Keyfob batteries

[simpo one]

Happy New Year chaps - I've been avoiding PH this year to try and focus my brain on earning some money... however, I have a question.

Last weekend the Meta alarm on my 97 Griff refused to lock the car. It was fine the weekend before, so I presume the batteries have died. It takes two very thin batteries, about 1.5mm thick, and I can't find them in normal outlets. Any ideas, and can they be replaced by one thicker one or will that mess up the voltage?

[gideonr]

I got some from my local car alarm specialist. They knew exactly which batteries to fit.

Chimaera 400HC

[raceboy]

I'd try your local car alarm/stereo place and try to stick to the same type of batteries your taking out.
When mine went recently in my Clifford it allowed me to arm the thing but didn't have enough power to disarm it, which was nice

[pdv6]

My key (not a Meta alarm) takes 2 very thin 10p sized batteries. Found them in Boots with the watch/camera batteries.

[rude girl]

The big thin ones from WHS or Dixons or whatever, but if they're the very small thin ones, then you'll need to get them from a jeweller. Beware, they're about £6 each

[Furry Dice]

The battery in my Meta fob are CR1220 which I buy fom CPC at 77p each Part no: BT02299 http://custom1.farnell.com/cpc/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=Battery+Blitz+exp+31st+Jan&category%5Fname=&product%5Fid=BT0229913
Only trouble there's a postage charge on small orders but I'm sure it still comes out less than Dixons or a jewller

[bob the planner]

Got mine from Maplins - took the old one in and they matched it - Pro Noblem.

Bob

[simpo one]

Thanks guys - I went to Motormania in Colchester and found them. At £2.98 each does that make them more expensive, by weight, than gold?

(must get a battery franchise...)

[simpo one]

Right, changed batteries, still doesn't work. I know I put them in the right way round - can anything else have gone 'phut' instead? How can I test if the keyfob is working?

[dannyboyo]

My mums got a jewellers shop, and we stock (and can get hold of) any battery pretty much.

All we need is a make of the battery and a number, and we'll find it or it's equivilent. Mum's a nice girl, I'm sure she'd stick some in the post for you on the promise of a cheque in return!!

[Psychobert]

Don't know if TVRs have the same problem, but when this happened to me with a Saab I had to get the blipper thing reprogrammed by an alarm specialist. Bloody expensive if I remember, but actually all they did was locate the alarm unit, hit a button on it, (with the key in it to deactivet the alarm), then the blipper was reprogrammed.

Can't be more specific I'm afraid.. Worth playing around to see if its something like this otherwise it could be an expensive trip to an alarm specialist..

[tony mac]

tony mac said: simpo one
i have the same problem which stopped me getting to racing green on saturday bought panasonic batteries
2.99 each. nothing my chim also had flat main battery
i but a jump pack on and the alarm warning light and hazards started flashing but managed to start car left it runnin to charge battery then tryed to lock/arm the alarm. nothin the central lockin works from inside ive read the steve heath book nothin. so if you get yours soughted please let me know//// ta tony

[Ballistic Banana]

Bonsoir Monsieur Simpo,

How are you.
Isnt they something in the owners manual/Bible about how to reprogramme them. Sure i have seen something somewhere about them going out of sync and the fob needs to re-sync due to a different code being used every time you use it.


BB

[simpo one]

'Isnt they something in the owners manual/Bible about how to reprogramme them.'

Dunno - the only Bible I can find is for Chimaeras... (Ones made out of pixels. Or is it Lego?)

'i have seen something somewhere about them going out of sync and the fob needs to re-sync due to a different code being used every time you use it.'

How does one re-sync it? Point it north and hit it with a hammer? Oh no, that's demagnetising, sorry. It's late...


BB

[Psychobert]

simpo one said:

How does one re-sync it? Point it north and hit it with a hammer? Oh no, that's demagnetising, sorry. It's late...

BB

True, thats me done for the night..

See my post a few above - ought to work with TVRs as I had a similar foxguard alarm on the old car..

[shpub]

If you change the batteries with a Meta fob, the chances are that the alarm will need resynching. May not but may do. If the car battery has gone flat again you may need to resynch them. This is a an Meta alarm specialist/dealer job. It is not covered in the book for obvious security reasons.

Steve

[eharding]

i have the same problem which stopped me getting to racing green on saturday bought panasonic batteries
2.99 each. nothing my chim also had flat main battery
i but a jump pack on and the alarm warning light and hazards started flashing but managed to start car left it runnin to charge battery then tryed to lock/arm the alarm. nothin the central lockin works from inside ive read the steve heath book nothin. so if you get yours soughted please let me know//// ta tony

I had the same problem in the Griff after leaving the lights on - and phoned the dealer. (but since there seem to be as many alarm system variants as paint schemes, and I was being guided by Fernies finest over a mobile, you would probably be best advised to phone your dealer )

(Edited since having reviewed the post and shpub's previous one, it struck me that maybe I was giving away the topic 'not covered for obvious security reasons')

>> Edited by eharding on Wednesday 29th January 16:35

[tony mac]

went out this morning and hey presto keyfobs working
just about to book car in at local alarm specialist
dont we just love TVRs????