Sony RMT-D197A Battery Contactor Repair

Written By: Ahmed Sultan
  • Comments: 1
Sony RMT-D197A Battery Contactor Repair

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

30 - 40 minutes

Introduction

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    • Place the remote on a solid, sturdy surface.

    • Use a putty knife to gently pry open the remote.

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    • Remove the front panel from the remote.

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    • Wear safety glasses and use caution when handling a hot soldering iron.

    • Use the soldering iron to gently desolder the damaged battery contactor.

    • Keep in mind the battery contactor can easily break so make sure to be gentle with the soldering iron.

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    • Use a pair of tweezers to remove the spring from the contactor.

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    • Use the soldering iron to melt solder onto the empty hole.

    • Make sure to accurately place the spring into the correct position.

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    • Reattach the two halves of the remote.

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    • Insert batteries and try out your remote.

Author

Ahmed Sultan

Member since: 10/09/21

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One comment

As the remote is already disassembled, I took the opportunity to clean the contacts for all the buttons using alcohol.

Jason Lee -