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Article #11843Television remote control units (the assasination the
From: Paula Stockholm
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 17:14
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 17:14
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In article <1992Nov11.140907.21522@thinkage.on.ca> kgdykes@thinkage.on.ca writes:
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> every couple years or so, the remote will spontaneously die.
> not battery. not crud build up on sender/receiving units. dead. kaput.
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> 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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