Discharging a wireless USB keyboard for long-term storage

Jun 27, 2026 Last reply: 3 months ago 37 Replies

I am scanning the newsgroup names for the proper one.

Is "discharging batteries" actually material science? Or physics? Fire department? Military? Assassination?

You can actually detonate a bomb by discharging a small battery wrapped inside explosives, right? :)

Then police? fbi? alt.conspiracy?

Which group should I choose, Your Honor??? Meow???

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That should have been Reddit?

Why isn't Usenet listed in NYSE? Why Threads & Reddit can?

Come on Usenet, go IPO! :)

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I think you belong on Faecesbook. Or twatter.

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery. Jonathan Swift

Can you trust those masked faces in Facebook? Sorry, I cannot.

And Facebook is NOT like NNTP news-reader like Thunderbird. :)

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Gosh. How did I miss that?

Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill

No. I am hunting for something nobody understands. :)

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Eternal-September reconfigured itself. Now I can see:

sci.chem.electrochem.battery

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The problem is...

is discharing a battery purely a physical chemistry issue when circuit boards are involved usually? :)

DO not ask whether I am trying evil things. I just wanna return a rechargeable battery back to safe state.

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Because the circuit prevents discharging via the USB-C port? So as not to affect the charging process? :)

Just wanna stop using the wireless USB keyboard in question, wrap it and put it back into the box. Then stuff it somewhere fire-safe.

That's all. No evil ideas. Not trying to blow up anything. Well...

Evil people might read this thread, sneak into my home then steal my wirelss keyboard and use it to do evil. Well.... I have lost many things without me knowing it.

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This is quality trolling. We haven't had a good trolling session for a while.

/me gets popcorn and sodas

There is no safer state than that in which they are right now.

David

Okay, so trolling also means cross-posting? :)

Is this combo healthy? I rather drink Chinese or tea instead of soda. Meow...

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After days of use, its fixed and hidden battery finally could not operate the keyboard. Buttons start failing to work momentarily then totally.

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Is this combo healthy?

I rather drink Chinese or tea instead of soda.

Is pop-corn really corn? Or is it sweet plastic fabric? :)

Meow...

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You trying to curse me into believing in what you just said and accept your command? :)

Need a new thread to talk about safe state of batteries.

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No, the battery level LED (red in color) is still flashing when hitting a key. There is still electricity in its rechargeable battery.

How can I drain the battery by mechanically, automatically hitting a key continueously on the keyboard using everyday items? A motor with a crane?

Like pumping oils in the Middle-East? Meow.... :)

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I am rather afraid that they are.

To ban Christmas, simply give turkeys the vote.

Other peoples fantasies are not easy to comprehend.,

"I guess a rattlesnake ain't risponsible fer bein' a rattlesnake, but ah puts mah heel on um jess the same if'n I catches him around mah chillun".

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