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Well,
Here I am on a rainy Sunday afternoon. I was about to order the quartz update for my clock, which hasn't moved a second in the 4 years I've had it, when I decided to get nosey and figure out "how it works" and what was wrong with it.
Upon taking it apart, I learned that the clock is not on battery 100% of the time. It actually runs about a minute on a clock spring and just before it runs out of gas, a set of contacts (luke in a points distributor) touch and load up a coil, kick the winding arm back and it runs for another minute. Neat!! - old technology...
My clock was very clean and fullly in tact but would not run. I found that by adding a little pressure to what seems like a drive spring, the clock started running on it's own again.
Whether the innards still just need a cleaning (although it seems spotless) or the spring has sprung, I wasn't sure so I started experimenting.
Whether the innards still just need a cleaning (although it seems spotless) or the spring has sprung, I wasn't sure so I started experimenting. I shortened the drive spring just a couple of coils and it started running!! I hooked it up to a 12V source while it was running and once the contacts touched, SNAP! It rewound and kept running. Keeping perfect time to the minute for the last few hours.
Who says you can't be productive on a rainy Sunday!!
Now it's TIME for a cold brew!!
Now it's TIME for a cold brew!!Cheers y'all!!!
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Bravo! But babushka boy--had you forgotten that when you're in your C3, time stands still??
(In any event, now you can tell people that 'yes, I've cut the spring in this car'--and just don't let on exactly which spring it was...
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Nice work, Paul--this'll be my guide when I tackle my own tardy time teller...!
(In any event, now you can tell people that 'yes, I've cut the spring in this car'--and just don't let on exactly which spring it was...
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Nice work, Paul--this'll be my guide when I tackle my own tardy time teller...!
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great to hear you got it running..now if i could have the same luck
with getting the 90 running (engine). never hurts to be a detective
sometimes, it's amazing what can be fixed and what you can learn.
btw paul... now that the clock works, have you gotten the new engine in
it yet?
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T - time can stand still while a clock turns!! How profound!! Famous quote by.......me!
LukesVette 2007-07-29 20:13:35
No motor yet Dave. Most likely early September. But like they say, "good things come to those who wait"!! Can't wat to get that 406 hummin' in the Baby!!
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Congrats. I did the same about 2 years ago. In my case, it needed a little bit of cleaning (and some machine oil) as well as sanding the contacts since they previously burned.
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you must have a big supply of tranquilizers paul.
haven't driven my vette in a week and i am going nuts.
hope they get a move on so you can enjoy a cruise in your baby soon.
haven't driven my vette in a week and i am going nuts. hope they get a move on so you can enjoy a cruise in your baby soon.
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the windings were bad on mine. I counted the number of turns and just replaced with the same number of turns with wire from Radio shack
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