Thread: BeCM waking up - dead battery

Nearly three months on and I am still using the physical key to lock and unlock the vehicle using the driver's door. This is annoying, but not as annoying as dead batteries and non-starts.

Disconnecting the RF receiver completely, is a fix for the battery drain issue (mine anyway), but with some loss of functionality that I regard as important.

We never got around to testing my car in your garage.

Let me know if you still want to do this

Dave

I sure do. Please see pm.

Originally Posted by adm333

We never got around to testing my car in your garage.
Let me know if you still want to do this
Dave

News! Thanks to Dave for bringing his Rangey for testing purposes. Interestingly, his was not able to sleep in my garage or on my driveway either.

That means that my RF receiver and BeCM are not broken or overly sensitive and that there really is a problem with EM radiation - although I cannot find the source.

So I think my next best chance for success (so I can reconnect my RF receiver and use the remote keyfob again) is to buy one of those upgraded RF receivers. I would like to hear if anyone in Australia has used/bought one. I think US, UK and Australia use slightly different frequencies (433/315mhz?) so I am not sure if I can trust the receiver model numbers that we read about on RR.net. I quote: "A partial official fix from Land Rover became available in 2004 from the UK dealer network whereby the stock RF receiver (Part # AFR1953) was superceded by a new one (YWY500010). Gunnar Arthursson reports that this receiver was less subject to interference, but did not completely cure the interference problem. Accordingly, it has since been superceded by an even newer design, part number YWY500170."

More good info on dealer info being incorrect in the paperwork and differing frequencies?

Advice appreciated!

You could always turn your garage into a faraday cage by lining it with fine wire mesh - that'd stop them pesky signals from getting in, helpful for aliens too I hear

Originally Posted by Junosi

You could always turn your garage into a faraday cage by lining it with fine wire mesh - that'd stop them pesky signals from getting in, helpful for aliens too I hear

So, my first reply to this thread still stands true... just needs a giant Armadillo hat... you thought I was joking

You could always wrap the car in aluminium wrap for a couple of nights with the receiver enabled to see if the problem is RF EMF.

Should only take one or two rolls, or maybe just cover the windows as the rest of the car would be a Faraday cage.
Pics mandatory.
Regards Philip A

I think I will skip the faraday cage, my wife hates it when I change the house for scientific experiments.

Can anyone confirm the part number for Australian RF receivers, and is there anyone who can supply one or know of a place other than a main dealer who could supply one?