Unable to open battery compartment

I have an Advizor. Had it since it first came out. I have changed the battery several times. Each time it was harder to open battery compartment. The last time I tried it stripped the edges off the slot and I can no longer use that to open it. I need to replace the battery. I see that I can now buy a battery kit. But how do I get the old cap off? And its almost glued shut. I guess the two years of usage, and sweat somehow stuck the cap onto the ring and battery compartemnt. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

	Suunto Advizor - Click for more info The Suunto Advizor - featuring a Heart Rate Monitor using Suunto's proprietary HR technology - simultaneously shows your heart rate, altitude, and vertical ascent/descent data. The Advizor memory stores your total training time and your maximum, minimum and average heart rate during training - plus your time spent in / above / below your pre-set target heart rate. There's even an audible alarm to alert the user when your upper or lower heart rate limits have been exceeded.

[AltimeterGuy]

You're supposed to use a nickel to open the battery kit. It seems like you stripped the slot on the battery cover if you can not remove it. I always recommend changing the battery with a replacement battery kit as this gives you a new cover and "o"ring in addition to the new battery. If you or a jeweler/watch repair person can not open the battery compartment, you will probably have to send your Wristop back to Suunto USA to get the battery cover off and a new replacement kit installed. You can call 800-543-9124 ext. 2 to get a RA# to do this.

AltimeterGuy

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[LEIBOV]

I can't get the cover off my battery compartment. I think I replaced the battery once and the legend on the compartment lid, with the dot and arrows going off to left and right, is at about 120 degrees counterclockwise to where it should be lining up with the same legend on the case. I can turn the cover so I think it is open--the battery wasn't totally dead, and now it's not making contact, so I think it's loose all right, but I can't get the cover to come up out of its position so I can grab it and remove it.

I thought about using a plumber's quick set epoxy to glue a "handle" to the cover that I could grab onto and pull on. I'm afraid to use a small screwdriver to try to pry it up from the circumference, thought that would ding up the case side and make it useless in the future.

Any ideas?

LEIBOV

[ejunge]

Call customer service... For $75 they will totally refurbish your watch.. They take your current watch innards and put it in a new case, new band, new crystal... giving you essentially an new watch...

It takes about a week or two, but I did it to my old metron, and it is totally worth it..

ejunge

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[timedealz123]

Customer care people will take care of your watch and will repair it.They will make it a new watch.

[quebecmoose]

I had to replace the battery on my X6 watch.
The cover was stuck and I was unable to open it with a 5¢ or a $1. I stripped the edges off the slot and I was no longer able to open it.


I guess the years of usage, and sweat somehow stuck the cap onto the ring and battery compartment.
I went to a distributor to see if they could repair it for me but they refused. When I was there, I purchased a battery kit for about 10$ anyway. The kit includes a new battery, new cover with gasket (O-ring) and a special tool.


The new cover and the tool are different from the old ones. They now have two small holes in the cover to insert the tool giving a better grip and prevent stripping.
To remove the old battery cover, I placed a bit of white paint on the ends of the two prongs of the new battery removal tool. I pressed the tool on the old battery cover stuck on my watch to mark the position where I would make the holes. After letting it dry, I used a small drill and with good lighting, I slowly and very carefully drilled two new holes. At the back of the battery cover it is only the battery, so I did not risk damaging the watch itself. I inserted the new tool and VOILA it finally opened.

	Suunto X6 - Click for more info Just when you thought a sports watch couldn't get any better, Suunto introduces the X6 HR, X6 HRM and X6-HRT. These are truly the next generation in sports watches, packed with all of the technology that Suunto enthusiasts have been craving. Designed for Cross Sports applications, the X6 writstops are functionally very similar to the Suunto X6 - but with the added benefits of a heart rate monitor.