Took my 7 year old Waveceptor to WalMart for a new battery. (The LCD display would dim when I activated the watch's light; it was keeping time okay and always indicated that the radio signal had been received the night before.)
The person changing the battery was having a great deal of trouble putting it back together. She was trying to install two small metal plates that presumably fell out of the waveceptor.
Both plates are about 4 mm X 4 mm, roughly square. On has a small tang that probably helps secure it back there. Bonded to the other plate is a square of black rubber (or plastic). She and I could never figure out where the parts went and she wasn't sure that they came from my watch, they might have been on the pad from another battery installation.
So, she reinstalled the back of the watch and gave me the 2 spare parts in a zip-loc bag. The watch runs but there's no indication that the radio signal is being received and it doesn't sync with the radio signal. It's been about 3 weeks and I haven't manually set the watch while I'm using an older backup watch.
I've had the battery replaced before and never had any issues with leftover parts.
I'm keeping the waveceptor in the usual location all day and night, a location where it worked fine before this battery change.
The module number is 3747 if that makes any difference.
Where would I find info on how to install these parts, if they are indeed parts that are required for radio reception?
Thanks,
Jeff
The person changing the battery was having a great deal of trouble putting it back together. She was trying to install two small metal plates that presumably fell out of the waveceptor.
Both plates are about 4 mm X 4 mm, roughly square. On has a small tang that probably helps secure it back there. Bonded to the other plate is a square of black rubber (or plastic). She and I could never figure out where the parts went and she wasn't sure that they came from my watch, they might have been on the pad from another battery installation.
So, she reinstalled the back of the watch and gave me the 2 spare parts in a zip-loc bag. The watch runs but there's no indication that the radio signal is being received and it doesn't sync with the radio signal. It's been about 3 weeks and I haven't manually set the watch while I'm using an older backup watch.
I've had the battery replaced before and never had any issues with leftover parts.
I'm keeping the waveceptor in the usual location all day and night, a location where it worked fine before this battery change.
The module number is 3747 if that makes any difference.
Where would I find info on how to install these parts, if they are indeed parts that are required for radio reception?
Thanks,
Jeff