Clifford alarm problem

[neilski]

I hope this is the right place to post this as I couldn't find anything in technical relating to car alarms, otherwise could a mod please move it.

I have a Clifford alarm on my car which was on there when I bought it and it's quite an old model (50x) it would seem after doing a bit of searching on the internet for my problem but with no luck.

I've been out of the country for almost 4 years during which time the battery in the remote has gone flat so after fitting a new one all that happened was that the red LED on the remote flashed on for 1/2 a second then off for 1/2 a second then on then off indefinitely until I pressed one of the buttons then nothing.

Normally when I press the arm / disarm button the red LED lights up and the doors lock or unlock and the alarm gets switched on or off but it seems completely dead. Is there a trick to replacing the battery from completely dead or is the remote borked?

[neilski]

Thanks Sportidge, I'll give it a go.

Ghibli, It's been replaced in that time and has been on a trickle charger. Car starts without a problem. (I have a spare remote with a working battery).