Have you slapped your controller today?
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
February 16, 2020 11:15am CST
What about your t.v. set?
Well, even if you haven't, at one point I am sure most of have. It may not work with the newer generation of technology, but slapping the t.v. set to get the signal to work was one thing I remember doing with my dad's old black and white t.v.
I've slapped a few controllers as well.
Did you know there's a name for this? Yep, it's called percussive maintenance.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
16 Feb 20
No ..not the television but I did slap the remote today
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
16 Feb 20
I don't think it works with the newer tvs, but it seems to still work the remotes.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
16 Feb 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum yeah...the new ones don't need the banging
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
16 Feb 20
@amitkokiladitya In fact, the new ones don't really have a good place to hit. They have flatter secreens.
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@LindaOHio (222288)
• United States
16 Feb 20
I've used percussive maintenance many times. I also used to fix office machines with a pencil. You can get in there and loosen up a gear (on the old machines, not the new ones).
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
16 Feb 20
Using the lead end of the pencil? Or the end with the eraser?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
16 Feb 20
@LindaOHio Ah I see. Now these types of things require maintenance to come and handle them, so many electrical components!
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@LindaOHio (222288)
• United States
16 Feb 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Depended how small the opening was!
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
16 Feb 20
No I have not my boyfriend slaps the television remote
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
16 Feb 20
I've slapped it on my thigh, on my palm on the couch... Actually, the controller in my room no longer works ,and I've tried pairing it with another but that didn't work. I did figure out how to use the one button on my t.v. to turn it on and off atleast.
@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
16 Feb 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum That’s good you figured out how to turn the television On and off with the button.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
16 Feb 20
@Tina30219 Yep, that way I don't have to throw it out or try to find a universal remote and hope it works. Though I may buy one anyway, and if it doesn't work, I'll sell it to the thrift store.
@jobelbojel (36791)
• Philippines
17 Feb 20
I remember when I was a little kid, my dad, slapped our B&W TV to get a signal or picture.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
17 Feb 20
When I was about 12 or so, my dad gave me his old t.v. with the rabbit ears (antenna). I was always slapping it to get the signal to work.
@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
17 Feb 20
Didn't know it had a name but yeah I've done it alot with the remotes. Lol
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
17 Feb 20
First you'd roll the batteries around and if that didn't work, you'd just slap the controller. Atleast I did.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
16 Feb 20
I remember doing that. Thanks for introducing the term here. It's new for me.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
16 Feb 20
Yes, it's new for me too. I had never heard of it until I saw it while surfing the net. It used to be something we had to do a lot.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
17 Feb 20
The newer tech doesn't really need that slap.
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
19 Feb 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum
Like you saying technology is different now. I doubt if we can slap our TV's now like you once were able to.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
17 Feb 20
When my remote control stopped working a few weeks ago, I slapped it on my thigh once or twice to see if that would do any good.
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