Re: [FWDLK] DayLight Savings Time

[Jack Johnson <johnaire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My friend once gave me a wall clock (120 volt) in the shape of a Model T 
Ford.  After a few years, it stopped and I took it apart and oiled it. 
After that, almost every 2 years it would stop and I'd have to oil it again. 
Musta been a Model T thing.   Now if I had done the scheduled maintenance on 
it by changing the oil ever now and them it may not have stopped.   Just a 
true story I needed to get off my mind.

Jack in cold Shinglehouse, Pa  Gonna rain Saturday tho.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Jones" <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] DayLight Savings Time


> Well, just fix it!
> They are very simple and easy to repair. Most clocks of this era have a 
> spring loaded ratchet, a solenoid, and a set of points. It should have 
> 24/7 power, and it works like this.
> When the ratchet gets to the bottom of its travel, the points close. This 
> energizes the solenoid, which pulls the ratchet back to the top of its 
> travel. The spring pulls it down and it ticky tockys for about 2 minutes, 
> 'til it gets to the bottom and starts the cycle over again. When they are 
> working, you'll hear a ticking for about 2 minutes and then a thump (the 
> solenoid) and then ticking again.
>
> Access is either by undoing the nuts on the studs on the back and lifting 
> the can off or pealing up the little tabs that are holding it together.
>
> Usually, the points are dirty/corroded and only need to be filed. Clean 
> any dirt out, lightly lube the ratchet and you should be good to go.
>
> Go slowly and figure it out, I may have left out something, it's been too 
> long ago I was fixing these.
>
> Regards, Ray
>
> On Mar 8, 2007, at 4:41 PM, Anthony C. Boatman wrote:
>
> > Thanks Greg, but I don't think the clock in my 57 has worked for at
> > least 40 years!  I keep thinking I'll get it fixed, but then something
> > more important needs attention....
> >
> > Tony Boatman
> > Boise, Idaho
>
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