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Article #2921Re: Sony remote controll
From: Chris Miller
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 15:33
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 15:33
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In article <7479@orbit.cts.com> dougm@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Doug Mcintyre) writes: >>In sci.electronics, ldstern@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Larry Stern) writes: >>... >>>well except for the remote control. The remote had an intermittent problem >> ... >>>is, what usually goes? Is this worth fixing? And finally, can this LED be > >In my experience, it is generally a cracked solder joint from the remote >being ``dropped'' accidently or so. Since the circuit is so simple (yes an IR >... My Panasonic remote became intermittent after the kids experimented with gravity. Similar guts: one IC, etc. The battery connection is with two metal fingers soldered to posts (good joint); the posts were soldered to the PC board. The post to board connections were both cracked & looked like a cold joint to begin with. Resoldered them and it works great again. --
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!eagle!roger.lerc.nasa.gov!togood From: togood@roger.lerc.nasa.gov (Chris Miller) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Sony remote controll Summary: cracked solder joint Message-ID: <1992Apr15.153317.10701@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov> Date: 15 Apr 92 15:33:17 GMT Article-I.D.: eagle.1992Apr15.153317.10701 References: <7479@orbit.cts.com> Sender: news@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center [Cleveland, Ohio] Lines: 17