I'm not sure what was going on here. It was very hot in the room, the Moto G4 plus I was using has been a bit glitchy after an update and I latterly noticed that the SD card was maybe too slow for HD.
I've since done a factory reset on the phone, only loaded the essential apps and replaced the SD card with the fastest I could get. The ambient temperature is also a bit lower now.
This is just a simple video showing the replacement of the tactile switches in a common Ford keyfob for a Transit van. They start to fail over time and then people tend to press them harder and harder to try and get them to work. You can buy replacements switches on eBay and they are fairly easy to remove and replace.
Both keyfobs worked fine once programmed into the van. For a 2004 Ford Transit you program the new fobs by getting into the van and closing the doors. Turn the ignition key from off to the first position eight times in quick succession, leaving it at the first position. The locks should cycle. If they do then press the open button on each of the keyfobs you wish to use, one at a time. Each time you press one the locks will cycle. Once finished, turn the ignition to off and the locks will cycle once again. The keyfobs should all now operate the doors.
Note that lithium button cells tend to still read about 3V even when they are near the end of their useful life. The best way to test them is to use a meter set to the 10A or higher range and very quickly dab the leads across the cell to see what the current peaks at. It should be a few hundred milliamps at least. Only do the test very briefly. Some cheap or old batteries may not be able to power a keyfob reliably if at all.
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12 thoughts on “Car/van keyfob button replacement. glitchy video!”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Aurelius R says:

    Hot air would be a way easier method. Desoldering wick on such tiny pads is a recipe for disaster!

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars U+014B says:

    Man, I don't know how you manage to keep working with everything jumping around like that. That's crazy.

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars qwerty keyboard says:

    my first apple device was the ipad 2

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Davide Fauro says:

    Just started looking: Uuuh let's wait for the glitch. 😀

    Talking to the camera: Oh you stuttery girl -rl -rl -rl

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Billblom says:

    Use a pixel 2 for video… amazing camera and software…

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars NightshadeLenar says:

    maybe it had updates in the background, or it's planned obsolescence.

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars lmorrison17 says:

    tiny solder pads never clean up that nice or that quickly for me.

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Muppetpaster says:

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA the older solder tends to get "dry"HAHAHAHA (like all the moisture has gotten out of it HIHIHIHIHIHI)

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Sir Wallace says:

    Apple fucked you? Definitely deliberate.

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Joop Terwijn says:

    Is that pad in two parts, birds by solder? (new center switch

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars strykerzr350 says:

    Hey Clive. Would you be interested in taking to bits a Takata air bag computer and its crash sensor? I will be happy to send them your way for your analysis.

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Geoff Reed says:

    what size are the switches you used BigClive, i have a handful of those remotes with one or more dead button

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