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On 25 Mar 2003 at 12:29, Ben Doughney wrote: The fuses on the early ones blow when they are left on a battery that slowly winds down. Eventually the battery voltage falls so low that the winder solenoid won't pull in and then the current gets to be too much for the fuse. > After all that I remembered I had a late one as well so I dug that out to > get it working- do the late ones keep better time? I can't see any > adjustment on it? I think the late ones keep better time IF they are working, but they all seem to have died by now. I have not found a solution to this. > The late clock (9.71), has got an electrical movement that doesn't work. > When I give it power nothing happens, even if I give the pendulum a flick. I > am not really sure how this clock works- it appears that a transistor turns > the electromagnet on and off to swing the pendulum. I presume either the > transistor or the electromagnet is dead. Are there any clock experts out > there? Mine usually work for awhile, but then stop unexpectedly. I haven't been able to figure out the cause. > Also, how do you get the movement off the metal case? I have taken the front > off, but the face appears to be attached to the back or something. Also, how > can I get the little PCB out without damaging the rest of the clock? Getting these apart seems to require that something be destroyed..... -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org