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vjp...@at.biostrategist.dot.dot.com
Oct 20, 2014, 3:47:59 PM10/20/14
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How do these work? (I generally believe it has some sort of Piezoelectric generator)
What if it stopped (I didn't use it for a few days)?
Does it have any battery which after a few years needs replacement?
Any chance I can find out what battery Curren M8039B uses so I only open it once?
And see what's inside (schematics) before I risk breaking it?
much obliged
(I was once at a lecture where someone used a piezo generator with a device
that created eddies in forest fires so they could call in the fire on a
cellular network without battery or wired power. I thought it was so cool I
found this ten buck watch that worked that way.)
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What if it stopped (I didn't use it for a few days)?
Does it have any battery which after a few years needs replacement?
Any chance I can find out what battery Curren M8039B uses so I only open it once?
And see what's inside (schematics) before I risk breaking it?
much obliged
(I was once at a lecture where someone used a piezo generator with a device
that created eddies in forest fires so they could call in the fire on a
cellular network without battery or wired power. I thought it was so cool I
found this ten buck watch that worked that way.)
- = -
Vasos Panagiotopoulos, Columbia'81+, Reagan, Mozart, Pindus, BioStrategist
http://www.panix.com/~vjp2/vasos.htm
---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}---
[Homeland Security means private firearms not lazy obstructive guards]
[Urb sprawl confounds terror] [Phooey on GUI: Windows for subprime Bimbos]
Reinhard Zwirner
Oct 21, 2014, 4:04:52 PM10/21/14
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vjp...@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com schrieb:
I don't know such piezo-type of watch.
On the other hand I own a watch which contains an electromagnetic
generator which is driven by an automatic-type rotor. A supercap is
charged by that generator and serves as power supply for a quartz
movement. With a fully charged supercap the watch will work a few
days without arm movement.
<http://www.seikowatches.com/world/technology/kinetic/index.html>
HTH
Reinhard
> How do these work? (I generally believe it has some sort of Piezoelectric generator)
>
> What if it stopped (I didn't use it for a few days)?
>
> Does it have any battery which after a few years needs replacement?
>
> Any chance I can find out what battery Curren M8039B uses so I only open it once?
>
> And see what's inside (schematics) before I risk breaking it?
Hi,
>
> What if it stopped (I didn't use it for a few days)?
>
> Does it have any battery which after a few years needs replacement?
>
> Any chance I can find out what battery Curren M8039B uses so I only open it once?
>
> And see what's inside (schematics) before I risk breaking it?
I don't know such piezo-type of watch.
On the other hand I own a watch which contains an electromagnetic
generator which is driven by an automatic-type rotor. A supercap is
charged by that generator and serves as power supply for a quartz
movement. With a fully charged supercap the watch will work a few
days without arm movement.
<http://www.seikowatches.com/world/technology/kinetic/index.html>
HTH
Reinhard
John Robertson
Oct 21, 2014, 5:14:54 PM10/21/14
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was touted as 'Self-Winding' No electronics though...
I understand this type of watch is popular again!
John :-#)#
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vjp...@at.biostrategist.dot.dot.com
Oct 25, 2014, 11:23:03 PM10/25/14
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Thanks
vjp...@at.biostrategist.dot.dot.com
Nov 7, 2014, 2:33:13 PM11/7/14
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It hasn't charged by motion.
Maybe I can find a van der Graaf static egenrator...??!!
Maybe I can find a van der Graaf static egenrator...??!!
amdx
Nov 8, 2014, 9:37:15 AM11/8/14
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On 10/20/2014 2:47 PM, vjp...@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
> How do these work? (I generally believe it has some sort of Piezoelectric generator)
>
> What if it stopped (I didn't use it for a few days)?
>
> Does it have any battery which after a few years needs replacement?
>
> Any chance I can find out what battery Curren M8039B uses so I only open it once?
>
> And see what's inside (schematics) before I risk breaking it?
>
> much obliged
Probably more information here than you need.
> How do these work? (I generally believe it has some sort of Piezoelectric generator)
>
> What if it stopped (I didn't use it for a few days)?
>
> Does it have any battery which after a few years needs replacement?
>
> Any chance I can find out what battery Curren M8039B uses so I only open it once?
>
> And see what's inside (schematics) before I risk breaking it?
>
> much obliged
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8YUM2Y2vvY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz_clock
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz_clock
> (I was once at a lecture where someone used a piezo generator with a device
> that created eddies in forest fires so they could call in the fire on a
> cellular network without battery or wired power. I thought it was so cool I
> found this ten buck watch that worked that way.)
>
Mikek
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