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Hey everyone, I've newly taken up the hobby of fixing vintage digital watches.  It's nice to find a place online to get some advice!  I'm in Germany, and I'm currently working on reviving a 1976 Timex SSQ LED.  Pretty sure it's just missing a battery contact, but we'll see!

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Kudos, the digital stuff scares me, if I get a job lot and there is one in there then I usually put it to one side if a new battery doesn't fix it. Do you have an electronics background, or are you starting from scratch?

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43 minutes ago, Waggy said:

Kudos, the digital stuff scares me, if I get a job lot and there is one in there then I usually put it to one side if a new battery doesn't fix it. Do you have an electronics background, or are you starting from scratch?

Nope, I'm building an electronics foreground as a hobby 🙂

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