-=> MATT MC_CARTHY wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

 MM> 30 Oct 2003, 12:20, Wayne Chirnside (2:252/171), wrote to Roy J.
 MM> Tellason:

 MM> Hi Wayne.

 WC> Never used it but a guy was over here spilling a softdrink
 WC> on the remote for the Sharp VCR rendering many functions
 WC> inoperative and I think that might rejuvinate those lacking
 WC> functions.

 MM> That might be tricky!  First get it apart and clean it up with plain
 MM> warm water, then blow dry with a warm hair dryer after blotting off the
 MM> excess water.

 Already done long ago, distilled water as well
 Got basic functions back but not some of the numeric keypad.

 MM> Assemble as much as you can WITHOUT putting the cover
 MM> with the buttons back on, and install the batteries.

IIRC it's nothing but a board with a blob, I.C. on it a resistor and
LED.

 MM> Glue a very small
 MM> piece of aluminum foil dull-side-to-the-eraser end of a pencil (note
 MM> that the foil has a shiny side and a dull side - the shiny side is pure
 MM> aluminum, the dull side has a 'wax' coating).  Apply the new
"button"
 MM> to the contact points of the non-working functions with mild to medium
 MM> pressure and see that the function works.  If it _does_, then you need
 MM> the "button repair" stuff.  In the case of "cola
spills", the cola most
 MM> often attacks and dissolves the silver painted traces connecting the
 MM> buttons, in which case you will need the trace repair stuff (same for
 MM> the new 'mylar membrane' computer keyboards).

Well it doesn't seem worth the trouble now that you've detailed
the whole deal out.

 WC> Buying a replacement Sharp Universal remote for this VCR is out
 WC> as it's just about as cheap to buy a new Sharp VCR with remote.

 MM> Ain't that the truth!  And I've never seen any brand of "universal"
 MM> that covers ALL the functions of the original.   :-((

Nope and this one has some really nifty features too, or had
I should say :-(
Fortunately all but the deluxe functions can be done without the remote
on the VCR itself.
Nicest VCR I've ever cleaned too, very open and easy to get to the
video head, ect
 
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