Sky Control by Harry Purves
Have you ever wondered what is actually in those indispensable TV remote controls? I thought not. So here is a Sky remote laid bare for all to see.
This one was intermittent, so it’s indispensability became dispensable. I thought It made a decent still life however.
By the way, these things are not meant to come apart, and certainly not meant to be repaired. Since that is against being kind to the planet I carefully removed the grease off the button pads and the contacts on the PCB and it now works a treat!!
Canon 450D 18-55mm kit lens @ 24mm
Exposure 1/30 f/8 ISO 200
Taken on my table top with an A3 paper background.
Comments
Great to hang on your workshop wall I think!
Reminds me of all the mobile phones I have owned and dropped Harry! Even though these are remote controls or ‘clickers’ Lovely to see what is inside one and good composition ralther like a butterfly…
Thanks very much for your great comments. I knew you would see the pattern – great work April!
– Harry Purves
You’ll never get it together again Harry, well I know I wouldn’t :O)
Sorry Les, not only is it back together it works better now that I’ve cleaned out the grease. One of my past occupations came in handy. :o)
Thanks for your comments.
– Harry Purves
That’s so cool, Harry… and is the right side the left side turned over? i can’t imagine that one remote would have that many parts!! excellent idea… and a great creation!!! i hope you get tons of responses to this!! hugs!
All the cleaver parts are inside the “Black Spot” on the right of the green panel. And yes, you’re right, the left side is the right side turned over!
Thanks for your kind words, so do I!
– Harry Purves
Interesting piece there Harry! I usually see the inside of my remote when certain people come on television; of course, we need a new TV also.
Is that because you throw it at the TV when they come on Chris? That’s bad!
I was pretty certain no one on RB would have seen a piece like this one, and it’s in pieces too. LOL
Thanks for your cool comments Chris.
– Harry Purves
Great visual tutorial in a way, and a fantastic find to create art out of a cleaning task yaay makes life such fun Harry fave!
Well it took more than twice as long to do the cleaning but the photography was the most fun.
Thanks for your kind comments Patjila.
– Harry Purves
Great photo, but you’ll be getting angry messages now from all those less-clever Redbubblers who are taking their remote controls apart and can’t reassemble them properly :-)
Ah! A business opportunity! I can put them back together for a fee. However, they’re so cheap most people just throw them out and buy a new replacement.
Thanks for your comment Dave.
– Harry Purves
Way cool!!!
Thanks so much Cee.
Some may say I have too much time on my hands, and they’d be right! But I try to create something in that time. Tomorrow it will be soup!
– Harry Purves
very effective still life, nicely done!
Thanks for your comment G. I’ve just had a quick look at your portfolio, I’ll be going back to it in the morning for sure.
– Harry Purves
The pleasure is all mine John.
– Harry Purves