Hi all, a quick question... I left the motor mover remote control out in the rain and now the motor mover won't work. I dried it out and replaced the battery but nothing... Do I need to buy a new remote or is there an easier (cheaper) solution. I don't know how old the mover is but I guess it's quite old as it's branded powrweheel.com which seems to be the old name for Powrtouch... Hope someone can signpost me :) Thanks. Craig
Powertouch are incredibly helpful, so worth taking a look at their website FAQ or giving them a phone call. Website was down for unknown reasons when I just looked though!
If your remote does need repair, and it likely will need some internal attention after water ingress, there are companies that do repairs (if possible) for much less than a complete replacement cost.
Possibly a short in the electronics occurred when you switched it on without drying it out completely. If water entered the unit, it could take up to 24 hours to dry out completely as water finds a way under the components.
Plain clean water is unlikely to do much damage on a 9 volt circuit. Try to open the remote case and dry the circuit board with a warm hair dryer, chances are it will work again when dry. If not at least you had a go before spending money on a new one.
When I was a TV engineer there were lots of accidents with remotes, worst one was Cola, the acid would eat the copper tracks away. Dismantle and a good clean and dry fixed 95% of them.
Dave.
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Put the remote in a bag of dried rice or better still some Silica gel desiccant beads for a few days, powrtouch did this to my wet remote and then re programmed it.
Old model movers had a white remote, I saved mine just in case, however I bought a new mover with the blue remote.
Quote: Originally posted by Pickled Onion on 27/5/2025
Plain clean water is unlikely to do much damage on a 9 volt circuit. Try to open the remote case and dry the circuit board with a warm hair dryer, chances are it will work again when dry. If not at least you had a go before spending money on a new one.
When I was a TV engineer there were lots of accidents with remotes, worst one was Cola, the acid would eat the copper tracks away. Dismantle and a good clean and dry fixed 95% of them.
Dave.
That is correct, but even plain water can cause a short. When our old Solara Tv was flooded way back in the eighties due to a leak in the roof, it took a couple fo days to dry out the TV. Same when our home was flooded in 2012 and the LG Tv needed to be dried out.
Where we lived in South Africa TVs suffered badly from corrosion and those with touch panels used to do some weird things due to damp in the electronics.
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Topic: Powrtouch remote left out in rain
via mobile 26/5/2025 at 5:46pm
