Watch battery question:

[Nox]

Originally Posted by Mick

The Energizer batteries we bought today had an expiration date of 2027, so that plan didn't work.

Are you even sure you’re using the correct battery? They may look alike, but they have subtle differences. There are a ton of different battery SKUs, 371, 373, 395, 377… they all look alike, but they may not work unless you have the exact one required. I have never had any issue with ones off Amazon, Battery Junction or Esslinger.

[markids77]

If you want to be able to complain to a live person if you get inferior product, there are Batteries Plus locations in a lot of places. That is all they do, and at least you can throw the junk at someone if the deal goes sour.

[Bruze]

My kitchen plug-in clock that I made in high school, around 56-57 years ago, shit the bed a few months ago. I cannot find new guts for it.

So I took the big clock from my shop (which I no longer use) and put it in its place. That, and my living room clock, both run on one AA battery.

They last about a year as I recall. If I used a lithium battery, they would last a lot longer than that. They take a half-minute to replace.

Why do youse guys have to take your clocks somewhere to get the battery replaced?

[ZipZap]

Originally Posted by Mick

The battery is for this clock:

New button cells should easily last 5 years in room temp storage. That leaves you two culprits:

1) Counterfeit goods. Look at the stories of buying memory cards from Amazon.

2) Your electrical skills are lacking

[Mick]

Originally Posted by Nox

Are you even sure you’re using the correct battery? They may look alike, but they have subtle differences. There are a ton of different battery SKUs, 371, 373, 395, 377… they all look alike, but they may not work unless you have the exact one required. I have never had any issue with ones off Amazon, Battery Junction or Esslinger.

It is the kind that came out of it when the battery died, and we went to replace it.

Originally Posted by ZipZap

New button cells should easily last 5 years in room temp storage. That leaves you two culprits:

1) Counterfeit goods. Look at the stories of buying memory cards from Amazon.

2) Your electrical skills are lacking

Well, my electrical skills are certainly nowhere near Aerovtte's, but I think I can manage the battery tester on my multi-meter.

[Mick]

Originally Posted by markids77

If you want to be able to complain to a live person if you get inferior product, there are Batteries Plus locations in a lot of places. That is all they do, and at least you can throw the junk at someone if the deal goes sour.

I just looked, and there is a Batteries Plus about 5 miles up the highway from here. I'll bring the clock to them today, if I'm doing something wrong, maybe they can clue me in. Thanks!

[MikeB]

Originally Posted by 04 commemorative

The Kiosks at the malls are a great place to have them replaced.

This is what I do nowadays, since my eyesight is not good enough to
dis-assemble wrist watched that require batteries.

The one I go to, always has lines of people waiting to getting batteries replaced. Cost ~ $10 - $15.00, but worth it. High turnover rate in
battery stock.

[Mick]

Originally Posted by MikeB

This is what I do nowadays, since my eyesight is not good enough to
dis-assemble wrist watched that require batteries.

The one I go to, always has lines of people waiting to getting batteries replaced. Cost ~ $10 - $15.00, but worth it. High turnover rate in
battery stock.

I have a couple of "nice" watches, not the high end ones that some folks have, but ones that cost some number of hundreds of dollars. I take them to the local jeweler, and he does it. $15 is worth it to not screw up one of my watches.

This clock is super simple though. If you have a fingernail, you can change this battery.

Stopped by Batteries Plus, got a new battery, tested it in the store at 1.56 volts. My wife put it in the clock, and it is working!

Thanks for all the suggestions!

[markids77]

Glad that worked out for you!

[Mick]

Originally Posted by markids77

Glad that worked out for you!

Wife is happy!