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One Question: How Do You Plan on Changing the Batteries?

At first, we were like, "Hey, this guy might be onto something!" We're always losing our TV remotes, and with all the different ones we have to use, it's frustrating when you can't find the right one. Still, after we thought about it for a minute, we realized this DIY remote hack wouldn't help anybody out. You must scrap the whole project when the batteries run out on one remote.

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Another danger of doing this yourself is that you may get some glue over the sensor at the end of the remote. Then, whether it's connected to the others or not, it's simply not going to work.