Thanks, everybody for all the good advice.
Unfortunately, my remote doesn't have a button for "open". So I do have to use the "open" button on the faceplate. And the buttons are the type that kind of have a detent, where you do have to exert a minor amount of pressure to actuate them. I can close it by hitting "play" on the remote, or by waiting 60 seconds and the tray automatically shuts. I've also done the "one hand on the top -- stabilizing it -- while the other hand's finger hits the button" routine.
I like the theory behind ball bearing isolation, so I'll try some of the ideas you all replied with. At least someone else has had the same trouble and has worked around it with success. Thanks, again!
Unfortunately, my remote doesn't have a button for "open". So I do have to use the "open" button on the faceplate. And the buttons are the type that kind of have a detent, where you do have to exert a minor amount of pressure to actuate them. I can close it by hitting "play" on the remote, or by waiting 60 seconds and the tray automatically shuts. I've also done the "one hand on the top -- stabilizing it -- while the other hand's finger hits the button" routine.
I like the theory behind ball bearing isolation, so I'll try some of the ideas you all replied with. At least someone else has had the same trouble and has worked around it with success. Thanks, again!