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A new year has started. I hope you like the new header I made for my 50 Gs weblog. I wish you all a great and healthy 2010, which will bring you a lot of G-Shock pleasure.
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I made 2 sets of 50 G-Shock articles in two years and several intermezzo's. At the end of 2009 I was thinking what to do this year. For myself I want to limit my new G-Shock purchases to 1 G-Shock a month. I want to go to Japan at the end of the year, so I need to save money and the funds have to come from somewhere. Since I have made 100 G-Shock articles, it will become harder to find interesting G-Shocks to write about. Therefore I have asked a friend to help me get to the annual goal of 50 G-Shock articles. I think he will introduce himself soon, but older G-Shock collectors and enthusiasts will probably know him.
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I start this year with an intermezzo about the battery changes I did today. A friend of me in Japan (Tibiko) inspired me to buy some bottles of Chimay. I thought I open a bottle of Chimay capsule blue, a great barley wine, brewed by the Trappist monks of the Abbey of Scourmont. The name refers to the color of the cap. There are also a capsule red and a capsule white. The red cap is nowadays actually brown. I visited the abbey 2 times in my life. It is a very beautiful place if you like a quiet place to come in peace with yourself. The abbey does not only make good beer, they also make very delicious cheeses.
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The first watch I changed the battery from is a DW-6695-K. It is a special model with the letter K in the backlight. It was in Europe released as the "Buchstabe" series, while in Japan it's called the "A-Z Gangsters".
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The battery is changed. The AC contact (reset contact) is located. The contact is short-cut with the battery for about 3 seconds. ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_u9ZQ0a778uZCA1tAgZObzlEvbvMXk8gwBp7vBLkAZRCCuL1dGXxKtBTtcu7n8Ddg7ltEnsUiQLIXXG4KyUxtWtP5VTC9WTAvFyx9wrN87Wr63u0wYUzTpNKqel9D2-v1UogG-GTQo6KQ=s0-d)
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The rubber gasket is lubricated with a little bit silicon grease. When the screws are put back on the lid, a final test. The sound works and the EL lights up brightly. Another successful battery change.
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The 2nd G-Shock is a DW-003 with a double Velcro watchband. This model has a back protector and distand holders. First you have to remove the distance holders (4 screws), then 6 screws of the back protector.
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Position of the alarm spring.
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AC contact. Another Reset.
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The rubber pad is put back. The spring sticks through the hole.
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The gasket is lubricated and all parts and screws are put together. A final test shows this is another successful battery change.
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The last G-Shock is a DW-004. This one has a similar construction. Now it has wrist rests, because this model has not a double Velcro watchband, so the procedure is about the same as the DW-003.
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The position of the screws are pointed with small arrows on the back protector.
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Yehaa, another successfull battery change. Well, I am going to enjoy the rest of my Chimay Blue. Keep an eye on 50 Gs. I hope you will enjoy the new forthcoming articles. Cheers!
I was planning to do this battery change later, but a post of C.K. on the G-Shock Forum on WatchUSeek made me decide to do it today.
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