Re: Discharging a wireless USB keyboard for long-term storage
Paul <[email protected]> Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:40:58 -0400
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On Sun, 6/28/2026 5:35 AM, Andy Burns wrote: > Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote: > >> So there is absolutely no way to quickly discharge rechargeable batteries so as to return them to safe state? > > Because there's no *need* to do anything; how long have you owned this keyboard? How many times has it caught fire? I think the current state of the keyboard, is a safe state. I don't sit here worrying about the single cell 3.7V battery inside each of my Bluetooth speakers. I do not hunger to short them out :-) I know what size of resistor to use, and I would also selected grabbers suited to the conductors present in there. But there's just no need to drain it. The battery should not be easily removable, a spring-loaded battery holder should not be present in there. The cell should be hard wired, it could use welded-tabs for example. Such connection methods ensure glitch-free power delivery. Paul