Sony remote control RM-GD007 glued?

[snme]

Have not found a manner to open this remote without a hammer or grinder.
So far as I can tell, there is no manner to decently open it and remove oil from the contacts.
Any secret technique would be welcome.

[nomoresonys]

Re: Sony remote control RM-GD007 glued?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6PvNUfWOR8

[snme]

Re: Sony remote control RM-GD007 glued?

Thanks for that video link.
Evidently it was a different build from the unit at hand.
There were no screws, unlike in the video.
But it gave me a clue as to which direction to spudger, in particular with the buttons facing bench.
The fact of a separable shell was highly concealed by a raised strip along both sides of the front section.
It was necessary to use a very sharp spudger with significant force to crack it.
In the process, managed to cut my thumb.
I almost gave up, with the notion to buy yet another replacement, or two!

p.s. Increasingly, I will insist on remote controllers be within a plastic jacket!

[nomoresonys]

Re: Sony remote control RM-GD007 glued?

The one in the video has the same model number as yours but I would not be surprised if it was different, the chinese are always copying everything, maybe he had one of their knockoffs.

[redwire]

Re: Sony remote control RM-GD007 glued?

My quote:
"To disassemble this Sony remote (RM-YD029), do not pry the silver side-trim out at all. It has interlocking fingers between the top+bottom pieces.
You have to pry the top and bottom clamshell apart using a metal guitar pick. Start at the mini keypad end and work to the other end."

For the repair, I had to glue on new keypad pads, and the electrolytic capacitor was in backwards polarity. Take that Japan! says china lol.
edit: that post the repair failed with Velostat. Need replacement silicone rubbedr pads, later in that thread.

[snme]

Re: Sony remote control RM-GD007 glued?

Actually I was dealing with the originally issued item so far as I know.
I could be wrong since it was from a relative that didn't want to pay and take the risk of a T-Con replacement.
It was marked as made in Malaysia.

[snme]

Re: Sony remote control RM-GD007 glued?

My quote:
the electrolytic capacitor was in backwards polarity.

Yeah, I made a similar complaint some tens of years ago to a publication that has now ceased operation.
The advice was that for tiny caps it doesn't much matter.
We were dealing with liquid cans in those days, yet still they appear.

[nomoresonys]

Re: Sony remote control RM-GD007 glued?

Didn't look real hard at the video, my guess was maybe the guy in the video was dealing with a knockoff.