Microma DSM

[Adam]

has anyone had any luck mending a Microma DSM. I just picked one up in clean condition but it doesnt fire up (altough it is missing a screw to hold the battery down) I have been told these modules sucked so am not holding out much hope.

thank you Adam

[digibloke]

It's not so much that the modules suck (they're quite often still working) - it's that the displays do. They were lousy quality even when new and the fact that microma chose to attach them to the modules using silver epoxy and resin certainly didn't help. I've got four of these and none of the displays work (probably because they're no longer air-tight).

This story pretty much sums it up...

"One of the company directors at Intel, Gordon Moore recalls: "We started off selling watches for about $150 retail, which was something like a dollar a minute for how long they lasted. And a regular agenda item at Intel board meetings essentially used to be members bringing back their watches to be repaired."

[charger105]

Hi Um.
Did you pick this up recently on Ebay in a job lot, with no band ? If so, I saw that too, but was outbid, or forgot to bid (i can't remember).

Anyway, it should be the same as a Nepro (which was the European distributor I believe). See here for a discussion regarding the display:
http://dwf.nu/viewtopic.php?t=3160&highlight=nepro+dsm

As Azimuth says:
'if it's silver mirror shine then it's very likely dead as the crystals have escaped somewhere over the years... don't ask how and where :)
a dead display with liquid crystals in place should be cream-yellow due to aging of the crystals and some bubbles or empty mirror-silver spots should be present (spots where the crystals have disappeared).
A functioning Nepro/Microma display after all these years should be light-cream.'

Rgds,
Andrew.

[Adam]

Hi Andrew, yes that was me, mainly after the Pulsar World timer analogue digital, I knew the Microma was there but thought it was an LCD model I didnt have on my site. It looks like this one is just for show then, I wasnt sure whether it would have had a leather or metal band as Microma seemed to do both.
I have put in the correct battery but no signs of life, The lcd is silver with black flecks around.

regards

Adam