[SOLVED] HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Generally resistant to short circuits?

[ShangWang]

I wasn't sure where else to ask help since no one really knew an answer so I'd like to ask here:

A few months back I was being stupid and was trying to get a hair out of my keyboard's mobile charging port with a sewing needle. What happened was my keyboard disconnected for a split second and then came back on when I stopped using the needle.

A few months later my keyboard is still working perfectly fine, but I am curious as to what kind of short circuit might have happened.

Here's some info that I have where I can deduct what may have happened:

The keyboard comes with two USB plugs, one to connect the keyboard and one to supply "Extra" power. I only have the keyboard USB connected since I don't have space for another port. This likely makes it so that the keyboard can not function while charging a phone, but I'm not sure and I don't want to risk damaging the keyboard if it can't handle this without the extra power.

Port: https://prnt.sc/1vbyj3p

Does anyone know if it's generally ok to use mobile charging port features on a keyboard?

Which likely happened? A "short circuit" or a split second loss of power due to the needle "drawing" and rendering the keyboard without enough power?

Edit: My keyboard can charge my phone perfectly fine albeit a bit slower than usual without an adapter. Now what I'm mainly wondering is what likely happened when I put the needle in the mobile charging port.

 

[hotaru.hino]

If the keyboard comes with said feature and it's not outright causing houses to burn down, I don't see why it's a bad idea to use it. It wouldn't be the first thing I'd use though because, well, I have a charger for USB based devices.

What likely happened when you stuck a needle in there was you shorted one of the power delivery lines to ground, which triggered short circuit protection on the computer end. If the port still works, then it's likely still fine.