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So my alarm remote gets all wet and now the little red light will not shut off on it and worse yet I can no longer shut off my alarm. What can i do?

 
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I say disconnect it, then troubleshoot. Only advice I can give.

 
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Disconnect the battery, use the back up remote that came with your alarm.

 
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Drive it back to Honda and demand they give you a new car.

 
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no need to disconnect the battery, just take out the battery in the remote and simply use the other keyless remote

Injen

 
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Remove battery, use hair drier to GENTLY dry the remote circuit board.
Replace battery, all should be good. You DO have a spare remote, though?

 
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Can you dry electronics? I thought it was messed up once wet?

 
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^^^^ i did as well

Injen

 
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if its a honda alarm, have them look at it. if its aftermarket, and installed professionally, there is a fuse by the battery, on the positive terminal.

 
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Ok so here's what happened I dried the inside of the remote, still no dice red light was stuck on. So i figured it was working somewhat otherwise the light wouldn't be on at all.

I noticed there was something that resembled a screw on the board in the remote. I figured it changed the frequency for the remote. I removed the glue that was holding it at a certain direction and slowly started to turn it while hitting the disarm button. 15secs later *BEEP BEEP* alarm off and I'm happy.

So maybe when it got dropped in the water the freq changed? I dunno don't care it's working again and saves me from one huge hassle.

Thanks everyone for the responses

 
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when you dropped it in water it probally just fused the system and reseted the remote.

 
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I was in the swimming pool once for 15 mins with remote and keys in my pocket. It did the same thing, but drying it off and inside made it work again.

 
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You can safely dry off any electronics. Water, in itself won't hurt anything that only uses a few volts. You "COULD" actually unplug your tv, hose it down, dry it for 48 hours in the sun, and THEN plug it back in and it will work fine. Water DOES hurt electronics if: They are turned on and use more than battery voltage, say over 12 volt, for arguments sake. OR the water is just left on/in the device and it rusts.

I actually wash certain things in the dishwasher to restore them. I first take the unit apart, and remove any paper or cardboard parts and/or speaker(S). Pretty much anything else will be fine on the china cycle.
After that, everything goes in the oven at 140 degrees for 24 hours to bake out any left over moisture. When done, the radio, TV, whatever, is like brand new. Note that I repair and restore broadcast electronics. I do know what I am doing, and know what you can and cannot wash. Please don't stick stuff in the dishwasher unless you are SURE you know it's safe!!!
I used to dry out tv's that sat in the rain, and they worked fine. The important thing here is to NEVER, EVER plug anything in wet. The water conducts electricity, and that's what shorts out electronics. Not the water itself. Hope this helps clear that up a bit. Next time you drop something in water, remove the battery and dry it as soon as possible. Make sure it's bone dry before using it again and it should be good as new.

BTW, when my remotes stop working right, I take them apart, and scrub the PCboard with alcohol and a toothbrush to clean it really well. When it's dry, I put it back together and it usually works again. This works well on TV remotes that have sticky buttons as well.

 
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So i could put my stereo in the dishwasher on the china cycle, remove it, put it in the oven and it will work fine? I did jump in the pool once and had a digital camera in my pocket that i forgot about and dried it with the hair drier and it worked fine. But when i dropped my cell phone in the pool it never worked again(i needed a new one anyway)

 
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Yes, you could, providing you prepare it beforehand. As for the phone, it is very hard to dry the RF can on a cell phone, but if you DID get it totally dry it would work again. The key here is to completely take apart the item that got wet in order to dry everything and not miss a spot.

Anyway, this is for information, and intended to help AFTER the fact. Don't go throwing stuff in the pool or dishwasher just to try it.

For example.... a flooded Car CAN be dried out, but to do it right means total dis-assembly of everything. It's not cost effective for most average cars. So the flood cars that don't run right afterwards were NOT properly dried and treated. Errrmmm..... don't drive your civic into a pool either... please. Oh, here's a tip: If you drop your radio, watch, phone, whathaveyou into SALTWATER, put it into FRESH water as soon as absolutely possible after retrieving it. Transport it home in FRESH water untill you can actually dry it. Otherwise the salt and air will totally ruin the electronics. Even then, it may not work, but you gave yourself a real chance at success instead of none at all.

 
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Contact Cleaner is good for getting old electronics working like new again. I got a can of Radio Shack's Contact/Control Cleaner & Lubricant a couple months ago to fix my computer monitor. It's a Philips Brilliance109 19" with built in speakers and mic. Anyway, the screen had started jumping and after some troubleshooting, I figured out it was the power button on top of the monitor. You could wiggle it and the screen would jump. Instead of buying another switch or getting another monitor, I decided I'd try the contact cleaner. I disassembled it and sprayed around the switch and it worked great. I also had a problem with the potentiometer on the bottom of the monitor, which controls speaker volume and menu selection. It was jumping all over the place instead of being smooth. A quick spray and it worked like new too.

I've also used it on remotes and even a squeaky door hinge. It dries quickly and doesn't leave a bad residue. It's also great for scratchy volume *****/sliders on headphones.