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Batteries corroded & stuck inside Apple Wireless Keyboard (Aluminum)

The Apple Wireless Keyboard (Aluminum) uses three AA batteries. One of the AA batteries in my keyboard is stuck inside due to corrosion. I've managed to strip down most of the keyboard, but I'm stuck with the final C-clip that is deep inside and I haven't got any tool to undo the C-clip. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks!


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My keyboard is the 3-battery model. 2 of the batteries were stuck.

The 3rd battery is about 4" deep, and this keyboard had been sitting for several years. It was jammed deep.

I don't think there is any need to mess with WD-40 or vinegar etc.

1. For the first battery, I gently drilled in a skinny small-thread 3" drywall screw. I then pulled the stuck battery out by grabbing the head of the screw with some pliers. Worked like a charm.

2. For the second battery, it was down about 4" or more. I didn't have a drywall screw long enough. I did try drilling the screw in with a wire pull wrapped around it (picture-frame hanging cable and small-gauge wire). They both snapped; I suspect the screw head acted as a cleaver. I tried about a dozen times and the thing seemed impossible to get out.

In any case, now that there was a guide hole drilled in the battery, I used a flat router-bit (flat head with a sharp point) with a long throw arm that easily reached the battery. This entered the head of the battery and forced it to rotate within the keyboard tube; with the router bit jammed into it like a harpoon, popped out like magic.

Note the 3-battery model has got to be the most difficult situation. If you have only 2 batteries, drilling in a drywall screw and pulling it out with pliers easily got out the 2nd battery in a couple of minutes.