Key fob
Pro
Joined: Nov 2013
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From: western NC, USA
If you don't know for an absolute fact the battery in the fob is fresh and strong, get another battery. A great deal of the time it IS the fob battery. Buy one at an auto parts house. They sell more than other sources and, consequently, order more.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Currently somewhere in IL,IN,KY,TN,MO,AR,MS,AL, or FL
I have to somewhat disagree. You are correct that you should get the freshest you can. But WalMart sells a lot more of them than an auto parts store would. But get them near the checkout and not with watches or electronics in the back. There's nothing special about these batteries and the one specific to the FOB is used in thousands of other devices.
Pro
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 552
Likes: 58
From: western NC, USA
I have to somewhat disagree. You are correct that you should get the freshest you can. But WalMart sells a lot more of them than an auto parts store would. But get them near the checkout and not with watches or electronics in the back. There's nothing special about these batteries and the one specific to the FOB is used in thousands of other devices.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: corpus christi Texas
I have to somewhat disagree. You are correct that you should get the freshest you can. But WalMart sells a lot more of them than an auto parts store would. But get them near the checkout and not with watches or electronics in the back. There's nothing special about these batteries and the one specific to the FOB is used in thousands of other devices.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 8,514
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From: Currently somewhere in IL,IN,KY,TN,MO,AR,MS,AL, or FL
I just wanted to point out that some batteries have been on the shelf a long time. I went thru 3+ years of fob problems because I bought old batteries, several of them, and have been feeding these batteries to my fobs all this time, and have had nothing but problems. Only a month ago I bought fresh batteries when I had used up the handful I bought in the beginning, and the system works perfectly. And, I will not stockpile any more batteries. If my fob needs a battery, I will go out and buy two, replacing both fob's batts.
BTW, I never replace a FOB battery until it shows signs of failing. The key gets you in and the FOB in the slot gets you to Wal-Mart. I have better things to do than remember when was the last time I changed that battery because they may last in a FOB for 10 years or more. Or they may not.
