Opening up a Hauppauge remote ?

[martint123]

Is there an obvious, non destructive, way of getting inside a Hauppauge remote? both mine are now a bit iffy with the 'OK' key and this leads to all sorts of mayhem with GBPVR as I'm not always sure it has been received and sometimes press up/down to see if the menu moves - the snag is this upsets things if the 'OK' did go out ok.

Usually the conductive rubber can be carefully cleaned, but getting inside without smashing it is beating me.

[markbb1]

Is there an obvious, non destructive, way of getting inside a Hauppauge remote? both mine are now a bit iffy with the 'OK' key and this leads to all sorts of mayhem with GBPVR as I'm not always sure it has been received and sometimes press up/down to see if the menu moves - the snag is this upsets things if the 'OK' did go out ok.

Usually the conductive rubber can be carefully cleaned, but getting inside without smashing it is beating me.

Take the battery cover off and take the batteries out and see if there are any screws visible in the battery compartment. If not, it might be snapped together or glued. Only thing I could suggest then is to try to pry it apart at a seam and hope for the best.

[pBS]

don't 'clean' the rubber pads! they are coated with a special carbon substance that is really thin and if rubbed off, will never work again....and don't get any oil on them..fingers included..
instead, clean *only* the hard circuit board side...and even then i would say only moderately, as some place the carbon on both sides..
there's a carbon based liquid you can put on it and it will be better than new..
i think carbon fiber repair glue also works..

it's kinda like spark plug wires, if you notice, newer ones don't have a wire in them! they just have a length of carbon fiber in a sleeve...
you wouldn't think it conducted electricity, but it does so very well..and no rust..