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Originally Posted by wedgeman
...According to him, there are two completely separate systems in the key. One is the door lock/unlock transponder. It has a large battery (which can be replaced, but he claims isn't recharged). The second is the engine lockout/security system.
ONLY the engine lockout system is charged in this process....
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I'm going thru the same process before I throw away $170 for a new "useless" key that won't start the engine. I don't think there are 2 separate circuits and the large battery will never get charged if there is not physical path between the metal part of the key and the PCB. The circuitry is isolated from the outside world. I don't see any "imbeded" chip in any part of the key. I checked for
transmission of signals off the air, nothing, just when I press one of the bottoms (luck/unluck/back door). So I still wondering if that will fix my problem.