Logitech K750 Solar Keyboard Rechargeable Battery Replacement
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- Опубліковано 12 лют 2018
- I replace the rechargeable lithium ion button cell battery in my Logitech K750 solar keyboard.
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Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750
by Logitech
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3V AIYUE ML2032 Rechargeable Battery Lithium Coin Cell Battery
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I was so relieved that someone else had the same problem replacing the battery as I did. You are much more patient than I am - I have screwdriver marks all over the tray edge! It seems that Logitech just wanted you to throw the keyboard away when the battery stopped functioning. It is an incredibly bad piece of engineering and who ever designed it needs replacing! It is worth noting that the battery must be replaced with a ML2032 and not at CR2032 which is not rechargeable and could cause a fire.
Careful! I was too aggressive and pulled the battery holder apart!
I purchased my K750 on October 2016, it stopped working 3 days ago, no red or green lights, dead, I ordered a new keyboard the next day, but I returned it today when I replaced the battery to my old keyboard using your video. ir works perfectly. Thanks you, $59 v $13 (I ordered a spare battery).
Excelente video, estaba por desechar mi teclado k 50 para mac, ya que no encontraba como revivirlo, ahora veo que es muy sencillo gracias.
Helpful video. The whole procedure is a lot easier using metal pry tools that come with ipad screen replacement kits.
Ok, to add to this. The guitar pick is the perfect tool to get it started. If all else fails, you can learn guitar because now you have a broken keyboard and a guitar pick. . Start from the top side with keyboard up. Wedge the fat part or the top of the pick in that battery tray and pry a little by pressing down and out. Itʻll get you some room to really start your work. You will notice a groove in that tray that your pick will fit into to get a better grip. Once again, place your pick in that groove and press down and out. The tray will come out further but not all the way. This is where you get some type of really small screw driver or thin ice pick like tool to push that ear/tab piece inwards. Itʻs those damn tabs that are making it difficult. Itʻll still take a little effort, but once you can pinch those tabs in, itʻll pop out. Thanks for the pick idea. Genius! Next, Iʻm going to trim those tabs hopefully to make this process a hell of a lot easier the next time...if there is a next time.
I was losing hope until I saw your video! Keyboard fixed!
Appreciate the video. First one I found, they guy failed to frame his view and all his prying was cut off so could not see what he was doing, but saw this one on the right side and at least it’s easy to see where to pry and how the holder clips in. I found I could slide my pick in the top side of the holder and sort of pry the holder along the top groove using a small flat head screwdriver against the pick instead of the housing. Also seems prying near corner until one end starts to release then going to the other side got the holder to almost pop out, it was a lot easier once that 1/8” or so was exposed. Next time I’ll just pry enough to get that groove exposed, then use a jeweler’s screwdriver to depress the latch pin on one side, wiggle it out a bit then depress the other side to fully release the latch pins.
Thanks! so looking at the little battery drawer, the key is to take 2 pins and push the legs holding the drawer inwards so it will slide out! THANKS AGAIN :)
Wow, thank you for the video! I thought my keyboard is dead now works just fine!
Terrible, terrible design . . . but these are nice keyboards when working. Glad you made this video. It helped me.
Great video. Thanks for posting it. Now, if I could only get that slide to come out.
Thanks! I know it will take some work but it’s doable. Hopefully you don’t get too many scratches in the plastic.
Great informative video. Helped me a lot.💞
Thank you for the video, I had the same problem $40 vs $5 :)
Glad it helped you out.
Did you find that once the battery was changed that the problems were fixed? I am having similar problems. The keyboard is not holding it's charge and stops working, even though the solar app shows the battery is at 95%. So im not sure if i should replace the battery or just get a new keyboard. As at the minute i am having to shine a UV light directly onto the panels to get it working.
Gracias por reiterar tu insistencia en sacar la batería. Hubiese desistido... Teclado nuevo Again!
Many thanks ...
Yes!!! Thank you!! 1) You ROCK- my keyboard works again and 2) WTF Logitech - make your stuff serviceable... One way drawer and "Do not replace battery"==planned obsolescence/replacement of keyboard not cool Thanks again Alejandro!
Thanks so much for posting this video. It was very helpful to me. I've had my Logitech solar keyboard for years and honestly I never knew it even had a battery. Bought the new battery today and replaced it fairly quickly once I got the little drawer that holds it. However getting that drawer open was very difficult as you know. I like my Logitech products very much but they really need to make this maneuver easier. Anyway, thanks again. Seeing your video probably cut the time in half for me.
Glad it worked for you too!
