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| Is yu Direct TV Remote worn out; buttons don't work half the time? | |
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| Banandangees | Mar 9 2013, 11:50 PM Post #1 |
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Don't buy a new one. Fix it! |
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| Thumper | Mar 9 2013, 11:52 PM Post #2 |
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I have DISH. |
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| Neutral | Mar 9 2013, 11:56 PM Post #3 |
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One of mine messed up awhile back, called Direct TV and they mostly just brushed me off. I switched the bad one to the back tv in the RV. How do you fix them? |
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| Banandangees | Mar 10 2013, 12:52 AM Post #4 |
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We had three remotes that seemed wore out. Half the buttons didn't work. The problem with mine was that the contacts were "corroded," like the poles on a battery that occasionally need wire brushed. I found this video on the web which shows how to take the remote apart (six or seven screws depending): VIDEO I took a soft rag, dampened with alcohol and wiped the contact plate good. The button contacts are a bed of rubber like material with the buttons being slightly recessed in the rubber base. There was a very light application of oil on the rubber contacts which came off with the alcohol dampened cloth. Then, since if it didn't work and I was going to throw the remotes away anyway, I used this small battery powered, circular brush from my wife's laundry room: Tide Stain Brush ...the bristles are quite soft. I brushed over the rubber button contact surfaces and the plate contact surfaces. I figured it would work similar to wire brushing car battery terminals and contacts. It worked. The three remotes are working like brand new. Just take care of putting it back together. Sometimes one of the buttons gets caught under the remote frame. Also take care that the "accessory" slide at the top is grooved properly and the positive (battery) spring like contact at the bottom is properly grooved in the frame. The first took a little time. Once I got the drift of everything, the other two went quickly. |
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| Neutral | Mar 10 2013, 01:20 AM Post #5 |
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Thanks Ban. |
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| Pat | Mar 10 2013, 01:39 AM Post #6 |
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We spent for a couple of those over the years. I'm asking the wife if she threw them out or they are tucked away in storage somewhere. I suppose oils from our hands and junk food residue working it's way in is the culprit. And the occasional spilled beer, wine and Scotch. |
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| Corky52 | Mar 10 2013, 05:14 AM Post #7 |
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What a series of anti-consumerist posts! When the batteries wear out you should throw a device away and buy a new device, got to keep the economy moving.
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| Banandangees | Mar 10 2013, 06:25 AM Post #8 |
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A penny saved is a penny earned. |
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| Corky52 | Mar 11 2013, 11:36 PM Post #9 |
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A penny saved is a penny out of circulation and not being spent to generate profits for the mega-corps! Repair and referb don't generate jobs in China and India.
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| Banandangees | Mar 13 2013, 01:52 AM Post #10 |
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But there is work boing on here. Each penny saved is working for the saver. It's also being loaned by the banks to others for business growth and home buying. Then after enough pennies are saved, plus the interest, the saver can buy something he/she has saved for without going into debt. It's called "living within your means"..... unlike our country's government. |
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