On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:11:45 -0400, willshak
wrote:

Jim Elbrecht wrote the following on 10/25/2012 8:05 AM (ET):
"hr(bob) " wrote:

On Oct 24, 9:36 pm, Metspitzer wrote:
I pulled a remote out of a drawer that hasn't been used in a long
time. The 1 key doesn't seem to work. Pushing 1-9 causes a light on
the remote to flash, but 1 doesn't flash.

I opened it up and blew on it. It is still broke.

-snip-
The black button material on the end of each key is conductive, it
bridges the two printed patterns on the printed wiring board when you
press the key. Have you tried interchanging a good key with the bad
one to see if the conductive material on the end of the key has worn
off from use or is dirty?. I have fixed several remotes by cleaning
off the dirt that was on the surface of the PWB and on the surface of
the key, which kept the key from electrically bridging the two
intermingled fingers on the pwb.

+1 on that. I love this stuff from Radio shack.
Deoxit5
http://www.amazon.com/Hosa-D5S6-Deox...dp/B00006LVEU/

[some radio shacks carry it-- and guitar shops might have some]



Now wait just a minute!!!! He hasn't tried WD-40 yet. :-)

I love wd-40 but I wouldn't use it on electrical contacts.