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Was gonna sell this clock (´68 Barracuda). Looks to be in very good shape, so I was a bit surprised, hands didn´t move when I turned the wire.
Is it clock needs power to kind of unlock hands?

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Professor Fate said:
Not familiar with them, but do you need to pull the knob out and then set the hands? (like a wristwatch)
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Yes have tried that but hard since wire is not secured to the dash.
But now I pushed and watched back side, and noticed leaver pushes the round thing and the tiny rod is pressed down.
Hands moved some but think this needs a tiny bit of oil.
(ooh my if I only could use my own language :))
Thank you. Think probleme is solved.

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SSing said:
Yes have tried that but hard since wire is not secured to the dash.
But now I pushed and watched back side, and noticed leaver pushes the round thing and the tiny rod is pressed down.
Hands moved some but think this needs a tiny bit of oil.
(ooh my if I only could use my own language :))
Thank you. Think probleme is solved.

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Brother, you communicate a lot better in English than I would in Swedish that's for sure :thumbsup:
 
Yes, a little penetrating oil, push and turn the knob back and forth until it frees up.
 
Have to bring up this thread again.
Like I said it moves with help of wire but nothing happens when 12V is connected,
Is it 6V on this thing?
 
No, it's 12 volt. It's not a continuous current draw. It has a coil inside that acts like a solenoid. It snaps open a set of spring loaded points that make the gears turn. Once the points close again, it gets another blast of 12V to open the points again. In between when the points are open, there is no current draw. Like any other clock, the mechanism can get sticky and the movement stop working. Use some contact spray to clean and lube it.....if you can get inside to do it.
 
Good info above. The clocks are usually jeweled. As long as they're not exposed to the elements, often they an be brought back. Use a toothpick and a tiny drop of neatsfoot oil.

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The trick is the relay. They are often not fused from the factory, and the relay coils burn, then they're dead.
 
My understanding is that jeweled movements don't use oil. Oil eventually gets gummy and prevents free movement that clock parts need. It's when the points stick shut that the coil melts down.....sorta like what happens when a stock IVR does that with the gauges.
 
cudamark said:
No, it's 12 volt. It's not a continuous current draw. It has a coil inside that acts like a solenoid. It snaps open a set of spring loaded points that make the gears turn. Once the points close again, it gets another blast of 12V to open the points again. In between when the points are open, there is no current draw. Like any other clock, the mechanism can get sticky and the movement stop working. Use some contact spray to clean and lube it.....if you can get inside to do it.
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Thank you.
Good information.
 
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