Re: x10 remote kr22 eats batteries

["egelbeertje" <r_d_k@xxxxxxx>]

Yep those Lithium batteries don't like fingerprints, just like
halogen lamps.

Both replacements where brand new (best before 2010) on the pack.

I was thinking into a bad (permanent) contact so I cleaned out the
unit yesterday, still need to buy new batts though and give it a shot.


Rob.

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Keith Doxey" <ukha@d...> wrote:
> Where did you buy the batteries ?
>
> Could they have been old stock. Were they sealed in plastic or just
loose.
>
> Damp and even greasy fingerprints can cause leakage giving a vastly
reduced
> life.
>
> I remember once having a watch battery replaced in Curry's about 25
years
> ago and the sales oik mentioned about not touching both sides of
the cell
> with your fingers due to the leakage etc.... he then used a pair of
METAL
> tweezers to pick the cell up shorting it out directly!!!!  The
battery still
> outlived the crappy watch though :-(
>
> Keith
>
> www.diyha.co.uk
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: egelbeertje [mailto:r_d_k@xxxxxxx...]
> > Sent: 10 June 2003 14:40
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] x10 remote kr22 eats batteries
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > my kr22 keyfob worked great (for about 7 months) until I replaced
> > batteries last month, since then I have replaced them twice.
> > Anyone experienced similar behaviour on battery life / unit
> > malfunction ? First symptoms were a drop in effective range (from
> > outside the house to next to the tranceiver)
> > 7 months seems reasonable, 14 days on the other hand is quite
> > expensive hobbywise.
> >
> >
> > rgds Rob.
> >
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