How to 100% repair a remote control with a pencil and glue

How to repair a remote control with a pencil and glue

The remote control for a TV, air conditioner or other household appliances begins to malfunction after a couple of years. At first, in order for the buttons to work, you need to press them with all your might, but over time, this does not help. If something like this happens, don’t rush to buy a new remote control or take the old one to the workshop; you can fix everything yourself.

What you will need:


  • graphite pencil;
  • Super glue;
  • needle file;
  • alcohol;
  • cotton swab.

Remote control repair process


Before repairing the remote control, you need to determine which buttons have stopped working. This is very easy to do if, when pressing them, you look at the IR diode through the camera of your mobile phone, since its flashes are invisible to the naked eye. It will light up on working buttons. Broken buttons are marked with a pen or felt-tip pen so that they cannot be repaired.
How to repair a remote control with a pencil and glue

Next, the screws on the back of the remote control are unscrewed and it is disassembled.
How to repair a remote control with a pencil and glue

How to repair a remote control with a pencil and glue

We are interested in a rubber plate with buttons.
How to repair a remote control with a pencil and glue

It must be wiped on the back side with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol, especially in front of the buttons.
How to repair a remote control with a pencil and glue

Now you need to rub the pencil lead on the file. It is important that it is graphite.This can be checked by measuring the resistance on it with a multimeter. For graphite it is low, for a chemical pencil it is high.
How to repair a remote control with a pencil and glue

Superglue is added to graphite dust in a 1:1 ratio.
How to repair a remote control with a pencil and glue

Everything is mixed and applied drop by drop on the back of each non-working button. This can be done with a paper strip.
How to repair a remote control with a pencil and glue

You need to act quickly in order to catch the glue before it sets.
How to repair a remote control with a pencil and glue

Then the buttons are dried with a hairdryer or set aside for 5-10 minutes to allow the mixture to dry. After this, the remote control is put back together. After such a repair, each button will work like new, unless, of course, the rubber has not yet worn out or lost its shape.
How to repair a remote control with a pencil and glue

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Comments (3)
  1. Guest Maxim
    #1 Guest Maxim Guests September 8, 2020 09:44
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    I noticed that when looking at the rubber bands through a magnifying glass, the rubber bands of the non-working buttons are smooth (glossy). Using an ordinary dry cloth, I lightly rub the surface of the rubber until rough and everything works.

    PS. Rubber bands - I’m writing about that part of the remote control on which the author applies glue with graphite.
  2. Victor
    #2 Victor Guests 9 September 2020 18:59
    2
    The superglue will slide off after 5 or 6 presses of the button. I glued it to special heels for repairing remote controls, glued helium superglue, the remote control works for more than a month.
  3. Evgen
    #3 Evgen Guests 13 September 2020 16:18
    3
    Conductive adhesives have long been invented on both silver and graphite