Doe a bluetooth wireless keyboard drain the battery?

Does a bluetooth enabled keyboard drain teh battery of an iPad if left on?

I just copied that from ways to conserve battery. I have no idea if its just incrimental or what? You got me there. Just if your not using it and your keyboard is sitting there, turn it off.
You may be getting the idea by now that wireless networking of any kind drains battery. It's true, so another way to save battery life is to turn offBluetooth
*Meg- Who knows Its recommended,  but is it....."Oh your battery will last 10 additional mins with bluetooth off". Could be something as silly as that.

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