Remote Maintenance

Remote, there is a love hate relationship. I hate when I’m looking for one, then to find out the batteries are dead or worse, spewed CRAP inside a 400.00 remote (Krell brushed aluminum IF you can find one). Some such mishap like dropping it on the only BRICK in the whole room (used as a door stop) or in the only cup of water in the whole room. You know, the CRAP you can’t plan in lifetime, BUT it happens on it’s own.

Drop a 400.00 just repaired remote, right in a glass of water. There is a clearance of LESS than 1/16" on each side. PLOP! Hole in one. You could have practiced for 100 years and not done it twice in a row from 4 feet up.

I liked it when the wife dropped the brand new Mac remote for my C2500 (when I first got it) face first in the fresh batch of egg salad. I didn’t talk to her for a month.
THAT was a pisser.

I new a service writer that threw his cell phone across the shop once a month and it would explode. 5 years that went on. THAT is what he was fired for, throwing stuff. He tried throwing one of the other mechanics across the shop, that didn’t work out to well. When he woke up in the hospital with handcuffs on, LOL he kinda knew don’t mess with old mechanics. They use to wire your jaw shut, when the ol jaw got broke (I guess they still do) He looked perfect for once in his life.

The point is I KNOW there are REMOTE thrower out there. Just like cell phone assassins. Beware.. LOL

I never got mad at tools or equipment, people, that’s a different story, I KNOW they're stupid..

Regards

I forgot. I use to clean remotes that were on job sites for a long time. Covered with grout. It (grout) was in every possible place it could be. I've rescued 20K remote boxes that were set up in 1/2 a yard of grout the only thing sticking UP was the shoulder straps. The ONLY saving grace was, it was still pretty green. I could get them pretty clean believe it or not.. The spare batteries were charged by the equipment, usually eco batteries all the way.. Rugged and expensive smart batteries.

Regards

 Most are glitchy at best.

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Mine aren't. ALL 50 of them..:-)

Wow 50 of them....................?

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Ok I fudged a little, 49, and 50 in a box I don't use anymore.

This is an expensive remote, now think just the straps sticking up out on a blob of grout. Everyone scratching their heads. How did that happen. God did not make stupid people. They have to WORK at it, to get that way.

Regards