Maarten Hofman wrote:
>>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 
> powered device. I did lots of research on this topic, and came to the 
> conclusion that keyboards draw a LOT of current.

I have NO measurements to report, but FWIW, I've been running an IBM 
(brand) PS/2 keyboard off of a 9V battery with a PIC, and I've had it 
running for many 5-10 minute intervals and one or two times I 
accidentally left it on for maybe an hour.  Still running off the same 
9V.  Typically, the LEDs are off (I don't use them, though I can't 
remember if they're ever turned on by the keyboard itself).

I can do a simple check with a meter this weekend if anyone's interested.
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Timothy J. Weber
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