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Re: Discharging a wireless USB keybd ... "ON" & "OFF" labels

From "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt, sci.electronics.basics, sci.electronics.repair, comp.sys.raspberry-pi
Subject Re: Discharging a wireless USB keybd ... "ON" & "OFF" labels
Date 2026-06-27 08:41 +0200
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Mr. Man-wai Chang,

>> What do you think that the switches labeling should have said instead ?
>
> Keyboard in question: Acer OKW132 mechanical keyboard
>
> ON  - WiFi Active LED flashes. That keyboard is in wireless mode,
>       I suppose.
>
> OFF - WiFi Active LED no longer flashes. I suppose that means
>       wired mode, and I need to plug in the USB cable from the PC.
>
> Regardless of the state of the switch, the type-C cable always
> charges the battery, as displayed by the battery LED.

Thats a description of what the switch (supposedly) does, not an answer to 
my question.

Also, that led is blinking as long as its in wireless mode ?   I would go 
crazy because of the distraction (I would either disconnect/remove the led 
or throw the whole keyboard out)

> I haven't had the time to open the keyboard, because you need
> to unmount all Cherry switch first, nearly 80 of them.

The last time I opened a keyboard I could just remove the plastic bottom 
shell and leave the actual keyboard (with its buttons) with the top shell. 
It might even just be a foil keyboard, with a small circuit-board located 
under the leds (the mechanics of the keys being a part of the top shell).

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

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  Re: Discharging a wireless USB keyboard for long-term storage Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2026-06-27 06:14 +0100
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