Thank you SO much for posting this video! After waiting far to long to order parts, I finally did so but did not know how to install the hands properly!! Our beautiful clock is running perfectly now!
I can see why you have a repair video for this clock, given it's Amazon rating is 2.5 Stars, and only because the first 3 were 5-Star and very likely free giveaways. When real customers provided their opinion in came in a 1-Star.
Thank you very much. I have a beautiful quartz wall clock that I have had for 10 years and it stopped working 9 years ago. I am going to try replacing the movement box and see if I can get it going again. Your instruction video was very helpful, I did not know there was different sizes in the length of the pin that sticks through. Now I know what size to order. Thank you again! 😀
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You may not need a new mechanism. I just fixed 3 of this type of clock this week. IN EVERY CASE the problem was the pressure contacts between the battery connectors & the electronics board inside the movement. My clue to this was that fiddling with the battery contacts could make the clock run for a short time, but then it would stop again. First check the contacts to the battery itself. If the battery has leaked, you may need to use a little water on a cotton swab to dissolve the resultant deposit. GENTLY polish with some metal polish if needed, If they are badly corroded you may need a new mechanism, OR you can buy a separate 1-cell battery case & solder its leads directly to the electronics board of the disassembled mechanism, if that is all that is wrong; if you are capable of this level of fine soldering, you probably don't need any more instructions! Carefully remove the hands, remove the mechanism from the clock face (usually a nut on the face side, but may also be glued), & disassemble the mechanism - you need to be a somewhat good at dealing with small parts, & note carefully the location of all the gears - take photos as you go & use a magnifier to see what you are doing. There are a few videos around to show you how to do all this. Once you have the electronics board free, gently scrape the contacts (2 spring type from the battery, 2 flat on the PCB) with a plastic blade to remove the small amount of corrosion that has formed around them: the contacts should now look evenly bright). Re-assemble just the electronics board & battery connectors into the mechanism housing, place the motor armature in position (the gear & attached magnet that sit by the solenoid coil), and insert the battery. If the armature now "ticks" (& it did not before you cleaned the contacts), you likely have fixed the problem. Carefully re-assemble the mechanism, re-attach it to the face, & re-attach the hands, making sure that the hands will not foul on themselves or anything else as they rotate. Use a gentle blower on the mech to make sure that you have not introduced any dirt. If cleaning the contacts does not work (too corroded), then you can bodge the connections by soldering a ~30 gauge copper magnet wire to each contact on the PCB & wire-wrap the other end around their respective battery connectors. The connector bars on these clocks don't seem amenable to soldering, so tight wire-wrapping (so that the edge of the connector bar cuts slightly into the bared wire) is the only option, unless you are good at micro-riveting! Again, if you are that good at soldering you probably don't need more help! About 15 minutes work & no parts cost, & you keep the original hands & sound of your clock! Good luck!
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