Apple Wireless keyboard playing me around.

GavinBKK · 02-27-2012, 11:29 PM

Battery shows 100%, but the connection is dropped VERY frequently and the cursor has a life of it's own. It is connected to a 2006 iMac 24" running SL.

In the vicinity are two other AWKBs, Two Apple Trackpads and a Macally mouse, all on BT connections to different machines.

Any ideas anyone?

Thanks!

Gavin

GavinBKK · 03-07-2012, 10:56 PM

Bump...

Thoughts anyone?

This is becoming untenable.

DeltaMac · 03-08-2012, 07:35 AM

If you swap keyboards, (changing the pairing, of course), does the problem continue with the iMac (paired with a different keyboard), or does the intermittent BT drop stay with that one keyboard, even when paired to a different computer?

GavinBKK · 03-08-2012, 12:46 PM

Good point.

I'll try that in a few hours. 2 a.m. here and I don't have the constitution for late ones anymore. Looking at you Na...
;-)

GavinBKK · 03-08-2012, 10:57 PM

Well, so far so good, albeit just a few minutes into the new setup.

If this is fixed, Delta, what may have caused the conflict?

To be on the safe side, I also renamed each KB.

DavidRavenMoon · 03-10-2012, 10:30 PM

This was happening to me for a good week or so. I had rechargeable batteries in it. Then I changed them for regular batteries. At some point the lost connections stopped and it hasn't dine it again. I was getting ready to buy a Logitec wireless keyboard.

it also happened a few times the other with both the keyboard and my new Magic Trackpad, but then the problem went away.

Wish I knew what caused it!

GavinBKK · 05-11-2012, 09:41 PM

Well, this kb is still mucking me around bigtime.
and then look up to find that chraacters have stopped appearing, in emails, they suddenly start appearing in the to/cc/subject fileds, or halfway through, or at the end of a message. this pnly happens in Mail.app and Safari, too, which I find odd.
Being a learn-as-I-go typist, I look at the kb when typing

NB: I deliberately left the post above as-is, so that you can see what is happening.

Bad hardware?

DeltaMac · 05-12-2012, 10:49 AM

You should have a USB keyboard somewhere. Try using that for a while - that may help you decide if it's the bluetooth, or something about a 'general' keyboard response.

GavinBKK · 05-12-2012, 08:58 PM

Thanks, will do.

I did substitute a new Apple Wireless kb yesterday for no change, so I am starting to suspect the BT radio in the iMac.

Not having a good time with my hardware at the moment. :-(

02-27-2012, 11:29 PM	#1
GavinBKK Hall of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Thailand Posts: 2,611	Apple Wireless keyboard playing me around. Battery shows 100%, but the connection is dropped VERY frequently and the cursor has a life of it's own. It is connected to a 2006 iMac 24" running SL. In the vicinity are two other AWKBs, Two Apple Trackpads and a Macally mouse, all on BT connections to different machines. Any ideas anyone? Thanks! Gavin __________________ LoadsaMacs.

03-07-2012, 10:56 PM	#2
GavinBKK Hall of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Thailand Posts: 2,611	Bump... Thoughts anyone? This is becoming untenable. __________________ LoadsaMacs.

03-08-2012, 12:46 PM	#4
GavinBKK Hall of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Thailand Posts: 2,611	Good point. I'll try that in a few hours. 2 a.m. here and I don't have the constitution for late ones anymore. Looking at you Na... ;-) __________________ LoadsaMacs.

03-08-2012, 10:57 PM	#5
GavinBKK Hall of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Thailand Posts: 2,611	Well, so far so good, albeit just a few minutes into the new setup. If this is fixed, Delta, what may have caused the conflict? To be on the safe side, I also renamed each KB. __________________ LoadsaMacs.

03-10-2012, 10:30 PM	#6
DavidRavenMoon Triple-A Player Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montclair, NJ Posts: 183	This was happening to me for a good week or so. I had rechargeable batteries in it. Then I changed them for regular batteries. At some point the lost connections stopped and it hasn't dine it again. I was getting ready to buy a Logitec wireless keyboard. it also happened a few times the other with both the keyboard and my new Magic Trackpad, but then the problem went away. Wish I knew what caused it! __________________ iMac 2.93 GHz Core 2 Duo, Mac OS X 10.7.3, 8 GB RAM. www.david-schwab.com www.myspace.com/davidschwab

03-08-2012, 07:35 AM	#3
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,950	If you swap keyboards, (changing the pairing, of course), does the problem continue with the iMac (paired with a different keyboard), or does the intermittent BT drop stay with that one keyboard, even when paired to a different computer?

05-11-2012, 09:41 PM	#7
GavinBKK Hall of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Thailand Posts: 2,611	Well, this kb is still mucking me around bigtime. and then look up to find that chraacters have stopped appearing, in emails, they suddenly start appearing in the to/cc/subject fileds, or halfway through, or at the end of a message. this pnly happens in Mail.app and Safari, too, which I find odd. Being a learn-as-I-go typist, I look at the kb when typing NB: I deliberately left the post above as-is, so that you can see what is happening. Bad hardware? __________________ LoadsaMacs.

05-12-2012, 10:49 AM	#8
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,950	You should have a USB keyboard somewhere. Try using that for a while - that may help you decide if it's the bluetooth, or something about a 'general' keyboard response.

05-12-2012, 08:58 PM	#9
GavinBKK Hall of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Thailand Posts: 2,611	Thanks, will do. I did substitute a new Apple Wireless kb yesterday for no change, so I am starting to suspect the BT radio in the iMac. Not having a good time with my hardware at the moment. :-( __________________ LoadsaMacs.

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