Anyone got deep pockets...?
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Clock
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1956 4-door called Max
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Re: Clock
...or more vintage....
£20 off fleabay. Cracked lens but about 80% cheaper than the average price for one of these. Good timekeeper for a mechanical movement too. 1956 4-door called Max
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Re: Clock
My thoughts too. Actually fairly easy to repair as long as the mechanism isn't corroded. Just damn fiddly. I used to be able to fix Smiths/Jaeger 12volt clocks but my eyesight isn't up to it any more
Didn't forum contributor 'Boomlander' convert a non-runner to a quartz movement with AA battery last year...?
Didn't forum contributor 'Boomlander' convert a non-runner to a quartz movement with AA battery last year...?
1956 4-door called Max
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If it's electro-mechanical (usually identifiable by being polarity sensitive and by having a timekeeping regulator screw) then unless it's corroded internally it's usually just a lack of oil (they need lubricating every couple of years) or more likely carbon build-up on the tiny and very fragile contact pins attached to the escapement wheel.
They don't self-start either. Maybe hook it up to 12volts with correct polarity and give the hand adjusting knob a couple of firm and rapid push/release actions... might work !
If it's transistorised (usually with regulator screw but not polarity sensitive) or quartz, I've yet to find a way of repairing them, although they seldom stop working completely; they just become erratic timekeepers.
They don't self-start either. Maybe hook it up to 12volts with correct polarity and give the hand adjusting knob a couple of firm and rapid push/release actions... might work !
If it's transistorised (usually with regulator screw but not polarity sensitive) or quartz, I've yet to find a way of repairing them, although they seldom stop working completely; they just become erratic timekeepers.
1956 4-door called Max