JP1 Remotes

I peeled the white membrane off and discovered that it's what's holding the domes on the board. Remove the membrane, and the domes come off and will never go back. There's a little hole in the membrane at the top of each button, I assume to let air pass in and out when it's pressed and released ...

mdavej wrote:I'll peel off the white and post pics in the next few days. But the whole thing is pretty smooth, as if it's one big sheet with domes pressed out of it, and the domes are a brass color.

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@mdavej,

Do you have any detailed photos which show the type of metal dome switches that are used in this remote control?

In my experience, the domes usually have holes which would allow penetration of the alcohol (and the dirt which causes them to stop working properly). Most metal dome contacts look like this: https://www.snaptron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/domes-f-series-2.jpg

Taking this a step further ...

I've opened up a couple of Xsights. Seems like I posted pics at some point, maybe not. I concluded the domes are unfixable short of replacing them.

I think the alcohol thing is a bad idea. Either the dome is still sealed, in which case the alcohol won't get in, or it's cracked, in which case, it ...

So, I am thinking of soaking the entire remote control in 99% alcohol as a first step (no disassembly required) and then allowing it to dry completely.

If this fixes the UP button... then I won't need to disassemble it.

This shouldn't hurt the electronics inside the remote, as long as I allow it ...

I am interested to know if soaking the remote in a bath of 99% isopropyl (or "denatured") alcohol will solve the problem.

"Denatured" alcohol is ethanol alcohol (the kind you can drink), mixed with isopropyl alcohol (the kind you cannot drink).

The isopropyl alcohol is added to discourage people ...

I'm pretty new to the XSight (and JP1), and I bought a new-in-box on eBay that has the sticking buttons. Not sure what that means - it was definitely brand new. I'm thinking there's some kind of compound maybe between membranes or under the buttons that dries out over time? I don't know, but it's ...

That's concerning. I never abused my XSight remotes. Nothing was ever spilled on them, never dropped them. Two of my four remotes have the exact same problem... the UP button requires exorbitant pressure to make it work.

The buttons in the xSight are metal domes which when depressed create a ...

Are you certain that it was an unopened box? The listing I found has photos showing that the seals on the box are still intact.

I bought a new remote at Amazon ( SofaBaton U1 Universal Remote with OLED Display ). I was hoping it would be comparable to the XSight. It programs from an app on a smart phone. The programming was super easy. But I didn't realize until I started programming it that the remote lacks skip forward ...

I started taking one apart, but after removing the screws, I was really trying hard to separate the halves with a flat screw driver. I was worried that I was going to break it.

I'll try again when I find a better tool to use instead of the flat screw driver I was using.

I've read the threads here about the difficulty in fixing the buttons on the XSight touch remote. It's a shame the buttons can't be fixed.

I have four of these remotes and the "UP" button doesn't work on two of them unless I press it REALLY hard.

This is my favorite remote of all time. I bought ...