Sorry to get everyone’s hopes up, but…
I've had many requests for the plans I used to "fix" (i.e., replace the guts of) the Smiths clock in my 1800 last year. I'm really not trying to hide secrets, but honestly, there are two reasons I haven't unveiled the steps I took:
- I didn't really follow steps so much as "smash a bunch of stuff into the case," and
- The clock stopped working within hours of my initial post.
So unfortunately, I too am still on the lookout for the perfect 1800 clock. Perhaps I'll get back to it this weekend. Stay tuned.
March 10th, 2006 at 3:09 am
I did some repairs (actually replacements):
the clock:
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tachometer:
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March 22nd, 2006 at 12:38 am
Thanks for the tips, Fredrick!
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July 9th, 2006 at 12:04 pm
what I have heard from others that have tried to repair the existing electrical functions of the odometer, clock, etc is that the resistors have actually aged so much, that their initial resistance value (as seen on the coloured rings) now is gone. A guy replaced them with new resistors of the stipulated value, and then the instruments started working again!
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