lol this thread reminds me of the guy who fried his king once! hahaha that still has to be the biggest Fail I have seen on here till date.

 

The thread about the guy who baked his King under a lamp dragged on from September 2011 'till January 2012 -- this thread started in February 2012 and was probably inspired by that horror story.

https://www.watchuseek.com/f17/omg-...ust-fried-my-gxw-56-kings-display-went-negative-now-become-positive-584823.html

(The guy who baked his King under a lamp also hasn't been on the forums since March 2012. I wonder if he was just too embarrassed after that, or if he gave up on G-Shocks entirely?)

 

You wont fry it by leaving it in direct sunlight but if you don't want to do that put it in a glass of cold water before exposing it to the sunlight.
A solar battery will last an eternity I have nearly 40 solar g shocks and only ever had to replace 1 battery in the last 10 years they are quite expensive to buy though compared to non-solar batteries.

 

Hey any disadvantages of charging the G in direct sunlight?

 

It will get very hot ... could burn your wrist if you strapped it on straight from charging without letting it cool down first.

I've read elsewhere in the forum that some place the watch in a shallow pan of water to keep the case cooler.

Others can tell you whether or not the heat can otherwise affect the components.

Also read it somewhere if it gets too hot, the screen will go blank for a while.

Carpatalked

 

It will get very hot ... could burn your wrist if you strapped it on straight from charging without letting it cool down first.

I've read elsewhere in the forum that some place the watch in a shallow pan of water to keep the case cooler.

Others can tell you whether or not the heat can otherwise affect the components.

 

In my experience with my PRG-110 which I have had for over 4 years now, I think I had it go down to M once, when I left it in my survival box in my summerhouse in spain for like 5 months, since then it's been on H, by simply wearing it with a T-shirt, i.e. no sleeves. I rarely leave it in the sun specifically to charge. I do however put it next to a window so it can sync overnight (usually at 2:02 or 3:02 am), and skylight (not necessarily sun) hits it in the morning for a couple of hours. I never put it close to incandescents. If I would be in undercharge, I guess I would zap it with my 20,000 Lumen LED flashlight lol.

 

Best Way to Charge a Tough Solar G Without Frying It?

Well, to answer that question, first you need to know the best ways to Fry your watch for sure. ;-) Then you try to avoid those. I can think of two.

One, use magnifying glass to concentration the power of the Sun onto your watch. While a very effective survival skill, it will for sure, fry your watch. After all what the solar panel needs is light, not heat.

Two, use a solar cooker to "energize" your watch. Well, it's the same principle as the magnifying glass trick, only magnitudes stronger in solar power! It will charge your watch into a crisp charcoal, as well as cooking your chicken.

 

My new G Shock arrived last week at only medium battery strength. After reading the instructions and forums, i've learned its normal using primitive charging methods that it could take awhile to reach a full charge. Ain't nobody got time for that!

 

Just wear it. We are getting into t shirt weather it will charge. No need to spend $$ on fancy lights.

 

I can't even believe this thread title. Really??? Is it that difficult?? :roll:

The sun is the best method, I think most of us know that. High-powered flashlights do work too.

 

or waste your money on something funky.

https://www.watchuseek.com/f17/g-shock-solar-charging-station-limited-edition-4573541.html

 

Casio should've built a 6ft tall closet sized version, double as sun tan machine when Gs are fully charged.

 

I'll stay with my primitive way...

 

Direct sunlight outside will charge it the fastest. Its a G-Shock your not gonna fry it. You can put them in boiling water. If you are paranoid about it though. Check it every so often or maybe just don't leave it outside for long intervals at a time.

 

Put them in glass jars filled with water. It dissipates the heat and still allows them to charge outside in direct sunlight.

Picture was plucked from the web.

 

 

Top level collection [emoji106]

 

I just leave mine on a shelf in my lounge when i'm not wearing them, they're never in bright sunshine there, just ambient light.
They never drop below H on the battery.

 

First choice in recharging Solar G's?
Southwest Window sill. I've had tons of Solar and MB6's I've charged using the Texas Ole Sol.
Never fried one yet!!!! Not only Casios but Seiko and Citizen Solars too. I've even forgotten to
remove em and still no damage!
No mo battery powered watches for me!!!! I own 8 Casios. All but 2 are Solar G's.

X Traindriver Art

 

Topping off all the watches at once...

 

That's extreme but pretty cool

 

So .. i am assuming that a G Shockhas been fried at some point.

Perhaps by someone leaving in the Mojave Desert where the UV index was high and not checking back.

How much heat does it require to fry a G Shock?





Sent from Cyberspace Central Command

 

So .. i am assuming that a G Shockhas been fried at some point.

Perhaps by someone leaving in the Mojave Desert where the UV index was high and not checking back.

How much heat does it require to fry a G Shock?

Sent from Cyberspace Central Command

G placed on A car dashboard in the Sun will cook plastic parts.

As always, RTFM, where proper G treatment is documented

 

Direct sunlight outside - will take a couple of minutes at the most for mine, bonus, you get some natural vitamin D as well.

 

Get one, and leave there when you dont wear it.

 

If you can find one, and afford it. They are hard to find now. A member here got me one in Singapore.





Sent from Capt Kirk's Communicator

 

just ordered a casio 5610, get it tomorrow....

Because my protrek 6600 isnt respondimg to any radio signals, well it got l3 for a seccond, no fix, Err

and I have fried it in the window sill for 6 hrs, battery still at M


Thus 5160 to compare and wearing while one of them are at low battery,
I really hope I can get this protrek charged for the weekend
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.... or just wear my suunto, charged in a flash by a good old fashion usb cable!

 

just ordered a casio 5610, get it tomorrow....

Because my protrek 6600 isnt respondimg to any radio signals, well it got l3 for a seccond, no fix, Err

and I have fried it in the window sill for 6 hrs, battery still at M

Thus 5160 to compare and wearing while one of them are at low battery,
I really hope I can get this protrek charged for the weekend
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.... or just wear my suunto, charged in a flash by a good old fashion usb cable!

6 hours isn't enough sunlight. A few days of straight sunlight would be better for the battery and charge indicator.

 

What is the name of the G shock light box? Where else is it available besides Singapore?

 

As yankeexpress said if you look at charging times in the manual you will be surprised how much it recommends to charge each level

 

Coolfire Solar Watch Fast Charger. It is available on Amazon.co.uk.

 

Best way to charge it?

Just wear it and forget about it.

 

And preferably not under sleeves ! haha

 

Lol i asked him what he thought to them he said he never used it, so didn't have an opinion but he said £100 was way over priced for it. His came from Singapore with the GX56BB NS-50

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