How To Repair Apple Wireless Keyboard A1314 Doesn T Turn On Repair Guide

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Step 1

              How to Repair Apple Wireless Keyboard A1314 - Doesn't Turn On               

• As you can see from the photo, the negative pole of the battery is connected to the main board through the aluminum body of the keyboard.
• There are two contact areas:
• Between the battery cover and the KB aluminum body
• Between the power button assemble and the KB aluminum body
• If the device has a power problem, we need to check and clean these two places

As you can see from the photo, the negative pole of the battery is connected to the main board through the aluminum body of the keyboard.

There are two contact areas:

Between the battery cover and the KB aluminum body

Between the power button assemble and the KB aluminum body

If the device has a power problem, we need to check and clean these two places

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Step 2

              Battery replacement               

• Use a Coin to remove the metal battery screw cover
• Change the batteries (AA) and test the keyboard
• If the keyboard does not work, go to the next step

Use a Coin to remove the metal battery screw cover

Change the batteries (AA) and test the keyboard

If the keyboard does not work, go to the next step

Step 3

              Cleaning battery cover area               

• Use cotton buds, Toothpicks and Isopropyl Alcohol to clean the contact area and the battery cap.
• Test the device and f the keyboard does not work, go to the next step

Use cotton buds, Toothpicks and Isopropyl Alcohol to clean the contact area and the battery cap.

Test the device and f the keyboard does not work, go to the next step

Step 4

              Logic Board Removal Part 1               

• Remove the plastic cap from the middle on the tube and disconnect the KB flex cable
• There are a screw secured the BT antenna, remove it
• Slide the board out.
• Be careful for the KB Flex Cable

Remove the plastic cap from the middle on the tube and disconnect the KB flex cable

There are a screw secured the BT antenna, remove it

Slide the board out.

Be careful for the KB Flex Cable

Step 5

• Use tweezers or a sharp metal tool and slightly bend the contact plate outwards
• Clean the tube and the contact plate
• Install back the logic board plate and be careful for the flex

Use tweezers or a sharp metal tool and slightly bend the contact plate outwards

Clean the tube and the contact plate

Install back the logic board plate and be careful for the flex

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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George Walsh - Dec 1, 2021

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Add a little dielectric grease to the battery end cap. Had considerable corrosion despite batteries not leaking. Strange design.

Vic - Jan 15, 2023

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