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Question to people who have hacked a TV Remote.

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rdowdy95:
It does work right now, but if the wires get jiggled a little bit I always have to go back there and press the tape back down.  I guess once I get the cab in the room it will be in, I won't have to worry about a little 2.5 year old messing with my wires.  LOL!  It will be up against a wall.

blueznl:
Oh, I'm sorry, I thought he already scratched off the black stuff! Obviously you'll have to remove anything but the bare copper and / or tinned surface.

Teebor:
Exacto or just straight razor blade, be careful not to dig too deep though, test some buttons that are not important first.

Its always difficult when doing things like this, so try lightly scraping at it first to see how easily it comes away

fjl:
You can use a blade to scrape it off or some fine sandpaper. Once the shiny metal is exposed, heat it with the soldering iron and treat with some flux. The flux will assure that when you add the solder, it will stick firmly to the exposed metal. You should also treat the ends of the wire with flux.

steveh:
to get the carbon off use some sandpaper,  i actually stole one of the womans emery boards (the nail file things) and used that to scrap off black stuff.  worked like a charm.  Just remember you want to keep the 2 sides separate so when you press the button or whatever it is you are using. it bridges the connection.  I have seen where people have used a dremel to clear away the middle swirls to make sure the accidental connections do not happen.  good luck.. 

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