How to clean the remote control from the TV?

Living in the era of the 21st century, we keep up to date, safely use all the benefits of civilization. All household appliances in the house become our assistant and we can not imagine life without this help. Sometimes it reaches the point of absurdity: the remote control is broken, and we have a question - who will perform the function of the remote control? Well, if the house has a wife and children, then for some time you can resort to their help. But sooner or later, your family will have patience, and you will have to get up yourself, gather your courage and accomplish the feat - repair a broken remote control from the TV. Although in fact it is not necessary to draw such a critical conclusion, perhaps your “lazy person” just needs to be cleaned. And now we will figure out what happened and how to clean the remote control.

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How to find out what happened to the remote control?

First you need to understand what happened. This can be checked by pointing the diode (the red button that you are pointing to the TV) to the camera of the mobile phone and pressing one of the buttons. Since infrared radiation is invisible to the human eye, the camera will show you if there is a signal. If, in the telephone chamber, you did not see the flickering of the diode, then you are faced with a failed device. Now you are faced with the task of how to clean the remote control from the TV.

Let's consider several options.

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A quick way to repair the remote control

When you have to get close to the TV to switch channels, this indicates that your remote control has batteries. Therefore, you just need to replace the batteries. For this:

1. Open the back cover, usually on the latches and change the batteries.
2. Pay attention to whether the batteries are flat and do not confuse the polarity.

Now consider the deeper process of how to clean the remote control from the Samsung TV.

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Find out the cause of the breakdown and disassemble the remote

If for some reason the buttons do not work in your remote control, namely: some function does not turn on or it doesn’t turn on well by several successive presses, then the reasons are more serious. In this case, you will have to resort to completely disassembling the remote control from the TV in order to skillfully clean it.

Disassembling the remote control

First of all, we do a full inspection of the remote control, how it is disassembled. There are two options - with screws and snap fasteners.

If the panels are screwed:

1. Open the battery cover and unscrew the screws, in most cases you will need a Phillips screwdriver.
2. Take out the batteries.
3. Then unscrew the screws around the entire perimeter of the remote control.

Important! Do not forget about the screws in the battery compartment, otherwise - removing the panel, you simply break it.

If the “steering wheel” from the TV is latched, then:

1. Using a plastic card, slide the end of the card under the cover of the remote control and draw along the entire length of the connection.
2. You will hear characteristic clicks as your card moves. This suggests that you are doing everything right.

Important! Do not open the cover with a screwdriver or anything iron. You can damage the edges of the remote control and break the latches. It is better, as we suggest, to use plastic, wood. These materials are soft and will treat your device with care.

Next, we disassemble the remote:

1. When removing the board, carefully inspect for any fasteners.
2. If there are fasteners, unscrew them, and put them in a box, on paper - due to their small size, they can easily get lost.
3. Take out the board and assess the degree of damage.
4. Gently shake the buttons. If you yourself do not want to, help with your fingers or with some object, by extruding from the front.

Important! Pay attention to when you take out the microcircuit, so that when removing it does not damage the battery springs. When removing the board, do not break the thin wires of the diode, which is attached to the top of the console. It happens that the diode indicator is tightly held in the housing socket.

Breakage detection

Carefully inspect the board and identify breakdowns in order to understand how to clean the remote control from the TV. They can be different:

• If half the buttons on the remote control do not work, it may be wear of graphite spraying.
• If the remote control falls, ceramic quartz may break. This occurs in 90% of cases.
• Damage to contact tracks and cracks in microchips.

Important! In these three cases, you cannot repair the remote control at home. It must be taken to a workshop or purchased a new one.

If the board is in a sticky state, which in most cases is the main reason for the failure of our beloved “sloth”, then you can clean the remote control from the TV yourself. How to do this - read the next section of this article.

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Remote Control Cleaning

There are so many ways to clean your TV remote at home. Everything you need for this procedure, you will find at home.

Cleaning the circuit board

To do this, you need to take a swab or cloth and moisten with alcohol. No alcohol - Take cologne, vodka, any other alcohol-containing product, and act as follows:

1. Wipe the board thoroughly with a moistened swab. Pay attention to the swab - this will remind you how long you spent cleaning your remote.
2. After rubbing with alcohol, wipe and let dry completely.

Button Board Cleaning

Here you will need a soft brush. You can use a toothbrush - it is well suited for these purposes.

In a variety of washing products you can not limit yourself. Here, toothpaste and detergent, sprays, vinegar, citric acid, etc. are suitable.

Apply the product to the brush and clean the buttons. You can clean the buttons with a swab, rags, napkins - the choice is yours.

Front cover cleaning

1. Using a brush, swab, cloth with a detergent, spray, alcohol, wipe the front of the remote control.
2. The button holes can be cleaned with ear sticks dipped in alcohol. The greatest amount of dirt is concentrated in these holes.
3. If the dirt is corrosive, then remove the remaining dirt with a toothpick.

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Helpful hints:

1. Your remote is constantly exposed to adverse actions from your favorite animals, children, they all love to lick abandoned things or play with them. Accordingly - moisture adversely affects the quality of work. Keep your remote control away from dust, moisture, children, pets and you will not have to repair the remote.
2. After all cleaning operations, wipe with a dry cloth and let dry. Assemble, insert the batteries. Do not confuse the polarity of nutrients. Tighten all screws. If they are not there, slowly, carefully insert the back cover.
3. When putting on the cover, pay attention that the springs from the battery power system enter the groove and are not damaged. Snap the cover all the way around.

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After such simple manipulations, you don’t have to buy a new remote control or push it with a vengeance - it will work like new, and you can easily enjoy watching your favorite movies and shows on the channel where they are broadcast.