How to Fix Worn-Out Rubber Buttons on Remote Control, Cordless Phone, Keyboard, Synthesizer etc 

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For all those of you who still struggle with this, this worked for me: Testing the button with another one (doesn't matter which, just make sure the black rubber pad aligns and then click it). If this makes the malfunction go away, you know your button is the culprit. I simply glued some tinfoil on it and it works like a charm now. Might not last ages (going on 3 weeks now) but it's a 5 minute repair without any parts/ordering.

Followed your instructions in a 10+ year old Motorola RC keypad. It worked perfect! Changed volume and up-arrow rubber pads for others that took from not-in-use buttons and could revive it! Thanks for the vid...

I like that cellphone camera trick!

Very helpful; I never thought about cutting out the conductive pads but now I can see it's a good idea.

So clever getting just the rubber buttons, I have 6 lab instruments and the keyboards are expensive or not available, thanks for the idea. Also just picking the ones that aren't used is a good idea for remotes.

Thanks, you solved an ages old problem in such easy steps....salute

Thanks for this. I just ordered from the first link. Much cheaper than buying a new remote.

what a perfectly simple and instructive video....the part with the smartphone beam detection totally thrilled me 👍👍👍

GENIUS, i tried the other methods like opening the controller and cleaning the contacts with alcohol and it would work for about 3 days, finally after the last time i got mad and just resorted to getting up and physically turning the tv up and down with the dial on my receiver, this went on for about 3 weeks then today i got tired of it and decided to try my luck again with a fix, i stumbled across this video, i ran and cut the contacts off an old tv remote and cut the contact off my receiver remote did a switcheroo and now my receiver remote works as good as new, thanks so much buddy, hope you have great day.

Thanks for the video. But instead of cutting the black things and gluing them again, can you just use a scissors and cut off the whole rubber button section and just trim the replacement buttonin it's slot?

I punched a piece of aluminium furnace tape with a leather punch that was the right size and complete with self adhesive silicone glue, works great and ready quick!

Thanks worked his perfectly on my push button phone , just cleaned it all .

Can I draw pencil led unto those graphite painted buttons to allow for better electrical conductivity?

cool this really helped with my sega genesis controller

Great help conducting tape was the problem

Thanks sir, now my casio lcd game and nintendo game&watch work again!

Trying to fix some dead pads on an old sampler…(sp 505). They don’t make the pads anymore!

How does taking the dot off and gluing it back on fixing it?

Hi would this work as a fix for broken buttons on a volume control for headphones?

I want to ask what can you call the black zigzag in 0:39 to 0:47?

Good tip! But before I cut the rubber pads of my gameboy color rubber pads, I will first try a graphite contact spray. Don't want to order from Ali Express and you can't really trust these conductive pads. Some may be bad. I've already ordered a new replacement rubber pad for my Gameboy but the contact was even much worse than with the worn original pad. I think the conductive surface on it is just cheap.

Graphite conductive paint. £5 on Amazon. Job done 👍

Zabardast, where can I get the Pads from?

Very Nice Video Sirs......

.....No luck.. didn't use it for 10 years...Panasonic Remote N2QAGB000002, I just sprayed some Rubbing Alcohol and later sprayed and washed the Circuit board with Rubbing alcohol and Contact Cleaner. ONLY the Power button on the Remote is working. What could be wrong?

THANK YOU!!!!!

great help thanks you

Actually my problem is random buttons on joypads/keyboards etc being more "limp" than others. so when it comes to pressing a button (or direction) down it usually has a certain amount of resistance before it lets the button press in, however some buttons give way much easier giving them a spongy/limp/weak feel. It's infuriating when it's a joypad and one of the directions does this or when you try to press two buttons at once, since one presses in much easier it throws you off and you feel it constantly with that slight difference. I have NO idea how to fix that other than replacing the membrane completely and hopefully getting one that actually presses in equally on ALL buttons, but for a £500 laptop it's a bit of a problem of not wanting to open it up and potentially wreck it.

Don't bother replace the black conductive pad. just glue a small square of aluminum foil on the bad pad.

Easiest method is to glue a tiny piece of aluminum on top of the black pads. One minute solution.

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