How to Replace the Battery from an Armitron All-Sport Watch

Written By: Jose Cabrera
  • Comments: 10
How to Replace the Battery from an Armitron All-Sport Watch

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

5 minutes

Introduction

Replacing the battery of the Armitron watch will require disassembling most of the watch.

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    • Remove the back strap.

    • Remove four 1.7 mm Phillips Pan Head screws.

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    • Pull back on the strap, while keeping a finger pressed to the metal covering.

    • Gently pull away the metal covering away from the watch.

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    • Pinch the metal tab.

    • Pull the chip up and out.

    How do you short out the battery. Confusing but nice watch. Can you help???? Plz!!!!

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    • Remove two 1.5 mm Phillips Pan Head screws.

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    • Remove the battery.

    • Take note of the orientation the battery is in for proper replacement.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Author

Jose Cabrera

Member since: 23/02/15

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9 comments

what about the after battery replacement short circuit to reset it? that’s the hard part that totally is unclear!

holograf00 -

With a magnifying glass there is RESET written with a small diamond [THE ARROW] at one part of the back under the battery, On the side there is a slot that you put a piece of flat metal, small tipped screwdriver, into it. This will touch the contacts inside to reset the watch.

Greg Scott -

what about the post battery replacement short circuit reset?! that’s the hard part that’s completely unclear and confusing!

holograf00 -

my comments don’t seem to be working.

holograf00 -

I agree that these instructions are very deficient when describing how to reset the battery. I just spent 1/2 hour resetting an Amitron MD0699. One is supposed to bridge about a 2 mm gap between 2 vertical bands of metal. The space to approach this is very small. A normal paper clip tip is too narrow for this purpose. A large metallic paper clip tip might work, but you will have to prove that the metal is conductive. My micro screwdriver set didn’t work; I didn’t realize the metal was non conductive til I tested it with an electrometer. In the end, the electrometer tip was just the right size. I reassuring little chime rang when the reset occurs. All these little fine points would have made the original post useful.

pkenny -

I took the whole watch assembly out of the case and was able to short out the 2 tabs with a piece of stripped 16 ga stranded copper wire.

Michael Fairbank -

My particular Armitron had a VERY VAGUE reset diagram. A hole next to the battery had an imprinted arrow reading “RESET.” I broke off a large metal paper clip, stuck it in the hole and then shorted over to the new battery with the rest of the paper clip to reset.

Paul M   3-12-19

Max Mammon -

Lori H. -1/29/20 - I have a Armitron MD0699. My battery died. I can not find any instructions on HOW TO take the back off to replace the battery. There is NO WAY to remove the back! HELP!!!

LORI HENDRICKS -

Can any one tell me how to set the light on watch

Graham Barker -