The Watch Site banner
Cancel
Create thread New Forums

HELP! G-Shock Solar Tough won't take a charge

1 reading
Jump to Latest
3.8K views 2 replies 3 participants last post by  Sir Les  
G
#1 ·
Good morning all,

Long time away from watches due to work and family concerns and trying to get caught up a bit. My Casio G-5600 Tough Solar (2597 module) has quit holding a charge. It indicated that the battery is charged, but it dies in just a couple minutes if it is taken out of good light. I called Casio and got a pretty vague response about what might options would be (apparently some of their phones are down and I was talking to the wrong people but they were the only ones available).

Is anybody fixing these other than Casio? Should I just ship it back and hope for the best? Any recommendations? I don't want to spend a fortune on it but it would be nice to get it back up and running.

Thanks,
Danny
 
#2 ·
These solar watches work using electricity, which is stored in a capacitor or a rechargeable cell. These cells and capacitors are good for about ten years.
Unless you have the skills and tools to open it, you'll going to have to take your watch to a watchmamer for service.
 
The Watch Site
posts
1M
members
57K
Since
2010
A forum community dedicated to Watch owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about brands, troubleshooting, repairs, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!
Full Forum Listing
Explore Our Forums
The Japanese Watch Discussion Forum Seiko & Citizen Classifieds Watchmaking & Tinkering Non-Japanese Watch Discussion Seiko Reviews

Top Contributors this Month

View All

Recommended Communities

Community avatar for Watch Freeks
Watch Freeks
35K members
Community avatar for UK Watch
UK Watch
62K members
Community avatar for The B58 engine
The B58 engine
10 members