Trying to source internals of a key

[helston90]

Excuse the randomness of this but...

My unlock button fell out of my key which was fine I thought I'll ignore it for a few days and pick up a new one off e-bay when I get round to it, however in the interim the little metal clicker that sits on the circuit board has also fallen out.

I therefore have a new key but can't get it it to work as there is no clicking mechanism- does anyone know where I can get this pretty small piece of otherwise pointless metal- or the insides of a key?

If no one has a clue what I'm talking about I'll pop a picture up!

Thanks for any pointers.

[DaiRees]

Not really sure what little metal bit you're on about mate, I always thought that the button pressed directly onto a microswitch on the board, but I haven't taken a key apart for years so can't really remember. Perhaps it's time for that photo?

[helston90]

You're exactly right- and since posting this I've worked out it's the micro switch in it's entirety that's gone missing- so I now have a plastic key pushing on plain old circuit board.

Turns out I can get them from e-bay for £4 for 3 of them (only want one) so I'll pick one up from there. Cheers anyways.