Comments on: Fix That Old Remote With Graphite

By: sutechshiroi

sutechshiroi — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 08:00:08 +0000

I tried this with a conductive paint. You can buy a small flask for cheap on Amazon. It works well enough, be aware that after some time it may rub off and create a short circuit effectively sticking button down. I recommend to wipe it of few times to remove any loose graphite after it dries off and before you assamble it together.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 20:23:26 +0000

In reply to Hiro Protagonist. Same, I have used Al cooking foil for years, has worked very well

By: Trevor

Trevor — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 20:21:51 +0000

In reply to Hiro Protagonist. Same, aluminum cooking foil has worked for me for many years

By: Hiro Protagonist

Hiro Protagonist — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 20:20:22 +0000

In reply to Albert Scoot.

I’ve done the Al foil + glue trick numerous times – works very well. Sometimes just cleaning the pads helps, but usually that doesn’t last.

By: Justin McC

Justin McC — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 16:07:37 +0000

I would suggest using the defogger repair kits for your car’s rear window. Clean and degrease the contact with IPA, then use the paint in the kit to apply a coat of conductive paint to the contact surface.

By: SteveJ

SteveJ — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:10:37 +0000

Many years ago I used rear window defogger repair liquid (it’s used to bridge the break in the foil trace). It worked great. Not sure it’s even available anymore.

By: Zamorano

Zamorano — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 12:10:02 +0000

In reply to Bob.

The stuff I found is called “conducting silver” and isn’t even too expensive – around 15 EUR for 3 grams (uhm, now that I looked it up… It actually seems more expensive than silver :D. But 3g of liquid will cover many remote control buttons). Works well, not a perfect solution but lasts longer than others.