Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!ukc!acorn!moncam!emmo
From: emmo@moncam.co.uk (Dave Emmerson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: My infrared keyboard died! (snif sob)
Summary: worth a try
Keywords: cordless keyboards
Message-ID: <360@marvin.moncam.co.uk>
Date: 11 Jan 90 17:31:04 GMT
References: <265@intek01.UUCP>
Organization: Monotype ADG, Cambridge, UK
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In article <265@intek01.UUCP>, mark@intek01.UUCP (Mark McWiggins) writes:
> I've been using a Cherry infrared keyboard with my TV/monitor for the past
> three years or so, and the other night it hiccupped and went dead.  I'm
> [deleted]

Have you tried replacing the Infra-Red LEDs?
They were the most common failure in TV remote controls, usually
because they're driven close to their limit (or even beyond), to
give the maximum range.
Most popular types sell for around a pound (1.5 USD?), and you'll
only need three at the most. They're easy to replace, so long as
you get them the right way round, and at that price it must be worth
trying, even in this throwaway society. 

Dave E.