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Television remote control units (the assasination the

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From: Paula Stockholm
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 17:14
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In article <1992Nov11.140907.21522@thinkage.on.ca> kgdykes@thinkage.on.ca writes:

 > 
 > every couple years or so, the remote will spontaneously die.
 > not battery. not crud build up on sender/receiving units. dead. kaput.
 > 
 > i'm curious, what is the weakness. what dies? is it fairly easy to fix
 > perhaps (replace leds?).
 >
        Gravity, anger, and household pets kill these remotes. Most
        common problem is the ceramic resonator, generally an orange or
        blue or brightly-colored, square-ish component. It's the
        "crystal" that provides clock pulses.

        There is usually a frequency stamped on them. Radio Shack
        carries the common ones. Many other vendors do too. Always look
        the board over for cracks and check that the battery contacts
        are sucurely soldered in place.

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From: paula@nlbbs.UUCP (Paula Stockholm)
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Subject: Television remote control units (the assasination the
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 17:14:02 GMT
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