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Title: Dell Wireless Keyboard to Wired One?
Post by: ejack63 on Tue, 19 November 2013, 15:07:51

I have a New dell keyboard that i got yesterday from the second hand shop and it is wireless. It has no receiver. See the problem? Is there any way i could get it to become wired?

Thanks Elliot,

Title: Re: Dell Wireless Keyboard to Wired One?
Post by: Pacifist on Tue, 19 November 2013, 15:45:17

You can't, unless you do some complicated soldering.

Title: Re: Dell Wireless Keyboard to Wired One?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Tue, 19 November 2013, 15:49:11

Quote from: ejack63 on Tue, 19 November 2013, 15:07:51

Is there any way i could get it to become wired?

Quote from: Pacifist on Tue, 19 November 2013, 15:45:17

You can't, unless you do some complicated soldering.

So there is a way? Can you tell us about this "complicated soldering"?

Title: Re: Dell Wireless Keyboard to Wired One?
Post by: ejack63 on Wed, 20 November 2013, 00:58:08

Quote from: Pacifist on Tue, 19 November 2013, 15:45:17

You can't, unless you do some complicated soldering.

Could i do the complicated soldering without soldering (i'm a severe noob [I don't have a soldering iron])?

If so tell me how please,

Thanks Elliot

Title: Re: Dell Wireless Keyboard to Wired One?
Post by: Pacifist on Wed, 20 November 2013, 00:59:04

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Tue, 19 November 2013, 15:49:11

Quote from: ejack63 on Tue, 19 November 2013, 15:07:51

Is there any way i could get it to become wired?

Quote from: Pacifist on Tue, 19 November 2013, 15:45:17

You can't, unless you do some complicated soldering.

So there is a way? Can you tell us about this "complicated soldering"?

Well get a new controller and solder the points into that

Title: Re: Dell Wireless Keyboard to Wired One?
Post by: ejack63 on Wed, 20 November 2013, 01:03:54

Would i have an issue then?

+Where would i get then controller?

an old keyboard?

Title: Re: Dell Wireless Keyboard to Wired One?
Post by: ejack63 on Wed, 20 November 2013, 01:17:50

If need be (and if hardware compatible) i have a old microsoft keyboard with a dead battery thing that i could take the brains out of!.

Title: Re: Dell Wireless Keyboard to Wired One?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Wed, 20 November 2013, 07:50:57

Quote from: ejack63 on Wed, 20 November 2013, 00:58:08

Could i do the complicated soldering without soldering (i'm a severe noob [I don't have a soldering iron])?

You need a soldering iron to solder.

Title: Re: Dell Wireless Keyboard to Wired One?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 20 November 2013, 08:04:20

Quote from: Pacifist on Wed, 20 November 2013, 00:59:04

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Tue, 19 November 2013, 15:49:11

Quote from: ejack63 on Tue, 19 November 2013, 15:07:51

Is there any way i could get it to become wired?

Quote from: Pacifist on Tue, 19 November 2013, 15:45:17

You can't, unless you do some complicated soldering.

So there is a way? Can you tell us about this "complicated soldering"?

Well get a new controller and solder the points into that

Is it that simple?

Title: Re: Dell Wireless Keyboard to Wired One?
Post by: laffindude on Wed, 20 November 2013, 08:35:47

He didn't consider different matrix.

Title: Re: Dell Wireless Keyboard to Wired One?
Post by: ejack63 on Sat, 23 November 2013, 01:42:05

I'm deffinately buggered then hey?