- sluggish remote control - 3 Updates
- Cynical Definitions - 1 Update
| Frank <"frank "@frank.net>: Sep 19 02:15PM -0400 On 9/19/2022 12:00 PM, Bob F wrote: >> Something in that remote picks humidity from air. > Is there a rubbery or even plastic material there that could be breaking > down? Some can release gooey liquid. micky should try Miralax. |
| "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>: Sep 19 09:41PM +0200 On 2022-09-19 18:00, Bob F wrote: >> Something in that remote picks humidity from air. > Is there a rubbery or even plastic material there that could be breaking > down? Some can release gooey liquid. Nope. None that I could see. -- Cheers, Carlos. |
| Clifford Heath <no_spam@please.net>: Sep 20 02:03PM +1000 On 20/9/22 05:41, Carlos E.R. wrote: >> Is there a rubbery or even plastic material there that could be >> breaking down? Some can release gooey liquid. > Nope. None that I could see. The buttons are usually molded into a silicone sheet. The silicoen starts to de-polymerise and that's where the liquid comes from - it's silicone oil. You can clean it off with alcohol, but that just gives you enough time to look for a new remote control. |
| three_jeeps <jjhudak@gmail.com>: Sep 19 10:29AM -0700 On Monday, September 19, 2022 at 9:01:55 AM UTC-4, Peter W. wrote: > Did I charge the sellers for those repairs? Absolutely not! And why it is a hobby, not a business. Both did make a small contribution to the club, however. > Peter Wieck > Melrose Park, PA Having spent many years on ebay, I'd say your definitions are fairly accurate. Over the last year, the electronic stuff I tend to look at falls under the category of Untested (or a 'active' statement - plugged it in and nothing blew up/light came on). Most of the postings seem to be done by people who are clueless about electronic things. They stumbled on something electronic and want to make a buck on ebay. The garage sale recyclers are some of the types that drive me nuts. They find something that 'looks complicated' (e.g. a older ham transceiver for example), with the 'untested' label, and list it for the price of a 'working-tested' unit. If you are into vintage TV and broadcasting, you may want to check out this site: https://www.earlytelevision.org/ Some years ago, I helped diagnose some old TV sets and a vidicon on their mobile broadcast truck. At one point they had intentions of setting up a 'early 50's' broadcast studio. Neat place if you want to get a look of early TV receivers from their inception through the 70s |
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