bluetooth keyboard battery exploded or leaked inside compartment.

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bluetooth keyboard battery exploded or leaked inside compartment.

I have a keyboard that we used often with the pc connected to the tv. After the keyboard stopped working, i thought it was a simple task as replacing the batteries, but ended up using tools to open the battery compartment. Little did i know, the batteries exploded or acid leaked inside the compartment seizing the battery compartment cap (see photos).

I have not checked yet if the keyboard still works with new batteries but it's very much almost done. The keyboard is heavy duty though.

Israel

Posted on Jan 23, 2018 8:26 AM

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IdrisSeabright

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Jan 23, 2018 9:22 AM in response to iSraelv1

iSraelv1 wrote:

I think the batteries we have in the keyboard are Duracell. For me, it's the very first time a battery i own explodes or leaks.

I've had a few things killed by leaking batteries, mostly remotes. Batteries can leak if they're very old or if they're exposed to heat.

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iSraelv1 Author

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Jan 23, 2018 10:34 AM in response to seventy one

I got the keyboard working, typing with it at this moment. Temporary solution to check it, will find a permanent solution later. I guess i can always contact Duracell, the batteries are still stuck in the keyboard frame. These keyboards are made to last for sure, too bad a battery problem caused it to stop working inside its frame.

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seventy one

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Jan 23, 2018 8:57 AM in response to iSraelv1

Apple can't guarantee the quality of the batteries unless they are genuine Apple batteries.

If that were the case, do as IdrisSeabright suggests or take the batteries and keyboard to a local store or Authorized Service unit. Batteries do sometimes explode with just the sort of results you have experienced but as I said, that is not Apple's fault.

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iSraelv1 Author

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Jan 23, 2018 9:13 AM in response to seventy one

I think the batteries we have in the keyboard are Duracell. For me, it's the very first time a battery i own explodes or leaks. I am trying to make the keyboard work, took the entire frame out. Apple wont replace the keyboard i believe, so it's pointless to contact them, i have apple batteries, i was tired of waiting for them to be recharged and used another battery brand i had laying around.

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iSraelv1 Author

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Jan 23, 2018 8:33 AM in response to iSraelv1

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Jan 23, 2018 8:39 AM in response to iSraelv1

Contact Apple using the Contact Support link at the top right of every page of these forums.

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seventy one

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Jan 23, 2018 9:28 AM in response to iSraelv1

If you still have them it may be worth writing to Duracell; at least you could try. But from what I see, that keyboard isn't something you want to have to look at every day.

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iSraelv1 Author

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Jan 23, 2018 11:25 AM in response to iSraelv1

I will see if i can make a slick wooden frame for this keyboard.

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