I have replaced many that were not intended to be replaced as well. Just was wondering if it was soldered to the board and was labeled with the voltage and amps. Did the case come apart with screws or did you have to pry it apart?
I'm sure it was because the "L" word is also a drug.
Well, it does plug into the circuit board, so I guess you could say it's replaceable. Getting a replacement is probably impossible.
The remote just snaps together, but I'll save you the trouble.
I think I have the solution. Or at least it worked for me and I'd love to know if it works for others. After the only suggested solution I've seen (plugging and unplugging the charger 10-15 times rapidly) didn't work for me, I decided to try changing the battery. The case opened pretty easily, using my trusty iSesamo, though I'd think any thin-bladed knife or spudger would do the job. I'm pretty sure the battery is glued in, rather than soldered or plugged into the circuit board (the pics on the ebay replacement show both sides of the battery - no pins!) so I started looking for glue removal methods - but then had another thought:
Why not try everyone's favorite solution - disconnecting for a minute or so, then reconnecting. As you can see from the pic sent in renojim's post, the battery is plugged into the circuit board by a 3-wire 2mm white plug. I carefully pulled out that plug by rocking it gently from side to side and gave it a minute before plugging it back in. I then charged up the remote and after a few hours the green light became steady - no more pulsing. It worked! My remo'te now shows 100% charge and no more "Remote 0%" messages on the screen.
I hope it's not a fluke and that this works for others. Please post if it does. Good luck!
Paul
BTW, this is a link to the battery I was going to get if the unplug-plug back in solution didn't work. It would have wound up costing half what a new remote would be.
Ordered off of eBay as unplugging from board and replugging it seems to work but figured I’d get spare batteries just in case.
Hi and thanks. I'd already done the identical thing as you and it worked for me as well. I just used a guitar pick to pop the case, then immediately unplugged the battery while figuring out how to remove it. I looked on ebay and saw it'd take a month to get one so I just plugged the battery back into the circuit board, tried charging it and apparently that's all it took. I've been able to charge it normally without having replaced the battery ever since (many months).
I can't imagine it working for everyone but the LiPo battery being less than a year old in mine made it hard to believe it was already a problem.
Cheers, P
Nice! Thanks for passing on this info. I appreciate seeing that this same simple tactic worked for someone else and that it wasn't just a fluke.
Worked for me too!
Hi There I am really struggling figuring out how I open the remote. Can you help me please? Or point me to some instructions I can't find anywhere
Use a very thin screwdriver and run it around the seams, starting at the top or bottom.. It is a clamshell snap together design.
Be gentle and go slowly, but don't be afraid. You can do it. If you don't have a spudger (basically just a very thin plastic or metal object to pry with - I like one called an iSesamo) any similar object will do. Someone suggested a very thin flathead screwdriver. Someone else used a guitar pick. A thin knife blade is good too - but be careful not to cut yourself.
The trick is to put it into the slot apply gentle pressure pushing inward and twist - one part pushing up against one half of the shell and another part pushing down against the other half. Don't be discouraged if this doesn't do anything. Move the blade an inch or so along the slot and keep trying. Keep doing this all the way around. This remote has several spots along the inside of the slot where tabs fit into small slots that will give way and open once you hit the right spot. Once you've got it a little bit open in one place, you've got it. Keep doing the same and you can't miss.
After you have opened it up, done your repair job and snapped it shut, you may find little nicks in the plastic. This is only cosmetic, but you can often make these nicks go away by scraping at them with a thumbnail or butterknife.
Go for it and good luck!
I saw someone else say that the black wire has disconnected. That's what mine has done. It only functions when plugged in since the battery isn't functioning. Anyone know how I could possibly fix it and reconnect the wire? Explain it to me like I'm a woman with zero experience in fixing wires in things but it always determined to fix things to save money! 😂
