the "what you got for crimbo" thread...

[WD Pro]

I got a merino wool On-One long sleeve zip up

I have a black one of those

WD

 

[Scarfacexxx08]

i got a Buff scarf thingy, an Altura Attack X Jacket oh and a 96 Kona Kula Well i got it before chrimbo but i was told it was an early pressent

 

[CAS]

A thing to raise the front wheel of my bike on the turbo trainer, a mat to catch sweat and a Park tools device to clean chains!

So I should be busy in the new year.

 

[BobCatMax]

m545 pedals (special delivery on behalf of my other half from Tim, ta mate!), a bottle of the finest laphroaig from the inlaws and a box set of agatha christie audio books

 

[saltyman]

i got myself the salsa mukluk snow bike......and traded the audi for a 4x4

apart from that, socks, sweets and smellies!

oh...my bruv got the meter long box of jaffa cakes, none for me :cry:

 

[Neil]

i got a meter long tube of jaffa cakes and 40 quid...ps my seiko divers watch(200 meter kinetic just died so ithink i know where the money is going)...ps any one here fix watches?

Won't hold charge, or generating movement fubar? (ie can you hear it spinning OK, but there's just no charge, or no charge and it doesn't seem to move).

If it's just a charge thing, then a replacement of the capacitor is a fairly simple fix - I've had to do that on all the Kinetics I've got (bar one, so far...).

If it's the generating movement, if you had it serviced, it's 50/50 whether they'd just replace the movement (I suspect most likely) over servicing it and freeing / replacing any stuck components (there's a fair incidence of one of the gears shearing off, or the pin it mounts on snapping...).

 

[gibbleking]

it turns just fine...from what ive benn told by a bidder its the capacitor thats died..he runs a website and company that repairs them for 58 quid inc a full service...when you shake the watch it turns for a while then stops...sadly its more then i have so its gotto go

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :MESELX:IT

if ya feelin lucky..

 

[Neil]

it turns just fine...from what ive benn told by a bidder its the capacitor thats died..he runs a website and company that repairs them for 58 quid inc a full service...when you shake the watch it turns for a while then stops...sadly its more then i have so its gotto go

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :MESELX:IT

if ya feelin lucky..

Changing the capacitor is fairly simple - you just need a steady hand and space to do it where you won't lose any screws.

Capacitors are available on ebay and elsewhere, and tend to be around £12. The back of your watch should unscrew with a generic case opener, and you'd need some small / precision screwdrivers (and probably a sharpening stone, to ensure you have a nice sharp edge to a small screwdriver).

After that, it really is pretty easy - you undo the screw holding the oscillating weight and take it off, then there tends to be 3 (admittedly pretty damned small) screws holding a retaining clip, in turn holding in the capacitor.

Last time I looked, there's even somebody selling the small screws on ebay.

Slightly more complex than simply changing a watch battery (but amounts to all you're really doing) but not much more. Trickiest thing is dealing with the tiny screws.

 

[gibbleking]

i have elephant fingers and a propesity for destroying even the unbreakable...(plus this way i can get me a new one...the seiko was over ten year old and cost me 80 quid secondhand so i should do ok from all this)...i have my eyes on an automatic divers watch for a while now.....appreciate the helpful advice tho...thanks fella

 

[dbmtb]

Nothing cycling related. My family know they've got no chance of finding stuff I want these days.

But a good selection of quality seasonal beers (what a shame I have to drink them while they are in season)...

But to top the cake.... selection of impossible-to-find-in-Denmark chocs sent by Clockworkgazz out of the goodness of his heart. Must now find a way to pass the karma on! When I get out of comfort-blanky-induced-stupor that is.

Thanks mate!