Harmony Remotes - Hardware

[zortapa]

I purchased an 880 in 2006. By 8/2007 the Vol+ and Ch+ buttons were failing. Since it was out of warranty, Logitech declined to replace it. Well, I purchased a replacement 880 in 10/2007. Today, in 11/2008, the same Vol+ and Ch+ buttons are failing on the 2nd remote. Once again it is out of warranty....

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me!

-Eric

[Swervepf]

same story here.  My Volume + button is going.  I have to push hard/wiggle the push a bit more for it to work.  I just took it apart to replace the IR LEDs (another common problem with these remotes due to poor design; charger base isn't very good and if you don't place it absolutely perfectly, it may not start charging, behave oddly and eventually burn out the IR LEDs) with 2 out of 2 old junk remotes I had lying around (which worked great and cost me nothing but some time researching here then reparing) and found that the volume + button seemed well used.  It's just a little bubble button that if you squish it enough will eventually lose its bubble shape.  It's starting to flatten so I know it's days are numbered...  I will probably end up buying the Harmony One, but I hope I won't be posting it's issues in 2-3 years from now.

Sorry for the brackets; I tend to digress a bit.

Here's some pics of it apart (easy to do)

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d17/swervepf/logitech%20harmony%20repair/CIMG0001.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d17/swervepf/logitech%20harmony%20repair/CIMG0003.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d17/swervepf/logitech%20harmony%20repair/CIMG0004.jpg