A repair paint is sold, but I forget whose catalog I saw it in. But before spending money, try cleaning the traces first. A pencil eraser will polish em up. They tend to oxidize and cause flaky behavior even if they look clean. This has restored most remotes I have worked on.
----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list CHIPDIR-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 10:09 AM > Hi all, > I wondered if anyone had a solution for a remote that seems to have > worn out some of its keys. I took it apart, cleaned the keyboard and > flexible plastic membrane with alcohol but this did not seem to do the > trick. The keys are all one solid, flexible piece of plastic and the backs > of the keys seem to have some conductive ink on them. The PCB is > similar, where the key touches there is a serpentine pattern, split down > the middle and I assume the key jumps the break. The conductive ink > seems to be worn on some keys to where it won't work any more. I > would get an after-market unit except there are some special functions > I know I will not be able to program and a new remote from Toshiba is > over $150. > Thanks, > > -Bob > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Ritchey > Quest Engineering & Development > 1328 East Cottonwood Lane > Phoenix, AZ 85048-4765 > Tel: (480) 460-2652 > FAX: (480) 460-2653 > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > WWW: www.QuestEngDev.com/ > WWW: www.Smart-Fly.com/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > Author: Robert Ritchey > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Author: Syd Levine \(AnaLog\) INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
