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anyone have any suggestions as to how to loosen the cap on my wireless keyboard to change the batteries. It is jammed or stuck for some reason
Stand the keyboard on end with the battery compartment pointing up. Use something non-marring, like a wooden cooking spoon, and not too heavy to GENTLY tap at the points indicated below:
That will often loosen any debris or corrosion that is holding the cover closed.
If you get the cap out, clean it and the threads that it engages, then put a thin layer of petroleum jelly (Vaseline) on the threads of the caps to prevent it from seizing again.
If you haven’t used it in a long time, the metal elements oxidized and fused together.
Find a coin that fits the screw slot well and don’t be afraid to use some force on it.
I have a vintage wireless keyboard from 2011. I cannot get the cap off to change the batteries--Apple refuses to help me. Does anyone have any ideas how to get the screw off cap to loosen? I
