Belkin iPad keyboard fault
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Belkin iPad keyboard fault
I have acquired a Belkin Bluetooth keyboard for my iPad Pro M4. Works perfectly when paired except that 4 of the keys (g, h, v and ‘) don’t work.
Tried using some pressurised air from a can but no change. Contacted a local company who said iPad keyboards weren’t repairable.
Anyone got any ideas of what I can try and/or who does repairs?
https://www.belkin.com/uk/p/pro-keyb...bZ_1FmN2VOn-pl
Tried using some pressurised air from a can but no change. Contacted a local company who said iPad keyboards weren’t repairable.
Anyone got any ideas of what I can try and/or who does repairs?
https://www.belkin.com/uk/p/pro-keyb...bZ_1FmN2VOn-pl
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I doubt there is anyone that repairs these per se, I would consider asking in some of your local phone repair shops. If its possible, they could open it up & check that there isn't a contact / contamination issue which would be an easy fix, anything else, probably not so much.
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Low profile keys are a problem. Since it's 4 keys there's possibly a fracture of a trace on the circuit. The keys themselves are typically damaged by removal efforts. The laptop I am currently using has its 3rd keyboard installed, which I expect to last for a long time because I got a full-travel keyboard that attaches to the USB port. Keyboard #1 kept failing from microscopic parts of the key mechanism breaking. Keyboard #2 died in a similar fashion, hence the full-travel keyboard, but then moved to generating keystrokes without being pressed. Keyboard #3 isn't going to have any particular use except making the computer happy that there is one when it boots up.
It's a shame about the Belkin, that looks expensive. The full travel USB keyboard was $20, I think. It's also got the full numeric keypad as part of it, which laptop/iPad keyboards don't have.
It's a shame about the Belkin, that looks expensive. The full travel USB keyboard was $20, I think. It's also got the full numeric keypad as part of it, which laptop/iPad keyboards don't have.
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Low profile keys are a problem. Since it's 4 keys there's possibly a fracture of a trace on the circuit. The keys themselves are typically damaged by removal efforts. The laptop I am currently using has its 3rd keyboard installed, which I expect to last for a long time because I got a full-travel keyboard that attaches to the USB port. Keyboard #1 kept failing from microscopic parts of the key mechanism breaking. Keyboard #2 died in a similar fashion, hence the full-travel keyboard, but then moved to generating keystrokes without being pressed. Keyboard #3 isn't going to have any particular use except making the computer happy that there is one when it boots up.
It's a shame about the Belkin, that looks expensive. The full travel USB keyboard was $20, I think. It's also got the full numeric keypad as part of it, which laptop/iPad keyboards don't have.
It's a shame about the Belkin, that looks expensive. The full travel USB keyboard was $20, I think. It's also got the full numeric keypad as part of it, which laptop/iPad keyboards don't have.
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It preferred the letter
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which was something of a hassle. Pressing the "g" key reset it for a few minutes.
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which was something of a hassle. Pressing the "g" key reset it for a few minutes.
(oddly this website adds a space into the unbroken line of gs.)
