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From: reyy@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Universal Remote Problems
Message-ID: <1990Nov5.215907.844@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>
Date: 6 Nov 90 01:59:07 GMT
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I'm making a shot in the dark here, hoping someone
will know what I'm talking about.

I have a universal remote control for ... well, a lot!
One day, it stopped working (after being dropped on the
floor)!  Being an amateur electronics buff (read: guy
who likes to look at the guts of things), I took it apart
and came up with the hypothesis that it could be the tran-
mitters, which I assume are the things that look like LEDs
at the front of the remote.  (they don't look exactly like
LEDs, i mean, same shape, but there are concave dishes
inside).
  Any idea what these are?  Can I find them anywhere or
are they some special parts valued at $800 each? (my luck)

  It would be nice to get this $100 remote working again...

  Thanks for any and all the help you can give!

  (Probably be best to Email me: REYY@Vax5.cit.cornell.edu)

David Rowell
REYY@Vax5.cit.cornell.edu (internet)