On Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:47:51 -0400, Al Moodie
wrote:

I have a sony KDL-40S2010 LCD TV, it works just fine. However the
remote RM YD005 is failing again. It works but you have to use extra
force and wiggle the buttons to get it to operate. Poorest operation
is with buttons which are used most often, Mute, Volume, Channel
change, so I assume is is wear or contamination problem.

Last time I bought a replacement on EBay for $18 or thereabouts. I can
always buy another, but can it be fixed, is it worth the work

If it's still mostly functional, tearing it apart and cleaning the
guts will revive it. Open it up, remove all the food crumbs, and wash
off the mold and fungus accumulation. I use 409 cleaner, which seems
to work well. Dry with a clean paper towel.

The conductive rubber elastometric buttons will probably need to be
cleaned slightly. The easiest way is to spray from 409 cleaner onto a
sheet of 20lb paper, plop the rubber buttons down on the paper, push
each button into the paper, and slight SLIGHTLY sideways. You want to
just scub off the surface crud, not sandpaper the conductive coating
into non-functionality.

On the PCB side, you'll see the matching gold contacts for each
button. This also needs to be cleaned. Lint free cloth (not paper
towel), some more 409 spray cleaner, rub-a-dub, and let dry.

Put it back together and it should work.

Some really marginal videos on how to fix your remote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBBJlGFUWv0 -- good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwzsNeoMSgk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuyRyTdvDYw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvJWqf_b6Eo
.... about 6 more.
Ignore the one suggesting you use tin foil and scotch tape to repair
the rubber elastometric buttons.

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Jeff Liebermann
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Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
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