Thank you! Your video inspired me again to try to resuscitate my keyboard which has the very same issue. I tried soaking in vinegar for almost 2 days but still the battery cap did not budge. Finally went to a workshop and the machinist milled a deep notch on the cap and had to carefully twist open the cap. I showed your video to him for reference. He put in lot of elbow grease to retrieve two Duracell cells which had completely leaked. He had to drill them out and later cleaned it up with thinner. Finally I cleaned up with IPA and voila!!! The magical moment when it worked!! Aside the actual worth of the keyboard and the costs and efforts, just the satisfaction of seeing it work perfectly provides great happiness!!!
TOP video! just a small difference in what I did: I hollowed out the groove of the battery button so that it was deeper without piercing it. All exactly as described. I am amazed by the resistance of this keyboard .... once the batteries were removed I had no hope it would work ... but everything works correctly!
Thanks for posting this! 😁Got the tips needed to get the stuck screw and corroded battery out. After cleaning with vinegar and lemon juice solution, wiped with isopropyl alcohol. Applied a thin coating (of plastic safe) silicon lubricant to batteries and screw to minimize recurrence. Keyboard is good as new. No more Duracell or Kirkland batteries in critical electronics. More leaks than other brands.
Thanks for the info and video.. mine would't budge, any ideas how to loosen up the battery? Iso propyl alcohol 99% didnt work. May i know what lubricant that you used? Thank you so much ❤
Hi all. Jumping in again with a question. The tiny Phillips screw holding the electronics on my Apple keyboard is too tough to unscrew without stripping the head. I thought of a hair dryer to heat it for awhile, and have yet to try. Any other suggesions out there in Repair2Renew land? Tks in advance. A
fwiw, stuck battery. Pierced small hole in negative end with an awl. Inserted a machine screw (in the awl hole) screwed it in about a half inch into the battery. Grabbed the machine screw w needle nose pliers. Pulled hard and out came the battery. Good luck.
Does dipping the whole keyboard in the isopropyl not damage it at all? Also, would 93% Isopropyl work? I bought a keyboard on eBay and it was full of battery acid... which was disappointing.
Great video!! I'm having trouble sliding "the guts" out. I removed the small screw which loosened things up but it won't budge when I put my screwdriver underneath that spring & try to slide the circuit board left. Any tips?
I followed the above video and was able to unstuck the battery. I had to scrape the chamber with a screw driver to most of the corrosion out. Otherwise, the new batteries would not go into the channel. But after hours of all that work, my keyboard no longer works. It types letters and symbols by itself. I did not take any other components off, but somehow it got damaged. Too bad!
My keyboard cover is completely stuck. And i have no table to fix the keyboard. With my own hand is not easy. Maybe I will put the batteries trough plastic cap
Thank you! Your video inspired me again to try to resuscitate my keyboard which has the very same issue. I tried soaking in vinegar for almost 2 days but still the battery cap did not budge. Finally went to a workshop and the machinist milled a deep notch on the cap and had to carefully twist open the cap. I showed your video to him for reference. He put in lot of elbow grease to retrieve two Duracell cells which had completely leaked. He had to drill them out and later cleaned it up with thinner. Finally I cleaned up with IPA and voila!!! The magical moment when it worked!! Aside the actual worth of the keyboard and the costs and efforts, just the satisfaction of seeing it work perfectly provides great happiness!!!
TOP video! just a small difference in what I did: I hollowed out the groove of the battery button so that it was deeper without piercing it. All exactly as described. I am amazed by the resistance of this keyboard .... once the batteries were removed I had no hope it would work ... but everything works correctly!
Never seen such genius design created NOT to allow easy servicing. 🤔 They must be aware of battery erosion problems LOL
honestly these are easier to open to access the board than the newer versions - albeit the membrane is welded on to the frame which is a shame
Thanks for posting this! 😁Got the tips needed to get the stuck screw and corroded battery out. After cleaning with vinegar and lemon juice solution, wiped with isopropyl alcohol. Applied a thin coating (of plastic safe) silicon lubricant to batteries and screw to minimize recurrence. Keyboard is good as new. No more Duracell or Kirkland batteries in critical electronics. More leaks than other brands.
Yes, the good old kirkland batteries !!
@@Repair2RenewHow did you let the keyboard dry ? Did you put it in/on anything or place it in front of a fan?
@@leiannebrown474 In front of fan, or out in sun!
@@Repair2Renew thank you 🙏🏾 😊
Thanks!! Was so pissed the batteries in my keyboard exploded overnight. Will definitely give this a try.
Thank you so much for this. Your explanation is thorough and very easy to follow.
Glad it was helpful!
Ace job on this. Thanks so much! You're the absolute best.
Thanks very good video & well explained. Worked like a charm.
Thanks for the info and video.. mine would't budge, any ideas how to loosen up the battery? Iso propyl alcohol 99% didnt work. May i know what lubricant that you used? Thank you so much ❤
Hi all. Jumping in again with a question. The tiny Phillips screw holding the electronics on my Apple keyboard is too tough to unscrew without stripping the head.
I thought of a hair dryer to heat it for awhile, and have yet to try. Any other suggesions out there in Repair2Renew land? Tks in advance. A
This was extremely helpful!!
Wonderful!!! I managed fix my keyboard in less than 30 minutes.
fwiw, stuck battery. Pierced small hole in negative end with an awl. Inserted a machine screw (in the awl hole) screwed it in about a half inch into the battery. Grabbed the machine screw w needle nose pliers. Pulled hard and out came the battery. Good luck.
You don't need a blade to take the middle plastic cover off. Just grab it and twist it with your fingers.
Does dipping the whole keyboard in the isopropyl not damage it at all? Also, would 93% Isopropyl work? I bought a keyboard on eBay and it was full of battery acid... which was disappointing.
No dipping in IPA does not damage keyboard.
93% not perfect but better than nothing, but at your own risk
Amazinf description. thank you
You're very welcome!
Great video!! I'm having trouble sliding "the guts" out. I removed the small screw which loosened things up but it won't budge when I put my screwdriver underneath that spring & try to slide the circuit board left. Any tips?
Got it!! Just needed to wiggle in frustration a few times.
Well done, wiggle always works!
I followed the above video and was able to unstuck the battery. I had to scrape the chamber with a screw driver to most of the corrosion out. Otherwise, the new batteries would not go into the channel. But after hours of all that work, my keyboard no longer works. It types letters and symbols by itself. I did not take any other components off, but somehow it got damaged. Too bad!
Unfortunately some times you win.
Sometimes you lose.
But at least you gave it a crack !
@@Repair2Renew thanks!
My keyboard cover is completely stuck. And i have no table to fix the keyboard. With my own hand is not easy. Maybe I will put the batteries trough plastic cap
Thanky so much for share. Already subscribed, huges from Brasil!
Hello Daniel in Brasil !!
Awesome, thank you!
3 broken drill bits and still not thru the end cap. Ideas?
Just need to bore out, so flat screwdriver can go in. A small pilot hole may help
really helpful
Glad it helped
Lost end cap
NOOOOOOOO. !!!!!!
I can’t even get the cap off mine lol
My keyboard stopped working abruptly, and no batteries work. What should I do?
Buy a new keyboard or a second hand one. These keyboards are 10 years old now. The newer ones are better
@@Repair2Renew I bought new batteries and it worked!
😀