iPad Pro Apple Pencil 2 never used in almost 2 years. Will it work?

[jaybar]

Hi

I discovered an Apple Pencil 2, purchased in 2018 and never opened. Will it work or is the battery dead because it has never been charged? Any thoughts?

 

[Aggie88]

Try it, you have nothing to lose. Mine recently died (wouldn't connect or charge) and the usual fixes didn't work. I read one place about using heat to help fix it. I used a hair dryer for a few minutes to warm up the pencil. I didn't get it hot, only slightly warm. I immediately connected it to my ipad and it connected right away. It then charged pretty quickly and has been good since then.

 

[Aggie88]

Jaybar, did you try the apple pencil 2 to see if it works?

 

[TimothyL]

Worst comes to worst the battery is dead. Charge it for less than an hour and you should be good to go!

 

[acorntoy]

Disuse can be really bad for electronics, I’d use it ASAP.

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...used-mac.2234376/?post=28437737#post-28437737

 

[PedroTango]

Try it, you have nothing to lose. Mine recently died (wouldn't connect or charge) and the usual fixes didn't work. I read one place about using heat to help fix it. I used a hair dryer for a few minutes to warm up the pencil. I didn't get it hot, only slightly warm. I immediately connected it to my ipad and it connected right away. It then charged pretty quickly and has been good since then.

I tried a hair dryer and it now appears to be charging up at least from zero !