Thread: Electrics: 70: - Remote fob stopped working?
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Old Aug 25th, 2017, 10:40   #2
christheancient
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My cure... it worked for me after many 'fob hassles':
  • Go to that well known auction site and order a spray can of electrical contact cleaner
  • Take the fob apart, remove the circuit board and blow out any accumulated 'trouser pocket fluff'
  • Spray the pcb liberally with the said electrical contact cleaner
  • Decant some cleaner into a small glass dish (or similar) and soak the circuit board for a couple of hours
  • Remove the board and 'blast' it with the spray - particularly where the buttons are
  • Allow the board to air dry
  • Reassemble the fob
  • Bob's you uncle?
Worth noting... The contact spray fumes may be hazardous; so do the job in the garage/garden shed or out of doors!
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