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GAclassic65
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Posted: Nov/01/2020 at 3:39pm |
Anyone know about the AMC clocks? I took
mine out to repair and 2 of the tiny screws that keep the guts intact
were off, and so it fell apart a bit as I took it out of the housing. I managed to get it all back together, but I had to rewind the metal coil that keeps tension on the moving point. Both the moving point and the stationary point were dirty/fried ... and flat/concave. When they make contact the clock stops ...I can pull back the tension point and it will move again back towards the stationary point. I figure when power is applied the points will fly apart when they meet, but when I tested it w/ power nothing happened when the points met. What am I missing? My clock is from a '65
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ramblinrev
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The coil could be burned out.
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74 Hornet Hatchback X twins (since 1977)
62 American Convertible (still worth the $50 I spent in 1973!) AMCRC #513, AMO #384 70 AMX 360 4-speed (since 1981) |
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mmaher94087
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Is it grounded?
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ramblinrev
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Good point! Always look for the simplest cause first!
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74 Hornet Hatchback X twins (since 1977)
62 American Convertible (still worth the $50 I spent in 1973!) AMCRC #513, AMO #384 70 AMX 360 4-speed (since 1981) |
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dltowers
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Ryan, FYI....
(Clock Quartz Conversion and Guage Repairs) Instrument Services, Inc. 11765 Main
St, Roscoe, IL 61073 (817) 623-2993/800-558-2674 |
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Original Owner, 1974 Javelin:
360ci,2v,727TC. Motorola Multiplex with 8-Track. G4 Plum exterior with 421Q Black Uganda Interior. Purchased on July 16, 1974 from Hooker AMC, Sherman, TX for $4500.20 |
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JGRANTAMX
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I sent my clock to Kennedy AMC had it converted to quartz.
J
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ramblinrev
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If you want it restored, reasonably, to factory: www.theclockwks.com |
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74 Hornet Hatchback X twins (since 1977)
62 American Convertible (still worth the $50 I spent in 1973!) AMCRC #513, AMO #384 70 AMX 360 4-speed (since 1981) |
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tomj
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They're horrible things. The windup mechanism is a crap design, the spring when new runs it for what, a minute? THe contact closes and CRRRRKKK a big spark sprays a small mist of aerosolized metal throughout the clock housing. Just great. The spring is short, it fatigues in a few years. ALso the solenoid draws 10 - 20 amps in a brief pulse (average power is very low) so the solenoid heats internally and it does require a solid ground.
They're comically bad designs. I had a working one in a 62 Ambassador 400. I did my first cross country road trip (Mass. to Bremerton WA, round trip) in it in 1974 when I was 19. I slept in the car. I still remember the tick tick tick tick... get quieter and quieter then.. CLACK TICK TICK TICK tick tick ... as the winder wore down. Edited by tomj - Nov/01/2020 at 8:52pm |
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1960 Rambler Super two-door wagon, OHV auto
1961 Roadster American, 195.6 OHV, T5 http://www.ramblerLore.com |
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S Curry
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My brother does clock repair. I gave him my clock for my 70 AMX. He just did some cleaning and uses a wall wart 12 VDC power supply to run it. It has been running on his bench for 3 months now. Gains about 2 minutes a week. Can't get it to slow any further without major overhaul. I'm good with that. Like he said, they are made to last about 7-8 years...about the normal lifespan of a car out of the '70's. NO, he is not available for repair of car clocks. He is about 18 months out with what is in his shop right now.
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bigbad69
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Unless you want the car 100% dead nutz stock, the quartz conversion is the way to go.
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69 Javelin SST BBO 390 T10
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