gathermewool
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The Forester wouldn’t respond to one of the key fobs this morning - nothing worked. It turned out to just be a low battery in the fob, which is weird, because I just replaced the batteries in both fobs on 11/17/22. The last time was 6/24/19 - they usually last a long time. Also, the multifunction display usually warns you well beforehand that you should check the battery.
I checked and the battery in BOTH fobs were low. The one that worked was actually lower than the one that didn’t work.
I keep both fobs where I always have, in a jacket pocket or in the drawer in a metal box. Both are well away from the garage. You need to pull them out and reach toward the garage to hear the horn beep.
I didn’t record the previous battery maker, but I only had two Energizer CR1620 cells left, and my last order was for four of them, so it was almost certainly an Energizer.
I guess it’s time to buy a new batch, in case these live a short life, as well. The Legacy fobs take The same battery and are less than 3.1VDC.
Forester key fob: CR1620
Fob 1
1/26/23: 2.964 VDC (replaced)
—replacement: 3.324 Energizer
11/17/22: 2.874 (replaced)
—replacement: 3.300 Energizer?
6/24/19: 2.960 (replaced)
—replacement: 3.280 Brand not recorded
Fob 2
1/26/23: 2.948 (replaced)
—replacement: 3.294 Energizer
11/17/22: 2.887 (replaced)
—replacement: 3.239 Energizer?
6/24/19: 2.924 (replaced)
—replacement: 3.258 Brand not recorded
I checked and the battery in BOTH fobs were low. The one that worked was actually lower than the one that didn’t work.
I keep both fobs where I always have, in a jacket pocket or in the drawer in a metal box. Both are well away from the garage. You need to pull them out and reach toward the garage to hear the horn beep.
I didn’t record the previous battery maker, but I only had two Energizer CR1620 cells left, and my last order was for four of them, so it was almost certainly an Energizer.
I guess it’s time to buy a new batch, in case these live a short life, as well. The Legacy fobs take The same battery and are less than 3.1VDC.
Forester key fob: CR1620
Fob 1
1/26/23: 2.964 VDC (replaced)
—replacement: 3.324 Energizer
11/17/22: 2.874 (replaced)
—replacement: 3.300 Energizer?
6/24/19: 2.960 (replaced)
—replacement: 3.280 Brand not recorded
Fob 2
1/26/23: 2.948 (replaced)
—replacement: 3.294 Energizer
11/17/22: 2.887 (replaced)
—replacement: 3.239 Energizer?
6/24/19: 2.924 (replaced)
—replacement: 3.258 Brand not recorded