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God, Family and Country. Also a custom watch builder.
Kentucky, USA
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No the rotor will still move but it won't charge, you'd have to replace the capacitor. Thankfully it's not difficult and there are a few YouTube videos on how to do it.
The watch capacitor can no longer hold a charge. The rotor is fine as @madminuteman said.
You will notice this by the watch continues to, almost immediately in my case, go back to energy saving mode (the limping second) and after a short while stopping altogether. Replacing the capacitor isn't hard to do if you're fine with tinkering yourself. You might have to take off the rotor and unscrew a protection plate to replace the capacitor.
Get a lithium capacitor, it'll hold the charge better.
The watch capacitor can no longer hold a charge. The rotor is fine as @madminuteman said.
You will notice this by the watch continues to, almost immediately in my case, go back to energy saving mode (the limping second) and after a short while stopping altogether. Replacing the capacitor isn't hard to do if you're fine with tinkering yourself. You might have to take off the rotor and unscrew a protection plate to replace the capacitor.
My question is when the capacitor is dead, will that stop the rotor from moving unless you push on it?
No the rotor will still move but it won't charge, you'd have to replace the capacitor. Thankfully it's not difficult and there are a few YouTube videos on how to do it.
Thanks, then the charging rotor bearing probly is bad
My question is when the capacitor is dead, will that stop the rotor from moving unless you push on it?
Nope, if that's happening there's another issue.
Nope, if that's happening there's another issue.
Yeah, that’s what I’m thinking too. That too deep in the watch for me right now. Maybe in the near future. Thank you
@litoben might have 1st hand experience with your concern. Having said that, nothing beats bringing it to a watchmaker.
@hakki501 absolutely right about bringing to your friendly technician (or Seiko service center). From my experience with 2 Kinetic watches that both had their own issues, there's no link between the battery life and the rotor performance. The rotor on one did "slow down" which I would attribute to age (20+ years). My watch tech did a quick tune-up and rotor works fine now.