Swiss Novodiac DIY insertion tool

[GenTLe]

Guys, if some of you tinker, you know how it can be difficult to fit back the Swiss novodiac spring, due to the 3 slots in its place:

They are not like the Asian where you can fit 2 sides of the spring and push the free one in the single slot.

Therefore it is difficult.

Well a good way to do it is create a tool. I started from the little copper tube that the fridges use for their thermostat (from a broken thermostat I had around in the lab).

Cut and then shaped accordingly, you have a tool that makes the novodiac insertion VERY easy. 5s and the spring is IN:

The bergeon tool costs like 40$. [censored] them. Free tool here and being copper doesn't scratch the steel around or the spring

Cheers, GenTLe

[ceejay]

Nice!

Here's mine. Pegwood

Sent from my iBend 6

[iain-d]

Here's mine found the 1.4mm tube fits perfect .

can pick a set up on eBay http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/8PCS-Hollow-Needles-Desoldering-Tool-IC-Extraction-Set-For-DIP-PCB-Soldering-/252018259499?_trkparms=aid%253D222007%2526algo%253DSIC.MBE%2526ao%253D1%2526asc%253D20150519202351%2526meid%253D275c3de76b4a4e05be4b400aa909d73f%2526pid%253D100408%2526rk%253D1%2526rkt%253D5%2526sd%253D171970355092&_trksid=p2056116.c100408.m2460

[GenTLe]

Nice!

Here's mine. Pegwood

Sent from my iBend 6

I have used it in the past, but it was leaving some debris on the jewel, and was delicate (easy to snap)

Here's mine found the 1.4mm tube fits perfect .

can pick a set up on eBay http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/8PCS-Hollow-Needles-Desoldering-Tool-IC-Extraction-Set-For-DIP-PCB-Soldering-/252018259499?_trkparms=aid%253D222007%2526algo%253DSIC.MBE%2526ao%253D1%2526asc%253D20150519202351%2526meid%253D275c3de76b4a4e05be4b400aa909d73f%2526pid%253D100408%2526rk%253D1%2526rkt%253D5%2526sd%253D171970355092&_trksid=p2056116.c100408.m2460

Good one! Not all people can easily find such small tubes around

[SSTEEL]

I had to get the correct tool.

 

Novodiac Spring Tool for ETA 28xx by Micky Aldridge, on Flickr

Novodiac Spring Tool for ETA 2801 by Micky Aldridge, on Flickr

Makes the job so easy.