BTN 2 stuck #1642
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Posted at 2020-04-08 by Robin Wed 2020.04.08 Christian, Don't know if it is a 'known problem' but I would hate to think this is another quality issue?
After watching the dis-assembly video, maybe the internal circular holder has shifted. Maybe a shim on the opposite side might reduce the distance clearance? It appears you may be the pioneer here, the one with all the arrows in your back. |
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Posted at 2020-04-08 by Purple-Tentacle Thanks. Watching the video, I think the spring mechanism is inside the button. |
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Posted at 2020-04-08 by msdeibel @Purple-Tentacle is not the only one I also have had this issue. It actually seems to be related to the inner parts. After disassembling the Bangle (wanted to check on the piezo and remove the inlay of the display) the button is "clicking" again. It's distinctly less tactile, than when I received the watch, though :/ |
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Posted at 2020-04-09 by @gfwilliams Not sure what to suggest - I had this on one or two early watches (and asked the factory to check the buttons), but hadn't noticed it on the recent batch. Given what's happened so far I'd be pretty sure they didn't actually test anything though :( It's actually possible that just applying some kind of lubricant would help? The watches do seem to have something applied at the factory, but maybe they missed that button. |
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Posted at 2020-04-09 by Purple-Tentacle My button is not stuck anymore, I did nothing to fix this. Lets see if it will get stuck again. |
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Posted at 2020-04-09 by AkosLukacs Had something similar on one button. Pulled out a couple times, and it's OK again since... |
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Posted at 2020-04-16 by Raik Just wanted to post my experience here. My BTN2 is acting up lately. It has a strange haptic to it. If I press it firmly to select a clock from the launcher it often brings me back to the launcher right away. Just like it isn't released fast enough or being pressed a second time. However I can also trigger it by pressing it ever so slightly, but without giving me feedback with a click. I tried lubing the pin, but I guess it is also more a problem of the inner button itself. EDIT: I disassembled the watch again and the internal buttons seem to work fine. It is indeed the outer button that is being stuck/stiff sometimes. Does anyone have a tip how to remove (and get back on! ;-)) those tiny c-clips? |
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Posted at 2020-04-17 by @gfwilliams
I just tried it with one here and it wasn't too painful, but I'd still be wary. Just some notes:
But yeah, I think the main issue is losing the C-clip when it pings off :) |
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Posted at 2020-04-17 by Raik
Thanks for trying. I need to get myself some special tools first then :-D |
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Posted at 2020-04-17 by @gfwilliams
Tweezers should be fine. You don't actually have to grip at any point - you just need to be able to push each side of the C-clip at the same time. |
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Posted at 2020-04-17 by Raik
Ah, yes got it. I didn't read careful enough. I'll give it a try tonight. |
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Posted at 2020-04-19 by Raik Ok, short update. I got the c-clip off (luckily it jumped right on my thumb) and removed the button. Seems to work. Hopefully I don't need to redo the lubing regularly. |
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Posted at 2020-04-22 by Raik Unfortunately I need to follow up on this. I'm still having trouble with the buttons, the responsiveness is getting worse. Can @gfwilliams or someone else please measure the inner diameter of the hole of the button pin and the diameter of the tiny o-ring on the pin if you have an open case laying around? I thinking of either widening the hole a tiny bit or to cut down the o-ring. This will sacrifice water-tightness but I'd rather have working buttons really. |
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Posted at 2020-04-22 by Purple-Tentacle My button changes back and forth between stuck and normal. |
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Posted at 2020-04-22 by @gfwilliams Honestly, not sure how accurately I could ever measure that hole. Did yours definitely have a spring inside it? |
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Posted at 2020-04-22 by Raik BTN2 definitively has a spring. Thats the one I opened and lubed, and now works ok'ish. BTN3 works fine for now. BTN1 gets stuck/unstuck regularly, but I am pretty sure it has a spring. What seems to work is turning the buttons and pushing them a couple of times. But that only lasts for a few hours. I really don't want to remove that c-clip more than once for each button. It's a royal pain. Oh well, I'll keep watching it. |
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Posted at 2020-04-08 by Purple-Tentacle
Hi,
My Button 2 is stuck.
It still works, but it does not "click" anymore. The feedback when pressing is a bit annoying that way. You do not really know if you clicked or not.
Is this a known problem?
Can I do something about it?
Thanks
Christian
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