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3 May 2014, 01:49 AM
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Telechron revere clock R-913 clock repaired.
Well, I've been busy working on a 1941 Telechron revere clock, now for all of you young folks that is a clock you plug into the wall and not stick batteries in.
$_57-4.JPG $_1-1.JPG $_1.JPG I started our with two clocks, one a donor and worked from there. Next I took everything apart and decided what was to be used. IMG_1615.jpg IMG_1616.jpg IMG_1617.jpg IMG_1587.jpg IMG_1598.jpg The case was not in good condition. Some parts were damaged and that is what the donor was for. Telechron in 1941-1942 used steel and not brass for the war efforts. I'm using that movement since its not found like the brass movements. IMG_1621.jpg IMG_1620.jpg IMG_1618.jpg The case finished, everything was removed, cleaned and put back together. $_35.JPG IMG_1566.jpg IMG_1568.jpg IMG_1564-1.jpg bcoil_s.jpg IMG_1617_kindlephoto-83816035.jpg This is a reconditioned rotor, it is a little gear driven reduction motor inside, and it's intricate, which I don't want to work on, so I sent it out to a specialist in rotors, it's complex and detailed plus parts are manufactured by hand. Like a watch movement encased in oil. The coil, rotor assembly, it was replaced with a reconditioned one, since Telechron went out of business in the early 1970's. In the end, the only thing new is the chord, I used the same technology that Telechron used to connect the wiring and the covers for the bare wires. The whole project was a success, the Westminster chimes work excellent, the clock is on time, I've revived a 75ish year old clock to when it came out of the factory during WWII, and now I'm on to another project. |
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3 May 2014, 05:34 AM
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Looks fantastic John, that must have given you great satisfaction!
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3 May 2014, 06:43 AM
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Great work, John, and nice write up and pics. Congrats!
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3 May 2014, 06:58 AM
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Awesome!!!!!!!!!
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3 May 2014, 09:08 AM
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Well done!
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3 May 2014, 11:29 AM
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3 May 2014, 11:53 AM
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Nice work
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3 May 2014, 01:35 PM
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John, very nice...it shows your patience and steady mind and hands!!!
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3 May 2014, 05:33 PM
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Excellent!
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5 May 2014, 10:53 AM
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I'm working on old 1940's ceiling lights that used cloth wiring, rewiring them is a pita. I have to solder the connections into the light sockets.  The USA made products, like light fixtures of decades ago is the way to furnish a home. I really enjoy restoring old stuff for my house, makes it more antiquated looking for a newer home. $_1.JPG |
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5 May 2014, 01:59 PM
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Bored Alaskans can accomplish quite a bit....this I know.
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5 May 2014, 09:00 PM
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Nice job.
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6 May 2014, 02:44 AM
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6 May 2014, 11:29 AM
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Very cool and real interesting.
Congrats, looks like a real nice clock.
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