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For whatever reason, my hand-held remote ceased working yesterday afternoon!

I point it at the IR receiver (like normal), and the little green light on the receiver does not blink when any of the buttons on the hand-held remote are pressed.....horn, bell, speed (up or down), couplers etc.

Tried a spare remote I have, and everything is working again as it should, so something has happened to this hand-held remote.

Did a simple continuity test, and power is getting to the board from the battery connections, so something has gone wrong on the board itself.

Can the board be repaired??? and by someone as unqualified as me??

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Looking to Gunrunner John, Vernon, GGG, Jon G, or anyone else that may have experience with this particular problem, for advice (again).

Peter.......Buco Australia.

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@Buco posted:

For whatever reason, my hand-held remote ceased working yesterday afternoon!

I point it at the IR receiver (like normal), and the little green light on the receiver does not blink when any of the buttons on the hand-held remote are pressed.....horn, bell, speed (up or down), couplers etc.

Tried a spare remote I have, and everything is working again as it should, so something has happened to this hand-held remote.

Did a simple continuity test, and power is getting to the board from the battery connections, so something has gone wrong on the board itself.

Can the board be repaired??? and by someone as unqualified as me??

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Looking to Gunrunner John, Vernon, GGG, Jon G, or anyone else that may have experience with this particular problem, for advice (again).

Peter.......Buco Australia.



Looks like MTH has boards in stock. $18.00 US.

https://www.mthpartsandsales.com/shop/search/results

@Buco posted:

For whatever reason, my hand-held remote ceased working yesterday afternoon!

I point it at the IR receiver (like normal), and the little green light on the receiver does not blink when any of the buttons on the hand-held remote are pressed.....horn, bell, speed (up or down), couplers etc.

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Looking to Gunrunner John, Vernon, GGG, Jon G, or anyone else that may have experience with this particular problem, for advice (again).

Peter.......Buco Australia.

Peter, I have several extra remotes as I have pressed the receivers into use as watchdog generators, but the remotes are not used for my application.

Drop me an email if you'd like one, I am not using them, I'd be glad to send you one.

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Thanks for your reply George (GGG)....I was hoping it was a common problem with this remote, and it would be a simple solution to fix.

RSJB 18 (Bob):

Thanks for the info about the boards being available through MTH Spares, and for $18.00 US, BARGIN!!.... but when I click on the link you provided, it comes up as "no product found". I always have trouble finding anything I'm looking for on the MTH Parts and Spares site, so this is no surprise to me.

gunrunnerjohn (John):

Thank you for your kind offer.....I will send you an E-mail later today to discuss the logistics.

Peter....Buco Australia.

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