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On 11 Apr 2002, at 3:09, Greg Merritt wrote: > I then moved on to soldering a 12v solenoid's blown fuse. Thanks > for the tip, Jim, of just remelting the existing solder. When I'd made a > similar repair to another clock a number of years back, I actually > soldered a wire between the fuse contacts. I actually use a dab of flux to help the old solder flow. The most common time for this "fuse" to blow is when a car is left in storage with the battery slowly running down. Eventually there is not enough umph in the battery to pull the solenoid closed, so the solenoid is a short across the battery and draws a lot of current. A wire there would disable the fuse and probably end up destroying the clock, or worse. > p.s.: Mark, the little +/- speed adjuster shaft actually rubs against a > little plate with a curved edge; it rotates the plate which increases or > decreases tension on what I presume is the pendulum spring. The plate was > a bit stuck on my clock. After I moved the plate a bit by hand, the +/- > shaft worked again. I was afraid that oiling that shaft could have been a > bad move, but it was no problem in the end. The +/- adjuster is actually adjusting the active length of the balance spring, which changes its resonant frequency. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe