Pulsar - real or "hybrid" - LED difference ?

[Fenice]

I wonder if I can see if a Pulsar has the original LED's or "replacement" LED's ?

My P2 has LED's that are in fact tiny little "dots". ( euhm... I also don't know if it is a real one or not... )

I have no problem with "hybrid" Pulsars, IF they are announced as hybdrids. ( and with an according price )

Second question: do "hybrids" give more light ? or are they musing less battery power ? or is it exactly the same as an original ?

Many questions....but hey...I'm a new-B

[Lillegutt]

The tiny dots are seen in early modules, and are perfectly ok. The hybrids are not very common, but can occur. There are most often these modules. But please post a picture of the module in the thread, and then you'll get to know if you have an original or not.


JHH

[retroleds]

Different hybrids are constructed in different ways. Some use late model Sanyo circuits with their original display, as were used in the later model Pulsars(p4 and a few others). OThers use a new construction module. The one's from strikes & spares are interesting in that they have apparently pried the displays off dead Pulsar modules and epoxied them to modules of some later construction. This could lead to two problems: a non-original attachment of the display could have a limited lifespan(slight). The second problem is mentioned in passing on their site - every magnet switched LEd watch has aged differenlt, so the reed switches will not universally activate in one watch but will work in another. The various workarounds are outside the scope of this posting.

[macfranky]

I just bought a Pulsar P4 on eBay. The led is made out of stripes, not dots. So that's a restored, non-original module? What does that say about the history of the watch?

http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130216326897&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=003

Thank you.

[CompuChron]

the P4 don't have the DOTS, so your P4 is original.

[retroleds]

Egaads, it's a Men's Dress he bought!! But yes, no dots.

[macfranky]

Thanks people! I'm happy. Just no magnet. Is there any onther wat switching it? (and how?)

Kind regards

[Lillegutt]

Thanks people! I'm happy. Just no magnet. Is there any onther wat switching it? (and how?)

Kind regards

If there are indents for Hour and Minutes on the back, you will need some sort of magnet... Try one from your fridge.

If the indents are not labeled, or there are no indents, then you have the Auto-set version, and should follow the setting instructions (Sourced from www.oldpulsars.com). I guess it is the same as for the Dress TC...



JHH

[retroleds]

Try the "auto-set" directions, since the best shot of that watch in the auction shots showing the band, appears to be showing the clasp for an autoset - a magnet set clasp would have a break in the line of holes along the side of it, to create proper spacing for the magnet holder "door". This clasp doesn't have those.

The indents on the back are not a clear indicator of function....unless one heck of a lot of people lost their auto-set back and replaced them with magnet set backs, it appears the factory sent out quite a few auto-sets with indented backs. A fair number of "unsettable" P4s and Men's Dress models are sold each year by fairly regular sellers who apparently don't understand this. Compounded by the oftimes goofy display you get until they are set.

And it isn't that people dropped auto-set modules into a magnet set case - that rarely works properly as the magnets in the buttons and the reed switches involved had different strengths. Hence the appropriatness of my signature line....new stuff to be learned everyday.

[macfranky]

Goodie. The watch is set; it is the 'auto-set'. allthough I can't seem to find the AM/PM feature. (Tried the instructions from OldPulsars.) It actually sets with both a magnet or the buttons.

Thank you guys for the response. Much apreciated.

MacF

[retroleds]

Goodie. The watch is set; it is the 'auto-set'. allthough I can't seem to find the AM/PM feature. (Tried the instructions from OldPulsars.) It actually sets with both a magnet or the buttons. Thank you guys for the response. Much apreciated.
MacF

MaxF: As the date was moving past, the colon was first showing up in the upper position, then the bottom position, then on to the next day with it in the upper position. The upper position is AM, lower is PM. You just need to stop it at the correct point. It can be activated by a magnet that gets close enough to either top or bottom of the watch, since your autoset DOES have a magnetic reed switch at each button, just not at the setter indents. Get used to the buttons...no point in banging up the back tapping a magnet on it. Plus, many magnets that are stong enough to activate the reeds from the back will activate both reeds, just causing confusion in the setting process. Go back to www.oldpulsars.com - he has better instructions on another page, the ones in the link are scans from a manuel. And we all know how manuels don't always underscore the subtle points.

[macfranky]

Thanks guy's great information here!
Allthoudgh I'm quite happy with my mens dress, I seem to have bougt a faulty one: the time seems to slow down. I'm losing minutes. About 20 minutes on a 12 hour day.

Do you know if it's broken or is it just the battery, maybe?

Kind regards,

[Pulsarlover]

If there are indents for Hour and Minutes on the back, you will need some sort of magnet... Try one from your fridge.

If the indents are not labeled, or there are no indents, then you have the Auto-set version...

Were there some Auto-sets that have "indents" or have they changed case backs?