One of the buttons in my car remote door opener got stuck in the pressed state. This causes the alarm to turn on and go off while driving.
Here is the guilty switch (two jpegs 600x400):
The respective button is indeed broken (won't click when I press it). Where can I get a switch like this? Looks very easy to replace. There is no part number printed on it. Thanks a lot in advance!
One of the buttons in my car remote door opener got stuck in the pressed state. This causes the alarm to turn on and go off while driving.
Here is the guilty switch (two jpegs 600x400):
The respective button is indeed broken (won't click when I press it). Where can I get a switch like this? Looks very easy to replace. There is no part number printed on it. Thanks a lot in advance!
Hi!
It's just a simple microswitch...lots of companies make them and you could probably pull something suitable out of a dead piece of equipment.
You could probably also just remove the switch, which would be the fastest thing to do if you don't need the alarm function.
William
Thanks! I am also thinking of transplanting one of the 3 remaining good switches into position 1. I only use buttons 1 and 2 (open/ close). I never use buttons 3 and 4.
Hi!
That would certainly work as well. If you do elect to replace the failed switch, replacements could be had from dead CD players, some types of garage door opener, possibly other keyless entry remotes...pretty much anything where a button gets pressed that only results in momentary contact taking place might have the kind of switch you need.
I'm really quite surprised to see microswitches in a keyless entry remote. The most common approach seems to be the same that is used with most remote controls...a rubber dome that when pressed puts a conductive "dot" against a pad on the circuit board and completes the circuit.
William
This one has a rubber dome that presses the button on the microswitch. The advantage I guess is that one feels a distnict "click" when one presses it. The disandvantage is obvious, too. The thing failed after ~4 years of use. Failed when I gave my car to a friend: he probably was pressing the button too hard.
On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:22:42 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com put finger to keyboard and composed:
Search for "miniature tact switch" or "tactile switch".
Here is something that looks similar:
- Franc Zabkar
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