5.11 watch battery replacement

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Badge54

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Anyone done it yourself.

Are there any tricks?

My digital functions have stopped.

Last time I sent it in for batteries and it costs 15+8 shipping + you got to ship it there = 30+$ for a 5$ battery.

Badge54
 
That's ridiculous. Any jeweler can change a watch battery. They usually charge about $4. I could tell you how to do it, depending on whether you have a screw back, snap-on back, or the kind with the 4 tiny Phillips screws, but whether it's really worth the trouble to save yourself a couple of bucks....
 
Back from the store with new batteries.

It has a screw on back and I'm not afraid of it. I already tore into it (delicatly) and switched the batteries but the digital won't come back up( still ticks but no computations). Usually there is a reset or some trick to restart it.

I guess that is the big question now.

Badge54
 
Well, there's nothing that says "RESET" or "R" on it, I take it. Can you find a model number on the movement? Try searching the web -- you are not the first person to encounter this problem.
 
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