eric@megageek.com wrote:
> OK, so I have a remote control that gets used alot. The main buttons
> aren't registering any more.
>
> Is there a way to "clean" or "resurface" the button's conductive rubber
> back side?
>
I clean remotes and other keypads with just a dry paper towel and a
little knuckle grease. Unless it was immersed in something sticky, this
is enough. Also, I've found the contacts, not the pads, are what need
cleaning; they oxidize. A paper towel is rough enough clean them. If
its really bad, use a pencil eraser followed with the paper towel.
Pencil erasers have some mind grid embedded in them. Electrical
engineers use an eraser to clean non-gold plated contacts, the eraser
will completely remove the gold and even copper plating.
> What would happen if I just put a piece of metal there?
>
Don't know, just guessing, but you might get bounces (multiple button hits).
Peter Thomas
> TIA!
>
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