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Hello, everyone!

I have an old 'Avia'  quartz watch and the lower battery terminal has come off.

It seems that it was origionally spot welded into place.

Any suggestions as to how it can be successfully re attached?

Soldering does not seem like a good idea, though the concept does suggest a good way to go. 

Conductive adhesive? Mmmm! Not so sure about that, especially with the constant downward pressure applied by the battery.

Then again, this is the 21st century..............so!

Anyway, all suggestions are very welcome and I feel sure that the answer is out there somewhere.

Thanks.

 

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certainly possible to solder it.

See my repair on an ETA 955 here:

 

You have the advantage of having the missing part, I didn't. And it looks like it is a more accessible place to join. It really now depends on 1: have you got a really small soldering tip and 2: is the movement rare or expensive. Just in case it goes wrong? I was not too bothered as the 955 seems to be readily available.

But to also add, that I have since tried another similar repair on a different movement, again without the part and with even more difficult access and that repair did not work.

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Agree with the solder option. I would use a low temperature flux cored solder. Clean both surfaces with a fine abrasive and tin them. Then bring the two surfaces together and heat to make the joint.

 

I'm wearing an Avia just now. A nice neat watch with no pretensions.

 

Neil

 

 

 

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That is a ETA 944.111 movement? Not sure but i don't think they are that common this days? If you don't succeed i think i have a couple of NOS circuit boards that was left over from a project that didn't went that well. Movement was to rusty. 

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