Only you can make the decision to sell or not, but 11 yrs later and I still regret selling my 80 after the HG blew. Although, I am glad it's still in the club in good hands with @JohnVee.
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Yeah, had no idea there was a difference in remotes. Looking forward to the rest of your writeup.
For the handful of nights I plan on using it every year, I'll just deal with it for now (although I just saw this youtube video that shows step by step how to switch over to a blue controller).
There are a couple of schools of thought on cleaning these. The old school thought (at least in PR or DR) is that you never use soap to wash them, just rinse well with water and dry before storing. Newer suggestions are to use a mild soap and soft sponge or to boil water, add vinegar and soak...