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> On the subject, does anyone know the current draw of the keyboard?

 Yes, that was something that concerned me too, as I'm building a battery=
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powered device. I did lots of research on this topic, and came to the=20
conclusion that keyboards draw a LOT of current. The lowest I found so far=
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was 35 mA. Dell keyboards are actually pretty good, at 75 mA. Most clone=20
keyboards draw 250-300mA. Of course, part of the draw are the LED, so if yo=
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make sure the LED are off then the only time the high current is drawn is=
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when the keyboard boots up (it lights up all three LEDs during that time).=
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The worst keyboard I found drew 2A. Note that these are all peak draws,=20
specified by the manufacturer. Normal use might be lower.
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