How to repair remote control

Are you tired of going in the front of your TV just to change the channel? Do you want to save money from buying expensive international remotes? If you click this, maybe you are. Well this is the answer for your question. This Instructibles will instruct you how to repair your you-can-still-use-remote and save money. By the way, It will just teach you how to repair infrared of a remote control. If your looking for other way of repairing the remote, you may just search in this site. I know there's already one that that will teach you how to repair the remote buttons et cetera. So shall we proceed on the first step?

Step 1 Determine if your remote's Infrared is working

To do that, you need a digital camera, or camcorder, or maybe just a camera(MobilePhone Camera will do) and point the remote towards the cam. the reason why we're doing this is because we cannot see the infra red beam with out naked eyes... Try to see if there is a beam while you are pressing the remote button. If there is,maybe the problem is in your TV's signal receiver. But if there is no beam, maybe the infrared is broken.

Comments

[bayyagg]

Hey!

The problem usually some of the buttons are not working........

This 100% guaranteed to clean the carbon contact for that remote!

Use ur soldering iron, heat it up, and get that hot iron tip into those carbon contacts ( don't worry nowadays remote are made of silicone and they don't melt with high temp. ). you will notice the glossiness of the carbon become matte black!

[bayyagg]

How about, the LED lights up but some of the button is not functioning?

[Hycro]

So, I should undress my eyes first??

(Though, I am assuming you mean "with OUR naked eyes", but I couldn't leave it alone)

[PSPerson]

always check the batteries first.  also, if you have a universal remote, try re-programming it.

[b2gills]

 Sometimes all you have to do is re-solder the IR LED that is already there.