Re: Fail-safe for keyless entry

[Tom Stiller <tom_stiller@xxxxxxxxx>]

In article <hqqtp4$msp$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
 "Robert Green" <robert_green1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "Josepi" <J.R.M.@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:YX1An.261980$K81.121235@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Perhaps well placed holes with a paper hole punch may may the button
> > pressing more available??
> >
> > Heat shrink can become brittle after a while with the heat exposure and
> > maybe UV?? Slit and replace every year or so?
>
> I have enough tubing to do a fleet of fobs, so when it starts to go, I'll
> just slit and replace, as you suggest.  The only problem I see now is that
> the silver pen writing on the heat shrink will wear off very quickly.  I am
> going to see if I can find white shrink tubing in the 1.5" size so I can
> write on it with an indelible Sharpie.

Why not use transparent heat shrink?

>
> It turns out that a second layer of heat-shrink tubing did the trick.  I
> tried to accidentally activate the unit and it only responds to direct
> pressure now.  Sweet!
>
> Now, if only I had thought of replacing the battery before I put the shrink
> tubing on.  D'oh!
>
> Now I won't have the neighbors asking why I left the doors open and the ramp
> down all night.  Ironically, when I leave it parked in the driveway, it's
> impossible to see from the window or the CCTV cams whether the door is wide
> open.  It's on the opposite side and the rear windows are tinted.   Three
> cheers for Usenet and for Pete who came up with the heat shrink tubing.
> Honorable mention goes to Josephi for the tape solution which had the same
> idea using electrical tape, only slightly messier.  (-:
>
> --
> Bobby G.

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