Ok guy's as you all know when your diamond type remote key stops working you have to buy a new key.costing you around AED 1000.
All these diamond type remote keys fail due to the internal battery not holding its charge.
Well guess what???????
You CAN replace the battery, but you must have a little patience and some special tools.
Here is what you need:
1) Small jewelers screwdriver (flathead)
2) Razor blade
3) Soldering gun
4) New battery (Panasonic VL-2020 Lithium Coin Cell battery)
5) Super glue
Replacement Procedures:
1) Gently pry open the key by forcing the screwdriver in the rear center of the key. You will score the plastic, but the battery sits back there and you are away from the electronics for the remote. My key split open fairly easily, but the edges were rough, so I smoothed them down with the razor blade.
2) Pop out the board inside of the key, you can't miss the battery. You can see the battery has a positive and negative lead soldered to the board. Using your soldering gun, melt off the solder that is holding the leads to the board. The battery will fall off.
3) The leads on the battery I got were similar, but did not line up exactly, so I had to bend one of the leads to fit the hole pattern on the board. You can also pry off the leads on the old battery if you want, they are tacked on, but you can pop them off with the screwdriver. My soldering skills are very good so I had no problem soldering the new battery back on the board.
4) Put the board with the new key back into the key housing. Put a little super glue on the edges of the housing and press the two parts of the housing together until they are secured (Make sure the board and battery are installed correctly!)
5) You have to initialize the key. (This is covered in the forum.) You must do both keys at the same time. I re-initialized the new key, then the old one I had just put the battery in. Bingo both keys work!!! saved AED 1000!!!!
So, 15 minutes later I have an extra key that is fully functional. Hope this helps someone!
Enjoy!!!!
All these diamond type remote keys fail due to the internal battery not holding its charge.
Well guess what???????
You CAN replace the battery, but you must have a little patience and some special tools.
Here is what you need:
1) Small jewelers screwdriver (flathead)
2) Razor blade
3) Soldering gun
4) New battery (Panasonic VL-2020 Lithium Coin Cell battery)
5) Super glue
Replacement Procedures:
1) Gently pry open the key by forcing the screwdriver in the rear center of the key. You will score the plastic, but the battery sits back there and you are away from the electronics for the remote. My key split open fairly easily, but the edges were rough, so I smoothed them down with the razor blade.
2) Pop out the board inside of the key, you can't miss the battery. You can see the battery has a positive and negative lead soldered to the board. Using your soldering gun, melt off the solder that is holding the leads to the board. The battery will fall off.
3) The leads on the battery I got were similar, but did not line up exactly, so I had to bend one of the leads to fit the hole pattern on the board. You can also pry off the leads on the old battery if you want, they are tacked on, but you can pop them off with the screwdriver. My soldering skills are very good so I had no problem soldering the new battery back on the board.
4) Put the board with the new key back into the key housing. Put a little super glue on the edges of the housing and press the two parts of the housing together until they are secured (Make sure the board and battery are installed correctly!)
5) You have to initialize the key. (This is covered in the forum.) You must do both keys at the same time. I re-initialized the new key, then the old one I had just put the battery in. Bingo both keys work!!! saved AED 1000!!!!
So, 15 minutes later I have an extra key that is fully functional. Hope this helps someone!
Enjoy!!!!
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