I was wondering if security  pods  have replaceable batteries, reason being sometimes when I go to get on the bike the security system don`t seem to pick up my pod, resulting in a warning screech, sometimes  I need to try several times before I can take off &, I think I pissed off the neighbours at 5am last week when I was getting the bike out for work.... farking thing went off when I rolled her out the shed !!  has this happened to any one?

 Thanks -- didn't know that

As the battery gets weaker it needs to get closer and closer to disarm the bike. Its a easy fix after taking the key ring off and just split the fob with a 5 cent piece and replace the battery. The cheapest battery is from battery world for a few dollars but  jewelers sell them for around 15 dollars.

 all good info I will do that this week thanx

I did one of mine today after reading this post. Bought the batteries a couple of weeks ago from woolies, Pk of 2 Energizer Lithium CR2032. Can't remember how much, but it wasn't much. I'll do the other one later. Took about a minute.

 got mine today from battery world $5 ,another little job done

Hey Guys - the fobs operate at RF (Radio Frequency) - Telephones operate at Voice Frequency - Mobile phones use RF as a Carier signal only and is not transmitted through the microphone or speaker. The voice frequency modulates the RF and when the phone recieves the modulated RF the voice frequency is removed from the carrier (RF) and sent to the speaker. Voice frequency - 300hz to 3.5khz (that you hear from your phone) RF - nowhere in the audible range at all - the fob mmmmmmm about 200,000 time higher than voice. So sending you fob signal thruogh your phone is a myth!!!!

Here endeth you physics lesson for today

Oh and sorry - yes mobile phones in close proximity to fobs will disrupt the fob signal and 'spoil' it. Mobile phones will transmit on occasions when the local base station (tower) 'polls' them - it sends a signal to see if it is still on, in the same cell, moving (mmmmm tracking you) etc. Sometime you can hear the older ones pulse through an AM station on your radio or computer sound card! Keep your phone at least 30cm from your fob for a faultless condition and change your batteries every 12 months (smoke alarms too, alarm clock back up batteries - and the list goes on...ha ha)

Replaced mine today before I read the post. Bought 2 3v energiser batteries, same diameter but not same thickness. Bastard alarmed its head off until I replaced the battery with the old ones which are panasonic 3 v. Thinking maybe the energiser is to thin to make good contact with all the connections.    Anyone else come across this?

Thanks Pedrod and Merlin. Here I am thinking a battery is a battery but now I am in the know.