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Question to people who have hacked a TV Remote.
rdowdy95:
Thanks man. I will give it a go. Do you think I can twist the positive and negative wire together first then solder it to the spot or do I need to keep them seperate kind of like I have them now?
blueznl:
I don't think twisting is going to make much of a difference if the cabling is not too long. I assume you mean 'side 1 and side 2' of the switch? :-)
Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: rdowdy95 on February 03, 2007, 05:57:09 pm ---Thanks man. I will give it a go. Do you think I can twist the positive and negative wire together first then solder it to the spot or do I need to keep them seperate kind of like I have them now?
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This Won't work!!!!
Contrary to the suggestion made..... you can't solder directly to the black carbon pads. The solder simply will not adhere to them properly, if at all.
You need to gently scrape away the black stuff untill you see copper underneath it. You can then solder to that.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
rdowdy95:
Hey Fozzy what do you recommend that I use to scrap off the black carbon part of the remote? Exacto blade or a straight razor perhaps?
squirrellydw:
--- Quote ---Hey everyone I have a hacked TV Remote to power on TV. My question is this. I have extended the IR and it works great.
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Just wondering why you are doing this? Did it not power on the TV before? :dunno