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| PedroSilva:
Hi, I've bought a cheap remote control which is to be hacked for the purpose of changing the TV input with a button. I've opened the remote. There's a membrane with a little black dot and on the board some kind of contact. How do I connect my button to the board? I've tried with a metal piece to see if the remote button is activated, but it doesn't seem to be. Does it work by pression? Any help would be appreciated. I'm kinda lost |
| Minwah:
Sounds like the norm for remote controls/gamepads. The 'black dot' is made of something that conducts electricity (carbon of some sort?). Anyway, where the dot touches on the circuit board should have 2 seperate traces of bare metal - you need to connect a wire to each part, and connect the wires up to your button. The principal is just the same as for hacking gamepads - there is info on that on this site somewhere (console section maybe). |
| PedroSilva:
Thanks Minwah ... but one question pops up: Doesn't the contacts where the dot will touch should be made of metal? They seem to be of the same material of the black dot. Could I solder metal do it? |
| math0ne:
You should be able to scrape away the black stuff with a screw driver (gently) and then soder to the metal underneath.. |
| PedroSilva:
That's what I love most about this forum: There's always someone with an answer ... |
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