RFID fob split, no more work
 

My small key fob to enter my building and elevator doesn't work. The outer
shell split open in two halves a while back, and yesterday the chip and coil
inside fell out and was lost.

Today I found the chip and coil on the ground at work, but when I try to use
it, it does not work. It just doesn't want to activate. The thing looks to
be intact; the chip is in the middle, and there are two small copper wires
leading from the back of the chip and wrap around the coil ring.

Is there anything I can do, or is it likely permenantly broken? I was
excited when I found the insides, since a replacement costs $75, and no
security places in town want to copy this for me (I could copy a room mates,
they only activate to get in the building, not needed to egress, but again,
shops wont duplicate it for me)

Brian

RFID fob split, no more work
 

Brian ha escrito:

My small key fob to enter my building and elevator doesn't work. The outer
shell split open in two halves a while back, and yesterday the chip and coil
inside fell out and was lost.

Today I found the chip and coil on the ground at work, but when I try to use
it, it does not work. It just doesn't want to activate. The thing looks to
be intact; the chip is in the middle, and there are two small copper wires
leading from the back of the chip and wrap around the coil ring.

Is there anything I can do, or is it likely permenantly broken? I was
excited when I found the insides, since a replacement costs $75, and no
security places in town want to copy this for me (I could copy a room mates,
they only activate to get in the building, not needed to egress, but again,
shops wont duplicate it for me)

Brian

This doesn´t make any sense to me. If you have legitimate rights to
enter the building, I guess the security departament can give you a new
key. No need to duplicate anything.

RFID fob split, no more work
 

Brian wrote:

My small key fob to enter my building and elevator doesn't work. The outer
shell split open in two halves a while back, and yesterday the chip and
coil inside fell out and was lost.

Today I found the chip and coil on the ground at work, but when I try to
use it, it does not work. It just doesn't want to activate. The thing
looks to be intact; the chip is in the middle, and there are two small
copper wires leading from the back of the chip and wrap around the coil
ring.

Is there anything I can do, or is it likely permenantly broken? I was
excited when I found the insides, since a replacement costs $75, and no
security places in town want to copy this for me (I could copy a room
mates, they only activate to get in the building, not needed to egress,
but again, shops wont duplicate it for me)

Brian
Can you post a picture of the pieces on a website somewhere?
Chris

RFID fob split, no more work
 

"lsmartino" wrote in
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Brian ha escrito:

My small key fob to enter my building and elevator doesn't work. The
outer shell split open in two halves a while back, and yesterday the
chip and c
oil
inside fell out and was lost.

Today I found the chip and coil on the ground at work, but when I try
to
use
it, it does not work. It just doesn't want to activate. The thing
looks to be intact; the chip is in the middle, and there are two
small copper wires leading from the back of the chip and wrap around
the coil ring.

Is there anything I can do, or is it likely permenantly broken? I was
excited when I found the insides, since a replacement costs $75, and
no security places in town want to copy this for me (I could copy a
room mat
es,
they only activate to get in the building, not needed to egress, but
agai
n,
shops wont duplicate it for me)

Brian

This doesn´t make any sense to me. If you have legitimate rights to
enter the building, I guess the security departament can give you a
new key. No need to duplicate anything.



I agree this is the best way. Take it to security, tell them, Gee it
broke in two and now it doesn't work. I was taking good care of it, must
have been a defect or something. I'm really sorry. Can you give me a
new one, please? smile at them