Re: "Sticky Goo" Inside Remote

Gareth Magennis <sound.service@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Ron(UK)" <ron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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William Sommerwerck wrote:
The worst part of it is that this problem is easy to fix, but most
remote
controls are almost impossible to disassemble.

Screws aren't enough -- the back snaps together so tightly that, unless
you
have the right tool and know how to use it, it's impossible to open the
back
without destroying the unit. I irreparably damaged remote for a Toshiba
IDTV
doing this, and of course, full-function replacements aren't available.

The remote for my NAD MR-20a is secured solely wth screws, and is easy
to
clean.

Warming them with a heat gun, and a bit of twisting often gets them
apart.
Don't over heat ones with lcd displays tho.

Ron


Laptop people use "spudgers". Great word, that. Here's a demo.

http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/Open-an-iBook-for-repairs-without-damaging-the-cas
e_W0QQugidZ10000000005121811



Gareth.



They mention nylon as the material of spodgers which I would say has not the
same characteristics as human thumb nail.


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