  • by Warnich,

    Warnich Warnich Mar 11, 2010 2:08 AM in response to jmstille
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    Mar 11, 2010 2:08 AM in response to jmstille
    A tiny bit of aluminum foil works too.
    Thanks guys
  • by Catdog,

    Catdog Catdog Apr 28, 2010 5:00 PM in response to JRT59
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    Apr 28, 2010 5:00 PM in response to JRT59
    I also used the foil tip & saved $70 on a new keyboard. Thanks guys!
  • by Josh Bear,

    Josh Bear Josh Bear May 10, 2010 12:46 PM in response to kurt.godel
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    May 10, 2010 12:46 PM in response to kurt.godel
    Thanks All,

    the foil thing really works!

    Josh
  • by Robbo71,

    Robbo71 Robbo71 May 17, 2010 3:35 PM in response to JRT59
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    May 17, 2010 3:35 PM in response to JRT59
    Haha!! This is hilarious, had exactly the same problem, keyboard dead and searched Google for an hour to see if there was any solution, found this thread, stuck the foil in and it worked straight away!! Thank goodness for message boards like this!
  • by ben ][+,

    ben ][+ ben ][+ May 19, 2010 11:44 AM in response to JRT59
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    May 19, 2010 11:44 AM in response to JRT59
    Same problem. Aluminum foil worked perfectly. I note that Apple has subsequently redesigned the power mechanism (among other things, it now needs only two batteries.)

    Apparently the old design is simply flawed; every time you change the batteries, you risk the contact getting out of alignment. What a poor design!

    Now I have to decide how much time I want to waste talking to Apple support to get a fix. Until then, I'm left contemplating the risks of this "fix."
  • by sherif shaarawy,

    sherif shaarawy sherif shaarawy May 29, 2010 9:41 AM in response to chadhouck
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    May 29, 2010 9:41 AM in response to chadhouck
    wowww...
    that was the 1st troubleshooting issue solved for me in my entire life with apple, in this discussion forum.
    Thank you so much :))
  • by AnaKatarina,

    AnaKatarina AnaKatarina Jun 9, 2010 8:36 AM in response to davidjay
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    Jun 9, 2010 8:36 AM in response to davidjay
    Hi Davidjay
    Your message was so long ago, but I was wondering how you solved your problem because the same exact thing happened to me today. (plastic ring and all).
    Thanks!
    Ana Karina
  • by AnaKatarina,

    AnaKatarina AnaKatarina Jun 9, 2010 8:41 AM in response to chamberman
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    Jun 9, 2010 8:41 AM in response to chamberman
    Me tooo!!!!
    Did you find a solution????
    tks!
  • by Andrew42,

    Andrew42 Andrew42 Jul 4, 2010 12:09 PM in response to AnaKatarina
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    Jul 4, 2010 12:09 PM in response to AnaKatarina
    Using a small screwdriver, I scraped where the positive ends of the batteries connect on both sides of the middle area. Maybe I got lucky but it fixed the problem.
  • by Hamadude,

    Hamadude Hamadude Aug 23, 2010 1:02 PM in response to Kerni1976
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    Aug 23, 2010 1:02 PM in response to Kerni1976
    Excellent troubleshooting Kerni1976!
    Was about to disfigure the KB until I read your solution. Did use household cleaning steel wool (RVS) and it worked instantly. thanks.
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