sks fob guts

galaxee · 03-24-2006, 10:29 PM

DH pulled apart a dead SKS fob at work today and brought it home to tinker with. i thought i'd share the results with anyone interested.

as a side note, after he pulled the two halves apart the little red light in the corner doesn't blink anymore when you put it back together and press any of the buttons. (read: don't try this at home if you don't want to replace your fob

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aaf709 · 03-24-2006, 10:32 PM

Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

I'm trying to imagine if the SKS was developed in the 50s. It'd probably be the size of a carton of cigarettes.

cmwade77 · 03-24-2006, 10:52 PM

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Originally posted by aaf709@Mar 24 2006, 08:32 PM
Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

I'm trying to imagine if the SKS was developed in the 50s. It'd probably be the size of a carton of cigarettes.

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You mean the size of a large DVD player.

DaveinOlyWA · 03-25-2006, 11:17 AM

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Originally posted by aaf709@Mar 24 2006, 07:32 PM
Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

I'm trying to imagine if the SKS was developed in the 50s. It'd probably be the size of a carton of cigarettes.

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"portable" calculators developed in the late 60's were larger than the 7" DVD players of today.

a fob in the 50's would have been closer to a CASE of cigarettes

aaf709 · 03-25-2006, 12:11 PM

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Originally posted by DaveinOlyWA@Mar 25 2006, 08:17 AM
"portable" calculators developed in the late 60's were larger than the 7" DVD players of today.

a fob in the 50's would have been closer to a CASE of cigarettes

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Maybe.

It reminds me of a couple of examples. In Tom Swift and his Television Detector, Tom built his friend a portable transmitter (by 1930s standards). In Back to the Future III the 1955 Doc has to replicate a chip using 1955 technology. That part had to be put on the hood.

There was a 60s World's Fair where they showed a pager. It was about the size of two packs of cigarettes stuck end to end. All it did was buzz. The person had to call a service and find out who was calling. Wow.

DaveinOlyWA · 03-25-2006, 12:13 PM

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Originally posted by aaf709@Mar 25 2006, 09:11 AM
Maybe.

It reminds me of a couple of examples. In Tom Swift and his Television Detector, Tom built his friend a portable transmitter (by 1930s standards). In Back to the Future III the 1955 Doc has to replicate a chip using 1955 technology. That part had to be put on the hood.

There was a 60s World's Fair where they showed a pager. It was about the size of two packs of cigarettes stuck end to end. All it did was buzz. The person had to call a service and find out who was calling. Wow.

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the IC was invented in 1957... so we need to discount movie fiction as a reference point

Frank Hudon · 03-25-2006, 12:25 PM

was the LED working before he took it apart? or should I add this to my list of things not to try and fix? so far it includes pocket watches and cameras and assorted cheap electronic junk. auto tranny's on up don't pose much of a problem.

DaveinOlyWA · 03-25-2006, 12:27 PM

good point... so exactly how dead was this dead fob??

MarinJohn · 03-25-2006, 12:44 PM

Quelle hombre. DH seems like he could have a shot at working at Toyota Central after reading "The Prius That Shook The World" seems like their kinda guy

galaxee · 03-25-2006, 01:39 PM

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Originally posted by Frank Hudon@Mar 25 2006, 12:25 PM
was the LED working before he took it apart? or should I add this to my list of things not to try and fix? so far it includes pocket watches and cameras and assorted cheap electronic junk. auto tranny's on up don't pose much of a problem.

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the light did indeed work. we think it just won't go back tightly enough for the battery contacts to work right.

it's normally glued together, so this one is destroyed. he had to really pry at it to get it open. we thought we'd satisfy everyone' curiosity so noone else FUBAR'ed their own FOB

the "unlock" button was stuck and didn't work, which is why it was replaced. but the other stuff was fine.

03-24-2006, 10:29 PM	#1
galaxee running WOT until out of fuel Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: central NC/ western WI Posts: 9,066 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 5 Times in 3 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 21	DH pulled apart a dead SKS fob at work today and brought it home to tinker with. i thought i'd share the results with anyone interested. as a side note, after he pulled the two halves apart the little red light in the corner doesn't blink anymore when you put it back together and press any of the buttons. (read: don't try this at home if you don't want to replace your fob ) [attachmentid=2720] [attachmentid=2721]

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aaf709 Ravenpaw of ThunderClan Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,838 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Amazing. Thanks for sharing. I'm trying to imagine if the SKS was developed in the 50s. It'd probably be the size of a carton of cigarettes.

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Frank Hudon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 4,144 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	was the LED working before he took it apart? or should I add this to my list of things not to try and fix? so far it includes pocket watches and cameras and assorted cheap electronic junk. auto tranny's on up don't pose much of a problem.

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DaveinOlyWA Opps !! I Did it Again!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 9,633 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	good point... so exactly how dead was this dead fob??

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MarinJohn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,325 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	Quelle hombre. DH seems like he could have a shot at working at Toyota Central after reading "The Prius That Shook The World" seems like their kinda guy