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Tim

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This morning, a universal TV remote that is several years old stopped
working. I thought somone may have accidently removed the code, so I
reprogrammed it, and it seemed to accept certain codes for the TV, yet
not others. However, it still did not work. On the other hand, I
used a different universal remote, just to make sure the TV was still
fine, and it was. Does anyone know what would cause one of these
universal remotes to appear to accept the code, yet still not work?
Is it a common problem, or does it sometimes happen when the remote
gets old?

TIA.

I have a couple of X-10 remotes that will do that on their own. They act
like they will accept the codes, but if you check after it is entered,
it will be different. I thought they were toast, but I found that if I
left the batteries out of 'em for a week or two, they would come back
100%. They must get a glitch in them that requires a full discharge
beyond just changing the batteries to reset. Might be worth trying.

- Tim -