Hello!

I am not in the electronics repair trade, but have found myself with some electronics that need repair. I had decided to task myself with learning what I need to know, but have reached a bit of an impasse and was wondering if I could get some help.

It sounds silly, but I have a virtual pet from 1997 that turns on and functions fine, but I can't get two of the three buttons to work. I've disassembled and cleaned the contacts with alcohol and a q-tip, and coated the membranes with CaiKote 44. The only result is that the one button that never gave me issue now works like an absolute champ.

I looked up possible causes, and came back with MAYBE capacitor issues. I have both a cylinder and a ceramic capacitor, but neither look to be damaged or leaking. Traces all look fine to me.

I'll include pictures, hopefully someone with a more discerning eye can identify what I need to fix?

https://goo.gl/photos/mQkEGqUv9CQncPq86

It's literally just two buttons that are causing me issue, I'd love to know why.

Thanks,
Bailey