Not too bad? Such a frustrating experience! I finally had success when coming at it... keyboard face down plucking up and toward your face with a letter opener/thin blade... not down and toward your belly from the back side. Crazy ridiculous difficult over a $7 part. All tools should be super thin... maybe a lock pick tool? I finally got the rechargeable battery out but not without damaging the slider/panel all to Sh$%. Ultimately, the simple battery replacement worked like a charm.
I had this exact keyboard with that red light and I tried charging it from the sun but it didn’t charge so I placed a order on another rechargeable battery but when I paired it to the reciever I temporarily inserted a normal one to get it to pair properly I did order the battery from the same brand but the battery picture is MAXELL battery not the one listed
To open it, just take a small flathead screwdriver from the topside corners and twist. Once the central slotted area is exposed, use the screwdriver to slide it up and out. DO NOT pry it out from its side wings. It will visibly show its structural integrity give away until it does. It really shouldn't take 5 minutes to open.
Thanks, less then 10 seconds to open mine
thanks for posting this. I just got a $5 K750 and it has a dead battery. For what it's worth, a set of $3 "dental picks", aka Test Probe Set (5 pc kit) @ Harbor Freight), are some of the most useful tools I own, for jobs just like this :D I left some nicks but who cares about the bottom of a keyboard?
Where do you find tha Logitech Solar app?
What about connecting solar panels directly to the power of keyboard and get powered by solar?
I replaced the battery following your guide but it is still not responding. Try charge under the sunlight for a while then pressed the light check button but still no sign of life.
It takes quite a bit of force, did it with my Leatherman.
instead of going from the bottom stick your fingernail under the top of the battery compartment you may need to us a small screwdriver. Gently work it out until you see a divot put a coin in that slot and work it out or gently smaller and work it out. no damage to the keyboard using this method.
Dude, you almost did it right, just from the wrong side. The best tool for it is a long finger nail, yes your read right or alternatively you can use a small flat screw driver. Slide the screw driver, fingernail or your guitar pick about 2mm on the TOP of the battery tray and NOT from the bottom, gentle press it downwards and pull it into your direction. NO scratches, no broken keyboard this way. The battery tray has a little carved line on the top which is made for it to use it... ;-)
Right now I feel I've been cheeted into buying something I've been told will never need a battery. Now I find I will need batteries that I have to order on-line and they'll cost more than my old ones cost and I'll go through hell on earth just trying to fit the damn things.
What's more my machine doesn't tell me anything about the condition of my currant battery so I'm going to be left in the lerch when it stops working.
Thanks Logitech for lying to me so well. Never need batteries again, indeed.
I know it sucks. Thankfully the repair isn't too bad and this should last another 5 or so years.
@@AlejandroJPizarro I hope so, I vertually live in the dark. Thanks for the reply.
my new battery still has no power. no led lights. receiver usb is fine. any tips on battery contacts inside? tried same new battery on two 750 boards. l had the similar ghost typing issues prior to failure
Did the old battery leak at all? Other than just double checking that the smooth side is on the bottom I can't see why it wouldn't work. Maybe the battery is bad? How long did you let it charge?
@@AlejandroJPizarro charged for days. no battery leak at all. zero led light indicator. baffled. virtual keyboard with cursor is a hassle to type this. i will try a second keyboard with fresh battery to see if same results.
@@AlejandroJPizarro installed second battery to unused k750 - that also had dead battery from lack of use. and it worked fine now. I must have bent / damaged metal contacts while prying out the battery from the first / regular used keyboard. something is not touching the metal . tough to straighten out. thanks for the fast reply.
Retitle video to, "8 minutes of prying at the Logitech K750 battery"
Yeah but I wanted to show how much finagling it took to open that. I think the average repair would take about that long.
I'll save everyone the trouble. Use any mini flat screw driver and pry from the OPPOSITE side and it comes out w/o damaging the keyboard. @10:20 you'll see a ridge on the left side of the tray. That's what you want to get your screwdriver engaged in. Don't stab it in too far before you start levering it.
@@bdi3798 Thanks -- it took just a few seconds using the combo of a guitar pick and a 3/32 flathead screwdriver
Better yet, try leaving the keyboard in direct sunlight for a week or so. Mine came back to life with the original 6 year old battery.
Idk if this keyboard worth it , in terms of savings, battery cost 6 us, then for 6 us you get maybe 8 AA for standard keyboard , each pair last like 2 years, it ends be same or better standard ones
I own one and i get one for $3 on thrip shop store
ROTFLMAO, mine showed up the same way EXCEPT, I ordered 4 and all 4 of them were hiding under the box tab. I thought I received an empty box at first. Love this keyboard myself.
mine hS STOPPED CHARGING NOW AFTER A NEW ML2032 BATT, I THINK THE SOLAR PANELS ARE DEAD NOW, AND THERES NO OTHER WAY TO CHARGE IT. ITS USELESS NOW
It looks like the more you turned it on and off, the battery went up in percentage.
