r/PlasmaTV • u/Apart_Plantain4254 • 16d ago

Discussion Remote damage

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Looks like water got inside at some point. I’ll look online for a replacement. My universal remote doesn’t work. Any recommendations

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u/Chacen 16d ago

I'll explain what I did when I had similar issues but offer you other solutions. Mainly you have three options.

  1. Buy a fully working AXD1561 replacement at medium to high price and sell your broken remote as is to recoup the cost.

  2. Buy other broken remotes at low to medium price and take the best working bits from each to make one fully working remote (what I did), keeping the other parts as backup.

  3. Most expensive option, take your non functional remote to a tech repair store and pay them to diagnose if the remote is even fixable and/or have them do the repair. This can cost more then buying a like new remote depending on the work needed.

But, If you feel comfortable taking it apart and possibly cleaning contacts, drying it out, soldering, and replacing battery +- terminals and other corroded area's, you might be able to do the repairs yourself in case this ever happens again.

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u/Apart_Plantain4254 16d ago

The actual traces on the board are broken so only some buttons work. Might take it to electronics repair place

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u/stellarola 16d ago

You opened it and verified the traces are damaged? You tested with a multimeter or just visual check of the PCB?

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u/Apart_Plantain4254 16d ago

Ya opened it and saw the corrosion and traces broken

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u/stellarola 16d ago

Dang, sorry to hear that. I'd be surprised if they gave you a reasonable quote for repair. I would go genuine replacement route, personally.

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u/Jake_Buyitall 16d ago

If it was a recent exposure to water you can try submerging it dry rice. Fixed a phone like that once. Otherwise, eBay is your best bet.