looks great! I bought a Model 328 recently and I was kind of scared to take it apart. Maybe you have given me the courage to do it now, Looks like it needs anything you did. Refinish, new cord and face, glass and bezel cleaned. Very well done video.
Thanks! Absolutely you should try to take it apart. I looked up the 328 and I bet it has the exact same mechanism as the Geneva. Just take a before photo of everything you do. If the finish is not too beat up you can try Howard’s Restor-a-finish and feed-n-wax. A lot easier than sanding. Good luck.
I just want to know what kind of ohms reading I should have through the coil. I have an antique GE "schoolhouse" (what I call it) electric clock that I believe a lightning strike in my building may have taken out the coil. I had a washing machine that the same thing happened to but it melted the fine winding wire for the timer motor right at the end where it was soldered in and was able to re-solder it. I'm wondering if I can do the same with this. I just can't see where the winding wire is connected to the terminal for the cord. I'm getting 753K ohms through the prongs of the plug and 0 from plug prong to the solder point on the coil so the cord is good.
I do not go by ohms reading when checking the coil. I use the ohm meter selection that looks like an electric plug, and it just tells me if the circuit is intact, if the coil is not burnt out or some other break in the wiring. I get all different numbers flashing. If the circuit is intact, it should be repairable.
Most clocks have the set knob on the outside, only the really old ones have it inside. Very often it will be a reverse thread, especially if it is a chiming clock. That is, you loosen it by turning the knob to the right. You might have to hold the stem with a pair of pliers or a vice grip it the knob is too tight to rotate off.
If you are talking about the set knob, once you have removed the mechanism from the case all you need is a vice grip pliers and a regular pair of pliers. Just do it the same way I did in the video.
