Induction chargers that work with Seiko Kinetic

[jon pierce]

its NOT on ebay--google dakota watch.com, then look for the REQ charging stand. it is $16.95 plus 8-9.00 for UPS shipping. arrived pretty fast, i live in georgia, usa.

[jon pierce]

after 2 days--48 hr--my dead seiko battery indicator has gone up to "2". looks like it must take about 24 hr to move one position, so i hope a full charge will take approx 6 days. we shall see,as i have 2 other dead ones to charge!!

[tanwill]

Its interesting.
Too bad when i tried to buy the REQ charging stand....... the shipping to my country <singapore> is USD 47 !!

[peakay]

Just tried my old 5M42-0A30 on my Braun toothbrush charger, it hasn't been ticking for about 3 months and within 10 minutes of placing it on the charger it has started ticking.



I have it on a Zulu strap which made things easier; I'm going to check it regularly at first to make sure it's not getting too hot, and then see how long it needs to fully charge?

The ideal position is possibly with 7 on the dial at the bottom which is directly between the 2 coils, but that is a bit impractical.

BTW: it does have the Li-on cell upgrade.

Update: it may also work just balancing the watch on top of the charger base, as I moved it to this position after 20mins and it's still warm after another 10-15mins; I guess it will need some experimentation to find the best position.

[peakay]

After the initial charge with the watch positioned as seen the the photo above, I moved it to sit flat and left it for a total of about 3.5 hours and after pressing the button the charge indicator goes round to 4 on the dial, so I'm now going to leave it to see how long the charge lasts.

[jon pierce]

full charge took about 9-10 days from dead to full. a little slower than i expected BUT it sure beats shaking the watc about 9,000 friggin times!! my other 2 are next on the charger. at least thet will ALL be ready when i pull them out to wear. this dakota charger is fantastic and sure solves a big problem, at a VERY reasonable cost! positioning of the watch on the charger didnt seem to be a critical problem. i put my in about the same place as the pic above of the black diver. charger only got a TINY bit warm even after 10 days. TRY IT----YOU WILL LIKE IT!!!!!

[jon pierce]

i must not have placed the first watch exactly correct, probably why it took so long to charge up. second one only took a couple of days to full charge!! first one was a steel case back, second one is a glassback, maybe there is some difference there. third one, a steel back diver goes on charge tomorrow--time will tell!!

[peakay]

An update on the Braun Toothbrush induction charger; after 3.5 hours on the charger the watch has lasted, without being worn for about 9 days before going to the double tick low power indicator, so it works but needs much longer for a full charge.

It is may only advisable for occasional use as I don't know what the power rating is compared to the Seiko charger, the Braun says 1W output, so I don't know if regular use could potentially damage the lithium cell?

Found this charging info for the REQ:

Charge: 36 hours - Will run for: 1 year
Charge: 8 hours - Will run for: 3 months
Charge: 5-10mins - Will run for: 1 day


Anyone with a Seiko or REQ charger care to let me know what the output is?

[RickShelton]

Just received the REQ charger from Dakota Watch and have my Seiko 5M42-0A19 on there for 3 hours and it doesn't seem to be charging. I have replaced the old capacitor with the lithium ion battery in the watch....

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Rick

[timeparadox]

If someone can post pictures of the actual positions that worked on the REQ (and other chargers), it would be helpful. My battery is always near full and I can't spend a lot of days without wearing the pvd BFK. It's hard to monitor how to charge it. I think I did have success once though. going from "4" to "6" overnight.