Hot-swapping PS2

[Petros]

Can you hot-swap PS2 devices (my keyboard is what I want to swap)? I have heard in the past that it's dangerous for the electronics, but is it really?

 

[Bronx Bomber]

ive done it before, but i try to stay away from it.
honestly, i have no idea what it will do over time, so as a precaution, i dont do it a lot.

 

[RagnaroK]

If you converted PS2 to USB then maybe you could. lol

 

[Kvasi]

Well... sometimes I have to unplug and plug the keyboard back in on our old computer to be able to re-initialize it.
They follow the same standard, so I don't see how it would damage your keyboard.

There are switchboxes that hot-swap keyboards, mices and monitors between different computers, that would be more dangerous as they use different power sources.

 

[NetRyder]

I've done it quite a few times on my desktop at home. Never seems to have caused a problem.

 

[LeeJend]

I've done it quite a few times (unintentionally, lol) no damage but my keyboard and mouse stop working after doing it until I reboot.