Powering a quartz movement out of the case

[LittleWatchShop]

Been fiddling with a few quartz and other electronic movements that use 1.5 volts.  I had been using conventional mini alligator clips.  Not optimal.  Today, my smooth-jaw clips arrived so in the future, I will have a better way to power a watch out of the case.  I need to color code the clips so that I dont have to trace back to the battery to know plus and minus!

Yes, I know.  This is a low-tech method.  I do not own  and do not plan to own the wichschwisisiche machine!!!  Nice piece of gear, no doubt.

[JohnR725]

2 hours ago, LittleWatchShop said:

I do not own  and do not plan to own the wichschwisisiche machine!!!  Nice piece of gear, no doubt.

Come on now that's a bad attitude it's all set up it's almost perfect other than the price.

Then in the early days of electric watches the watch companies came up with all kinds it interesting things. I was trying to find a picture of a movement holder that Bulova made instead I found the patent. Doing it idea it allowed you to run the watch with a battery or his clip your leads to their test wires and run the watch that way.

That I find the hook type micro grabbers work really well on quartz watches

 

Bulova US3848484.pdf

[watchweasol]

Hi  have a look at this little box. I actually built one and its very good.  http://www.pocketwatchrepair.com/catt/catt_pwr-supply_03a.pdf   goes up to 3v has display etc  worth the effort.