Wireless Keyboard losing connection - Mouse acting funky

I keep getting a "connection lost" message and then have to "wake up" the keyboard. I just changed the batteries in both the wireless mighty mouse & wireless keyboard. The mouse keeps getting very "choppy" and unresponsive, then straightens out after a few minutes. Also lots of keyrepeats. The problem has been here for a while but seems to be getting worse. All software & firmware is up to date. When I turn on the keyboard the light only stays on for a few seconds then goes out.
Dave

There should be four tiny wires with round connectors, each labelled "1" "2" "3" and "BT". 1-3 are for the Airport card and BT is for Bluetooth.
Try these pics to help you to identify the cable and the bluetooth module:
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/MacPro/Bluetooth_MacPro_install/Bluetooth_MacProinstall.html

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