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Lizard1977

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#311431 15-Jan-2024 09:59
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I have resurrected an old Fire TV (I think it may be gen 1) to use as a stop-gap measure for watching TV in my kitchen.  However, the Fire TV remote it came with seems to have died (I spent hours yesterday trying to get it to work, to no avail).  If anyone has a spare Fire TV remote that they don't need anymore, I'd be keen and would let me pack away the keyboard I've been using for setup.  Using the Fire TV remote app is a pain because it seems to take ages to reconnect every time my phone screen turns off.


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  #3182136 15-Jan-2024 11:29
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Where abouts are you for picking it up?





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  #3182152 15-Jan-2024 11:54
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I'm in Palmy.  But I will be in Hastings this coming Sunday and Wellington Friday 26 Jan.  Otherwise, happy to pay postage.


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  #3182235 15-Jan-2024 15:09
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     >However, the Fire TV remote it came with seems to have died (I spent hours yesterday trying to get it to work, to no avail). <

 

 

 

Have you tried cleaning battery contact points?

 

Have you tried prising cover off and cleaning button contacts with iso-propyl alcohol? .... I had a cordless phone that would not respond until I cleaned the inner contacts.

 

Worth a shot?




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  #3182244 15-Jan-2024 15:55
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There does look like some corrosion around the battery terminals.  I cleaned them off with IPA, but it didn't make any difference.  I wondered if there was further corrosion behind the cover, but my attempts to pry it apart last night were unsuccessful (without breaking the plastic).  I could keep on trying, but it could end up being a pyrrhic victory, and if there is a working one out there which is surplus to requirements, it would save me the headache of trying to get this one working.  If there isn't one out there, then I may continue to try and open it up and clean any remaining corrosion.


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  #3182261 15-Jan-2024 16:58
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There are knockoffs on aliexpress if noone comes thru with one. I have put my old fire stick and remotes somewhere but the chances of me finding them before an aliexpress order arrives is slim.





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