Usual key remote lock control damage,......contacts missing, anyone fixed this?
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Usual key remote lock control damage,......contacts missing, anyone fixed this?
This is my Second Disco 2 with this problem. The usual plastic key head damage (buttons are blown out)
I ordered a couple new keys and the remote insert will not lock or unlock the doors when I insert it into the new key blank.
It WILL lock and unlock the doors if I bridge the tiny brass contact points in either the lock or unlock switch points with something like the tip of a small flat tip screwdriver................Look at my picture; the lock and unlock switch points are the small vertical black plastic rectangles with the round contact point near the top,....and a narrow horizontal contact point near the bottom.
I'm thinking that there must be a small spring-returned contact strip that the plastic buttons press on to bridge the two contact points.
I've attached a pic.
Any thoughts on how this can be fixed short of buying a new remote module?
Brian
I ordered a couple new keys and the remote insert will not lock or unlock the doors when I insert it into the new key blank.
It WILL lock and unlock the doors if I bridge the tiny brass contact points in either the lock or unlock switch points with something like the tip of a small flat tip screwdriver................Look at my picture; the lock and unlock switch points are the small vertical black plastic rectangles with the round contact point near the top,....and a narrow horizontal contact point near the bottom.
I'm thinking that there must be a small spring-returned contact strip that the plastic buttons press on to bridge the two contact points.
I've attached a pic.
Any thoughts on how this can be fixed short of buying a new remote module?
Brian
Last edited by bcolins; 06-11-2013 at 06:30 PM.
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Again, I can activate the remote module and lock/unlock the doors, if I bridge the copper contact points on the circuit board with a tiny screwdriver tip.
Anyone found a fix for this?
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Finally got around to ordering the replacement key with 4 replacement contact buttons. I didn't want to attempt soldering something this small on a circuit board. Stopped in to a local "Batteries +" last week to see if they wanted to attempt it since they solder batteries packs every day. They couldn't guarantee it would work,.....but I was confident. It took them about 15-20 minutes of fiddling with it,....one of the solder joints was not flowing properly. They finally got it to a point where it was functional, albeit,......a bit ugly. They didn't charge me anything to do it,.....said they didn't want me coming back being if it failed after a bit......lets hope it holds together. Now just gotta repair or replace my driver's door lock actuator.
Last edited by bcolins; 03-08-2015 at 12:22 PM.
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