Wireless keyboard repair

Recently I stopped by a friends home, while there the conversation swung around to their wireless keyboard had quit working. Knowing that I have a Amateur Radio license they asked if I would look it over. So I sat at the desk and listen to them explain how it is suppose to work. Pressing buttons I saw none of the leds like up. I picked up the keyboard, looking for the power cord. There is not one. So I turned it over to check for a battery compartment. I found and opened it, out came 2 AA batteries. I took 2 from my tool box and replaced them. Still no power. I checked to see if I may have installed them backwards, nope they were in correctly. So I looked for a power button. All I could find was a channel open button. I pressed it and the keyboard functioned properly.

I have found most repairs are just very simple items that are sometimes overlooked because they are so simple. My friend do not have to buy a new keyboard, so they saved a handful of cash. Also on the other hand I found that 95 % of all electrical items that are in the dumpster work well, Of that 5 % only 98% of those only need a fuse or a minor part replacement. Often the cost of the part/s is under 10 dollars.  So if you want to save some money check the item before you toss it or have someone look at it.   Blake.