The operation is successful, the patient is alive
(but disfigured)
My remote has been dropped on the stone floor so many times, that it stated to play up. It would only work if I twisted it when pressing on a button using both hands. Now that is unacceptable for a short term, but not for long term zapping. As I could not find any pictures or instruction I just went ahead and tried it. As I feared, when you take a plastic devise like this apart you always break off some little hooks or latches. Unless you know exactly where they are and how they work it is extremely difficult (you can see the little broken bugger in some of the pictures).
1)Taking it apart: I started from the top (i.e. near the LED). I think it is probably the best place to start as the rear part has the springs for the battery sticking through. You would need to try to push the latches (or lift the hook) so that you don't damage it. One thing to look out for: When removing the board from the lower cover, you need to get the battery springs through the hole. Be careful not to stretch them, and also take care not to rip out/damage the capacitor which is soldered onto the board.
2)The problem: The fault on my remote was that the LED soldering was loose. I scraped a bit of the clear coating off the board, and put a blob back on. I did it fairly quickly so as not to overheat anything. Quick check and it works perfectly now.
3)Putting it back together is fairly easy and straight forward. I would suggest inserting the rubber actuating knobs into the plastic cover first, then fit the board into the lower cover (with the battery springs, and click everything carfully back together.
4)Because the latch near the LED broke off, the remote is not completely closing. Also, there are some marks where I tried several screwdrivers and other methods for pying it apart. I will probably use a very small blob of glue to close the gap. All in all the hing works, so that is the most imporant. I hope that whoeve tries this on his remote will be able to do it without damage.
Keep on zapping!
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