Ha! Normally my wife is on my ass because I have guitar picks laying all over the house. Now when I need it, I can't find a single one.
I tried the guitar pick it doesn’t work. Use a table knife. The guitar pick did more damage that the knife.
What was Logitech thinking? It's almost impossible to open the keyboard without marking the case!
Logitech sez: Hmm, if we keep battery replacement a secret and make replacement a PITA, we get to sell 'em a whole new keyboard! No brainer!!
@@Liam_Maddog Yeah, Apple pulled that stunt with the iPod, and got sued for it.
Why are you prying that tab up???? It slides outwards horizontally away from the keyboard man. VERY easy once you push in the correct direction.
Rechargeable batteries have to be recharged before use.
I wasn’t sure about that but I didn’t have another way to charge it beforehand. But the battery is still holding strong.
Cool. That’s good.
There's no reason - besides corporate greed and a profound disrespect for the environment - that the battery in the K750 isn't user-replaceable.
Everybody starts from the wrong side.
completely destroyed the battery holder getting it out. Sprayed white plastic shrapnel all over the room. I hope my wife doesn't find out that I now have a useless keyboard and a useless battery for it.
Oh no! Yeah Logitech did not make this easy to replace. Did you end up buying another keyboard?
@@AlejandroJPizarro In a fit of stubborness, I glued together enough of the bits of plastic to hold the battery again, stuffed it into the hole and it worked again!
This was painful to watch. I thought this would be a 'look how easy this is' video, but no, it was the most sorrowful view of a man struggling with his keyboard and I kept thinking PULL OUT THAT PICK! Made it harder to get the battery drawer out with that wedged in there. The sides are spring loaded, they needed to be pinched inward to free the drawer, not pried and pried and pried and pried on while pulling. Sheesh. Learn how. This appears a two-person operation with one person pinching the drawer inward on each side while one pulls the drawer outward to keep things simple. A spudger helps but three things need to be going on at the same time to make this work.
I'm going to get two small screwdrivers to compress each side while a friend pulls the drawer with a third and I have 5 of these to do since Logitech kept replacing my keyboard with duds that won't charge and treated me like a con artist for asking them to replace dead boards. Nice of them considering how many I've purchased for myself and my guy over the years and how many I've recommended to others! You hearing me Logitech? Treat good customers with R E S P E C T and make these so that stupid drawer is removable. These shouldn't become landfill as they have been. The whole Idea behind using a solar panel is to conserve and not burn through batteries as if there's no tomorrow.
FreeSpokenOne Thanks for the feedback. The pick was really just to minimize the damage to the plastic if possible. I know it’s on the backside so no one would see it but it’s just one of those things that would bug me knowing it was all dented from the screwdrivers. And your right, it should be a simple battery tray release situation. It’s almost as if the designers where almost there and someone said “wait... let’s not finish this design.” Anyway, the good news is that it is replaceable for a relatively cheap cost. Good luck with yours!
This is literally a video of how not to the job. Way to fail tragically.
I wouldn’t call it a fail since it’s working now but thanks for the comment.
@@AlejandroJPizarro Okay. You got me. LOL. It took 15 minutes to do a 1 minute job. It works now, great. I guess that is the point. At least you didn't threaten anyone with a gun like in the video with the guy who changes out his battery. Don't worry, he struggles too for several minutes. And you did it, ultimately. Perhaps if you edit all the struggling to open it parts, get the correct tool, I used a hobby knife, you could have posted a 1 minute video that everyone would have liked. Though I get your paranoia about jamming metal objects into electronics, this is a low wattage nearly inert device that will not likely cause harm unless ingested.. I laughed out loud when the pick was still jammed in there as you were attempting to open this thing. I admit, it is funny, but not in a good intentional way. I felt empathy for your struggle and a little bad laughing. Best of luck. Thanks for making the video
I appreciate the feedback. I’ve taken a bit of a break from social media to get my head around how I wanted to make videos moving forward. I agree that the footage of the struggle could easily be summarized with a quick comment about how it went. I will definitely take this into consideration for future videos. Thanks again!
@@AlejandroJPizarro I'm with you on the social media break. I think that I should listen to you on this topic
I bet you're critical of that dark cloud that follows you around constantly, too.
That packaging it’s stupid!!!!!!!