# Oh dark-thirty (04:40) I dropped the key fob. Almost fell down a hospital'storm drain

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**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [July 12, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-dark-thirty-04-40-i-dropped-the-key-fob-almost-fell-down-a-hospitalstorm-drain/177990 "2021-07-12T05:13:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-dark-thirty-04-40-i-dropped-the-key-fob-almost-fell-down-a-hospitalstorm-drain/177990/22 "2021-07-12T20:59:58Z")

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but moisture will get in and effect the circuit board in it. I would put it in at least a zip lock bag. get the air out of the bag, wrap it around the fob and tape it up so its condensed. just a thought.

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-dark-thirty-04-40-i-dropped-the-key-fob-almost-fell-down-a-hospitalstorm-drain/177990/23 "2021-07-12T21:11:41Z")

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oh sorry missed the inside part.

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**Author:** ![Robert-Gift](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/robert-gift/32/356_2.png) [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-dark-thirty-04-40-i-dropped-the-key-fob-almost-fell-down-a-hospitalstorm-drain/177990/24 "2021-07-12T21:46:10Z")

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> [@weekend-warrior](#):
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> oh sorry missed the inside part.

Your idea is good. The key will probably rust.  
A strip of electrician’s tape is folded over the metal part.  
Will probably need to clean the key before use.

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-dark-thirty-04-40-i-dropped-the-key-fob-almost-fell-down-a-hospitalstorm-drain/177990/25 "2021-07-12T22:10:30Z")

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Even with the tape I would still go with Weekend Warrior’s idea.

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