So i wanted to repair a wall clock by Seiko. The problem it turns out is I used Duracell batteries. Never use those in a wall clock. Always use non-alkaline batteries in a wall clock. These batteries won't last as long as alkaline but at least won't damage the clock movement.
No alkaline batteries do no harm.
They are of same voltages 1.4v
All AA, AAA, D batteries have same voltages 1.4v except few exceptional cases.
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Check these for battery voltages
Ajanta have their own alkaline batteries in their clock. Nothing happens to them. Don't if it's only a label or they manufacture it
And for Duracell batteries.
For all AA and AAA
In general
Well i figured out the problem and approached Seiko for parts. I only wanted the part as i could do the fix myself.
Mostly all watch parts are available locally.
I purchased 2 "quartz" machine for watch and fitting hour, minute, second hands. All for ₹25 × 2 = ₹50.
Not possible. They would only sell me the part so long as I agreed to let them fix it ie. Labour costs on top.
That is the business model.
The other part of it is a proper fix in general, doesn't matter what the equipment, costs less but takes up more time and requires skills.
This is the problem in a nutshelll as far as parts availability goes.
Just avoid those idiots. Only approach when parts are not available. I found almost all hardware parts locally from washing machine, geyser, Atta maker etc etc. From large to small.
But electronics parts are exception.
Skill requirement is everywhere but nowadays YouTube teaches you and internet is there to help. And friend family Circle.. even neighbours who have knowledge may help you sometimes.
Right to repair for every product from small to large,
Right to service is needed in India.
An interesting question. There is a lobby out there that is against second hand sales because they fear it will affect their sales.
How do they prevent second hand stuff from appearing anywhere I wonder.
Second hand, old device goes back to manufacturer from exchanges offers online, cashify like website.
And also from brand's service center "e-waste" management bin.
I've seen people post videos of buying from AE using a VPN. Are these fake videos ?
@rdst_1 has
I think international Visa card needed for that for buying from AE. Don't know if it's shipping in real. Some YouTubers says it's not secure like banggod.
I was going to suggest robu
I picked up a panasonic from them and its genuine.
Robu is good but very costly. They sell doubled rate compared to local shops. (lamington road, Mumbai)
Robu and ElectronicsComps are good sites among all available online electronics sites. But the question remain about genuine product and price for 18650 batteries.
I have gone through many online sites forums YouTube videos for finding genuine 18650 Batteries.
Go through these sites
Batterybro.com
Come join out flashlight community. Flashlight reviews, and deals posted to our forum for free!
candlepowerforums.com
Only problem to find genuine 18650 battery because it will last long otherwise it will stop working in 1-2 year.
Robu is costly, and i need 20-30 18650
Samsung 35E, ₹799 × 20 = ₹16000
That's too much.
The next bit is figuring how to get a spot welder. Any ideas ?
There are see cig packet size ones on sale on AE. That's the kind to get. They use 18650 batteries to provide the spark.
Read this
https://robu.in/about/
They started it because of the very reasons in the opener.
For spot welder
Follow that guy, he's good.
I prefer soldering.
Yes, cig packs, they are actually Arc Lighter, which are too available locally.
There is also Arc Gas Lighter for Kitchen Gas stove.
