Walker570 Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 As some of you may have seen on the vermin threads I am building or have now built a decoy squirell with a 'wagging' tail driven by a small 12v battery. Now this will be placed about 25yrds from my hide and I wanted a way to be able to switch it on and off and was directed to these relatively cheap remote control units. I din't buy the cheapest and it arrived with a list of directions which looked pretty straight forward. Place jumper in position Press white button and red diode will go out (there is no red diode other than the red button I can see and that is already out) Press button A and the red diode will flash three times indicating connection is succesful I folowed this (the jumper is a small connector where you can choose how the unit works and I have tried this in all three locations. The button A lights up when pressed but does not flash and I cannot see another red diode anywhere. The button B also lights up when pressed. The 12 v supply is live and when connected it drives the motor but will not work through the unit. New battery in the fob. Any ideas ?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyboy07 Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 is it press and hold maybe??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Yeah . Tie a real squirrel to a log and every time you want him to flick his tail shout . NUTS . 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjaferret Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Sounds like wrong instructions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted November 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 3 hours ago, markyboy07 said: is it press and hold maybe??? Tried it. Back to the old pigeon flapper switch I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellors Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 On 15/11/2020 at 16:17, Walker570 said: As some of you may have seen on the vermin threads I am building or have now built a decoy squirell with a 'wagging' tail driven by a small 12v battery. Now this will be placed about 25yrds from my hide and I wanted a way to be able to switch it on and off and was directed to these relatively cheap remote control units. I din't buy the cheapest and it arrived with a list of directions which looked pretty straight forward. Place jumper in position Press white button and red diode will go out (there is no red diode other than the red button I can see and that is already out) Press button A and the red diode will flash three times indicating connection is succesful I folowed this (the jumper is a small connector where you can choose how the unit works and I have tried this in all three locations. The button A lights up when pressed but does not flash and I cannot see another red diode anywhere. The button B also lights up when pressed. The 12 v supply is live and when connected it drives the motor but will not work through the unit. New battery in the fob. Any ideas ?????? Can you put a photo of what your using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mellors Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 On 16/11/2020 at 18:51, Walker570 said: Looks similar to this one. There has to be a relay return on them to trip it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted November 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 Thanks for that. It comes with the wiring complete and sealed inthe only difference I can see from yours is that there is a thin wire almost like a spring alongside the blue box. Would that be the relay wire ? It is not attached to the blue box but tpo the small silver unit which is not shown on yours. Theonly red diode(light) I can see is the red button When I press that it lights up and goes off when released . I appreciate your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellors Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Walker570 said: Thanks for that. It comes with the wiring complete and sealed inthe only difference I can see from yours is that there is a thin wire almost like a spring alongside the blue box. Would that be the relay wire ? It is not attached to the blue box but tpo the small silver unit which is not shown on yours. Theonly red diode(light) I can see is the red button When I press that it lights up and goes off when released . I appreciate your time. Think the spring looking wire is the aerial. Seeing my mate tomorrow as I have another project ongoing. I'm sure he'll have the answer. These things are beyond clever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted November 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 Many thanks. I do believe I have followed their instructions to the letter but such things are beyond my pay scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAYBURN Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 Hi The black coiled wire is the aerial. there are so many different versions of the remote switch. I use one to switch on and of my flapper. some info here, plenty of videos. this clip shows the instructions see if it's any use to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 That one is very similar to mine. Thanks for the help. I will try setting it up again tomorow. I must be doing something wrong somewhere. Appreciate the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellors Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 Other than a fault in the unit or bad connection it must be something with the key fob not programing right. One of my ff6 remotes had problems.Took ages to find that button B wasn't locating correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted November 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 Thanks for all of the help. Had another hour trying to get it sorted, checked all connections etc etc but no good. It must be a bad unit. Binned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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