[Shop-talk] conductive rubber

[Karl Vacek]

Been cleaning the conductive rubber pads on our 20+ year old Zenith remotes 
with rubbing alcohol every 6 months or so for years.


> OK, so I have a remote control that gets used alot.  The main buttons
> aren't registering any more.
>
> Is there a way to "clean" or "resurface" the button's conductive rubber
> back side?
>
> What would happen if I just put a piece of metal there?
>
> TIA!