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[smudge]

hi everyone,i own a V plate omega and when i bought it the key fob was a little unresponsive but still functioned,it has now stopped working completely with the alarm activated,so whenever i open the door with the key the alarm sounds until i turn on the ignition,i have changed the battery in the key fob but that did not work,i would appreciate any input that anybody may have,kind regards,Alex

[Andy B]

The battery connection have probably come away from the pcb .... what are you like with a soldering iron? 

[smudge]

thanks for reply Andy,unfortunately i'm not great at soldering and never really done any car maintenance,what is the pcb?

[zirk]

Printed Circuit Board.

As Andy says, sometimes the Battery connections break or disconnect themselves from the PCB, as a possible temp fix you could try packing some paper between the Battery and outer casing to push the battery into the PCV, may work but not for long.

Other issues are the buttons collapse or again break connections from the PCB.

As a temp measure until you get it fixed is to lock the drivers door from the inside via the rear door, as that wont set the Alarm on when locked. Ok, so no Alarm but beats pissing the Neighborhood off every time you go to open it.

[smudge]

cheers for that Zirk,much appreciated,i'll def turn alarm off that way and see what i can do in terms of short term fix,nice one

[Andy B]

Martin Imber http://www.imber.me.uk/keyfob.htm used to frequent this forum repairing fobs ...... he sorted one for me & many others.

I assume he still does them ...... you could email him 

[TheBoy]

Anyone with a soldering iron can do this easily and quickly.

If the battery holder has come away, the best fix IMHO is to solder a new leg (like a resistor lead) to the holder to extend its (broken) legs, then solder the holder in place.