It's bizarre but I got it to work again by dropping a small ball of aluminum foil into the battery compartment. Works fine now
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Wireless keyboard won't turn on after changing batteries
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THANK YOU. But am still getting a 'you need to change batteries' message. More Tinfoil? Less Cowbell?
Maybe more foil, maybe you need to move the foil about a bit to make sure that there's actual contact between the battery and the contact, maybe make sure that the foil is clean so that there's nothing impeding the flow of power.
I created a account to say thank you. The method works well. Thanks again.
It's bizarre but I got it to work again by dropping a small ball of aluminum foil into the battery compartment. Works fine now
OMG Thank you! I joined the Forum just to tell you! I thought that I was going to have to drop 70 bucks on another wireless keyboard, then went in the aluminum ball, & presto, instant fix! I spent hours the other day cleaning all of the keys until they looked new again, so I was really upset when it all of a sudden stopped working this morning. Anyway, Thank you Thank you Thank You!!!
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i had the same problem when i changed my batteries, keyboard would not power up and would not connect to blue tooth. I phoned apple care who could not sort it and suggested sending the keyboard for repair and meanwhile wanted 47 pound as a deposit. I read about the tin foil solution but was pessimistic. First time i rolled the foil too big and didn't work. Rolled another piece half the size into a pea sized ball, popped the foil in the keyboard on top of the connector and put the batteries on top. It was very tight squeeze and i had to really push to get the cap on so used a large screwdriver. once i got the screwdriver to bite i secured it really tightly and he presto the keyboard lit up. Saved me 100 pounds for a new one. The problem seems to be as far as i can see that the apple batteries are slightly smaller than normal ones in diameter and when you put a normal battery in it gets stuck in the compartment and does not make good contact with the terminal. Batteries of course go in positive side down. i am sure apple know about the problem but of course want us to buy another keyboard. my keyboard now working like lightning again. Thanks guys for the advice.
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I had the same issue. The suggestion about the tinfoil was great, but I did not have any available to me as this was my work computer. But it got me wondering if the contact was the issue. I realized then that the contact on the battery cover cap had a little corrosion, and sure enough, checking the old batteries, one of them likely had leaked a very small amount of battery acid. The batteries can sit in the keyboards for so long, that they may be prone to leaks.
Anyways, I cleaned the contact with a paper towel and some elbow grease and it worked straight away! So thanks! And for anyone with the same issue - make sure your battery contacts are clean.
Anyways, I cleaned the contact with a paper towel and some elbow grease and it worked straight away! So thanks! And for anyone with the same issue - make sure your battery contacts are clean.
Good to see that even after all these years this thread is still helping people out.
Created an account just to THANK YOU! I've searched high and low - my keyboard wouldn't turn on after I changed the batteries - and the aluminum foil trick worked. Thanks again!It's bizarre but I got it to work again by dropping a small ball of aluminum foil into the battery compartment. Works fine now
macgrl, you are the best. Thank you for saving my keyboard! Pea-sized ball of aluminum foil and shazam! Keyboard works like a charm.It's bizarre but I got it to work again by dropping a small ball of aluminum foil into the battery compartment. Works fine now
This ball-of-foil-battery-connector trick works because the Kanex QWERTYX-V2 has a battery connector that is too precise.
The batteries, during use, will oxidize a touch on these points of contact. Since they are so effing pintpoint precision, they oxidize over, and the one pad area will not make contact anymore. By making a larger donut shape to touch the contact, not only will the wider surface area prevent a bottleneck where electrons flow (and thus oxidize the metal substrate), they will provide ample contact in case the connector gets deformed (say from inserting or removing batteries).
All that notwithstanding, the ball of foil trick only worked with my keyboard after I gave it a gentle open-palm-thwap.
This, I think, is a great solution for a $130 MSRP/Amazon priced keyboard that I found in a tech upcycle bin at school.
The batteries, during use, will oxidize a touch on these points of contact. Since they are so effing pintpoint precision, they oxidize over, and the one pad area will not make contact anymore. By making a larger donut shape to touch the contact, not only will the wider surface area prevent a bottleneck where electrons flow (and thus oxidize the metal substrate), they will provide ample contact in case the connector gets deformed (say from inserting or removing batteries).
All that notwithstanding, the ball of foil trick only worked with my keyboard after I gave it a gentle open-palm-thwap.
This, I think, is a great solution for a $130 MSRP/Amazon priced keyboard that I found in a tech upcycle bin at school.