Need help finding a XR11630W battery

[rogart63]

I have tried all i can think about. Search the internet. Have a A156A Seiko  with solar panel. It needs a rechargable battery. The one before has but a normal 390 battery in. And the LCD is a little weak due to this . XR11630W is 2V and the 390 is 1;55V . That is why. And the solar panel can destroy the 390 battery by charging it up. 

[canthus]

Hi Rogart.  Did you find the link below re VartaMBU20 1.2v rechargeable cell.  This cell seems to be available from several sources.  Good luck in your search.

http://www.newdwf.com/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=7164

[jdm]

7 hours ago, canthus said:

Hi Rogart.  Did you find the link below re VartaMBU20 1.2v rechargeable cell.  This cell seems to be available from several sources.  Good luck in your search.

http://www.newdwf.com/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=7164

I think that a an 1.2V battery is an even worse replacement than a 1.55V one. The thread above is not conclusive to the success of this  attempt.
Just searching the internet seems like Flume has XR11630W in stock, and it could be worth to ask Cousins if they can get it from Maxell as opposed as from Seiko.

[canthus]

Duh!!  Crossed wires in brain. Don't know why I went down 1.2v route, agrees would be worse.

[Nucejoe]

1 hour ago, canthus said:

  Crossed wires in brain.  I went down 1.2v 

That is not bad, I would have dropped down to .2 volt. lol.

[Nucejoe]

1 minute ago, Nucejoe said:

That is not too bad, I would have dropped down to .2 volt. lol.

 

[rogart63]

4 hours ago, jdm said:

I think that a an 1.2V battery is an even worst replacement than a 1.55V one. The thread above is not conclusive to the success of this  attempt.
Just searching the internet seems like Flume has XR11630W in stock, and it could be worth to ask Cousins if they can get it from Maxell as opposed as from Seiko.

I found one on a German company . They wouldn't send to Sweden . Why i don't know. I will check on Monday. Maybe cousinsuk can get it for me to. 

[jdm]

2 hours ago, rogart63 said:

I found one on a German company . They wouldn't send to Sweden.

Not Flume? They say

Deliveries to foreign countries:
Exception: extra orders, Dangerous Goods and Freights.
Postage packing EU : 10,00 €

Expensive and hopefully they won't classify a single battery as dangerous - the world has gone crazy about that.

The problem can be to get them to open an account, they are however one of the oldest suppliers.

[watchweasol]

http://www.smallbattery.company.org.uk/sbc_xr11630w.htm  This site has references to the battery   worth a look  Its a rechargable battery applicable to seiko solar powered modules.

[jdm]

44 minutes ago, watchweasol said:

http://www.smallbattery.company.org.uk/sbc_xr11630w.htm  This site has references to the battery   worth a look  Its a rechargable battery applicable to seiko solar powered modules.

All they say on this is that the Seiko P/N  is discontinued and no replacements are available. So it seems that only Maxell remains selling it, they were anyway the one making it originally.

What a shame Seiko, owning a battery factory (Seikazen) and letting your customers down after a few years of owning one of your expensive and innovative watches.

[rogart63]

Maybe i can ask the store that sells batteries here in town. They have a lot of different batteries. I buy watch batteries from them. So maybe they have a supplier that has this XR11630W battery . 

[AndyHull]

XR11630W is  also known as: XR1130W, R28, WSR265H, XR113OW so far as I can see.

[rogart63]

Sent an email to Akku-haug that has the battery . But they can't send it to me as it is dangerous goods . Any German in here that can buy it for me and send in a envelope.

There are small batteries in phones and all sorts of things sent by postage. But it's there policy.