Re: Focus Remote Fob replacement

"Chris Whelan" <cawhelan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message...
> I needed a CR2032 battery for a remote door bell, so robbed the one from

> my
> key fob. Some weeks later I was scrapping a computer motherboard and
> realised it had the same battery; I put the battery in my keyfob on a 
> whim.
>
> Lo and behold! The remote function now works! Don't ask for an 
> explanation;
> I don't have one.
>
> That was over a year ago; it still works fine. If all else fails I would

> try
> leaving the battery out for progressively longer periods of time.

Well, I did as you suggested and tried leaving the battery out for a
couple 
of nights, and having put it back in, it now appears to be working again.

Only been using it for a day and half, but so far so good.

Seems strange that something as simple as leaving the battery out for a
time 
would get it working again. I wonder if there's some chip or processor in 
the fob that becomes unstable and needs resetting after a time?

Anyway, its still early days yet I'll see if it still works tomorow

:-)


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Best Wishes
Simon Taylor