10-25-2014, 09:09 PM
Nice job on the cabinet. A pretty and functional clock radio.
Those clocks will keep perfect time because they're synchronized to the 60 Hz power. The power companies have to keep the frequency very stable they can switch power from any and all sources.
I restored a similar clock radio in a bakelite cabinet for a friend. The clock ran perfectly except the knob to set the time was frozen in place. The only way to set it was to wait to plug it in at the exact time where it stopped and then plug it in real fast. Then it would keep perfect time. Finally, I gave it a squirt of WD-40 and that freed up the setting knob so I could set it for real. I dunno if a clockmaker would approve of WD-40 as a lubricant, but it did the trick.
Those clocks will keep perfect time because they're synchronized to the 60 Hz power. The power companies have to keep the frequency very stable they can switch power from any and all sources.
I restored a similar clock radio in a bakelite cabinet for a friend. The clock ran perfectly except the knob to set the time was frozen in place. The only way to set it was to wait to plug it in at the exact time where it stopped and then plug it in real fast. Then it would keep perfect time. Finally, I gave it a squirt of WD-40 and that freed up the setting knob so I could set it for real. I dunno if a clockmaker would approve of WD-40 as a lubricant, but it did the trick.
John Honeycutt
