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>The design is clever, but a bit frail. The single transistor holds
>electromagnet 1 on, attracting the pendulum. This movement
>generates back emf in e/m 2 which switches off the transistor, so
>the pendulum swings back, then the process repeats.
>
>Of course, you can fix a small quartz movement (a few $$) and run it
>off a battery or dropper resistor, keep better time, and still look
>original.
I went thru 3 clocks, tried different grounds, took them apart, put
them back together, and nothing. It works for about 2-3 mins. and then stops.
I saw in one of the British VW mags, someone advertising a kit to have the clock
run off of a AA battery. Where in the good old US of A can I get one, or what
stuff do I need to get from Radio Shack??
TIA,
Chad
65 Notch
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