LR Disco One Keys

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Fanie

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• Jul 27, 2005

• #1

Hi All

I am down to one alarm transponder key fob thingy for my disco ser 1. (The
squeaker was kind enough to drop the other one in some orange juice). I have
no doubt that LR will demand some astronimical sum for a new one, but are
there any alternatives short of redoing half the electrics?

Regards
Fanie

 

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Jeff

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• Jul 27, 2005

• #2

> I am down to one alarm transponder key fob thingy for my disco ser 1. (The
> squeaker was kind enough to drop the other one in some orange juice). I
> have no doubt that LR will demand some astronimical sum for a new one, but
> are there any alternatives short of redoing half the electrics?
>
> Regards
> Fanie

There is very little in a key fob that would be damaged by orange juice. The
most likely component is the switch that the button pushes on.or possibly
the battery contacts.

As a first port of call try washing it out with a plastic friendly solvent
such as iso propyl alcohol, or perhaps even distilled water. When dry try a
new battery and see what happens. If the led does not light when you press
the button it may well be the switch.

Hope this helps

Regards
Jeff

 

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Nigel Hewitt

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• Jul 27, 2005

• #3

Jeff wrote:

> There is very little in a key fob that would be damaged by orange juice.

It used to make a spectacular mess of a keyboard PCB
back when I repaired such things in the 70s. Coffee
we could just clean and it all unstuck but orange
juice or coke was look, laugh, bin.

nigelH

 

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Jeff

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• Jul 27, 2005

• #4

>> There is very little in a key fob that would be damaged by orange juice.
>
> It used to make a spectacular mess of a keyboard PCB
> back when I repaired such things in the 70s. Coffee
> we could just clean and it all unstuck but orange
> juice or coke was look, laugh, bin.
>
> nigelH
>

Yes, but keyboards are mostly switches, a key fob will have one or two
switches, which can usually be replaced fairly easily, the remaining
components are sealed and the juice will have no effect internally.
Once the sticky residue is removed things will most likely return to normal,
or at worst the switches will need to be replaced.

Switches, depending on the exact design, can be sourced from suppliers such
as RS, Maplin and CPC.

Regards
Jeff

 

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Dave Liquorice

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• Jul 27, 2005

• #5

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:56:03 +0100, Jeff wrote:

> As a first port of call try washing it out with a plastic friendly
> solvent such as iso propyl alcohol, or perhaps even distilled water.

As the contaminate was water based water is your best bet. Strip it
apart as much as you can, the wash with lots of clean water (tap water
is fine) with a bit of gentle agitation from an old tooth brush.

Dry the bits as best you can with something absorbent, kitchen roll or
old T shirt. Then put them somewhere warm for 24 for 48 hrs (airing
cupboard near your boiler). Reassemble and test.

This works as an instant treatment but once anything has been left a
while it's less effective. Even more so with corrosive things like OJ,
Coke or sea water, you can never really clean 'em and after a while
corrosion gets the upper hand.

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Richard Brookman

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• Jul 28, 2005

• #6

so Fanie was, like...
> Hi All
>
> I am down to one alarm transponder key fob thingy for my disco ser 1.
> (The squeaker was kind enough to drop the other one in some orange
> juice). I have no doubt that LR will demand some astronimical sum for
> a new one, but are there any alternatives short of redoing half the
> electrics?
> Regards
> Fanie

There's a firm that advertises in the back of the mags - something like
www.remotes4cars.co.uk, but don't quote me. CBA to find it, it's bedtime.

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

 

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Nige

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• Jul 29, 2005

• #7

Dave Liquorice wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:56:03 +0100, Jeff wrote:
>
>> As a first port of call try washing it out with a plastic friendly
>> solvent such as iso propyl alcohol, or perhaps even distilled water.
>
> As the contaminate was water based water is your best bet. Strip it
> apart as much as you can, the wash with lots of clean water (tap water
> is fine) with a bit of gentle agitation from an old tooth brush.
>
> Dry the bits as best you can with something absorbent, kitchen roll or
> old T shirt. Then put them somewhere warm for 24 for 48 hrs (airing
> cupboard near your boiler). Reassemble and test.
>
> This works as an instant treatment but once anything has been left a
> while it's less effective. Even more so with corrosive things like OJ,
> Coke or sea water, you can never really clean 'em and after a while
> corrosion gets the upper hand.

Myt daughter put our cordless phone in the washer at 40 degrees, it had a full cycle. I found it, dried
it & it worked fine for another year!!

Top do!

--
Subaru WRX (Annabel)

Landrover 110 County Station Wagon (Tyson)

'"Say hello to my little friend"

 

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Colonel Tupperware

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• Jul 30, 2005

• #8

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 22:51:18 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>so Fanie was, like...
>> Hi All
>>
>> I am down to one alarm transponder key fob thingy for my disco ser 1.
>> (The squeaker was kind enough to drop the other one in some orange
>> juice). I have no doubt that LR will demand some astronimical sum for
>> a new one, but are there any alternatives short of redoing half the
>> electrics?
>> Regards
>> Fanie
>
>There's a firm that advertises in the back of the mags - something like
>www.remotes4cars.co.uk, but don't quote me. CBA to find it, it's bedtime.

www.remotekey.co.uk
Very helpful, knowledgable guy.
Got my Disco 1 alarm/imob working with one of his new fobs in about 5
mins.

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