RF signal damage?

[jwstewar]

Is someone in the house dropping the remotes when you aren't around? That is what has happened to the last couple of electronic items that "quit working" around here. I always find out a couple of days later that my wife dropped the remote and stepped on in it or she had a fight with her mom and slammed the cordless phone. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif I'm keep trying to explain to her that breaking stuff doesn't do any thing except cost us money. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[jwstewar]

Is someone in the house dropping the remotes when you aren't around? That is what has happened to the last couple of electronic items that "quit working" around here. I always find out a couple of days later that my wife dropped the remote and stepped on in it or she had a fight with her mom and slammed the cordless phone. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif I'm keep trying to explain to her that breaking stuff doesn't do any thing except cost us money. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[coffeeman]

MotorSeven

A friend has a bar. His tv remote quit working. He went out and bought another and it didn't work either. Could it be the tv? Pulled tv from shelf. Shelf held tv way up toward ceiling, high enough for everyone to see tv from bar seats. Suddenly the remotes worked when tv off shelf. He didn't know what he did to fix. So he hoists tv back up on shelf. Remotes don't work tv when tv on shelf. Solution took some investigating. He had just placed a neon beer sign right near the tv in a window below. When sign was on remotes didn't work. Switch off and remotes work.

Could there be something else causing your problem?

Cheers....Coffeeman

 

[coffeeman]

MotorSeven

A friend has a bar. His tv remote quit working. He went out and bought another and it didn't work either. Could it be the tv? Pulled tv from shelf. Shelf held tv way up toward ceiling, high enough for everyone to see tv from bar seats. Suddenly the remotes worked when tv off shelf. He didn't know what he did to fix. So he hoists tv back up on shelf. Remotes don't work tv when tv on shelf. Solution took some investigating. He had just placed a neon beer sign right near the tv in a window below. When sign was on remotes didn't work. Switch off and remotes work.

Could there be something else causing your problem?

Cheers....Coffeeman

 

[Wood_Butcher_Dav]

Your can some what check the remotes by looking at them thru a digtal video camera. You will see the flashes of the LED's thru the view finder when buttons are pushed on the remote. This will atleast tell you if the remotes are doing something or are dead.

Dave

 

[Wood_Butcher_Dav]

Your can some what check the remotes by looking at them thru a digtal video camera. You will see the flashes of the LED's thru the view finder when buttons are pushed on the remote. This will atleast tell you if the remotes are doing something or are dead.

Dave

 

[CTyler]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( An IR remote (line of sight) has to be pointed directly at the unit in order for it to function where as a RF remote only needs to be pointed in the direction of the unit. A majority of IR remotes operate in the 30-40 KHz range and RF remotes operate in the 400 MHz range. So either your remote is losing its codes or something is over riding the frequency. )</font>

You do not "Have" to point an IR remote at the unit unless its a piece of crap. The IR will bounce off the wall, ceiling etc.. depending on room size and proximity. An RF unit does not need to be pointed toward the unit at all and will work in the next room. I have both IR and RF remotes and this has been my experiance. The RF units are great but the IR units are hit and miss.

 

[CTyler]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( An IR remote (line of sight) has to be pointed directly at the unit in order for it to function where as a RF remote only needs to be pointed in the direction of the unit. A majority of IR remotes operate in the 30-40 KHz range and RF remotes operate in the 400 MHz range. So either your remote is losing its codes or something is over riding the frequency. )</font>

You do not "Have" to point an IR remote at the unit unless its a piece of crap. The IR will bounce off the wall, ceiling etc.. depending on room size and proximity. An RF unit does not need to be pointed toward the unit at all and will work in the next room. I have both IR and RF remotes and this has been my experiance. The RF units are great but the IR units are hit and miss.

 

[CTyler]

Radio Shack sells a card, or used to anyway, that you hold in front of the IR and you can see the flash. It looks like a credit card.

 

[CTyler]

Radio Shack sells a card, or used to anyway, that you hold in front of the IR and you can see the flash. It looks like a credit card.