How to Replace a Battery Powered Clock Mechanism in 10 Minutes or Less!
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- Опубліковано 29 гру 2019
- In this video I show how I swapped out a broken clock mechanism (or movement) with a new battery powered one. This is a real simple operation - it only takes about 10 minutes and keeps your clocks running!
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Exactly what I also, needed. My departed husband's maritime clock fell off the wall and the hour hand broke. The minute hand still works accurately, so I'm stealing the hands off an unloved garage clock. Don't even have to purchase the kit! Thank you so much.
That's great to hear you were able to rescue the clock with a minimal amount of work! Hopefully it'll keep good time for years to come!
I just picked one up at the hobby lobby and fixed my ⏰. Thank you for your help.
So glad I was able to help you!!!
Hobbly Lobby and Walmart in the craft section are also places to find the parts
Many thanks... Excellent demonstration... Revived an old clock. Superb.
You're welcome!
This is brilliant. So clear and concise. Thank you!
Thanks Pete. This gave me what I needed for three of my non working but well liked clocks I have been wanting to get working. Thanks again and GOD bless 🙌 🙏.
Thank you! This was very helpful. You are a good teacher.
Thank you! I'm glad it helped 🙂
Good demo!
Thank you!
Just what I needed to see! Thanks!
Great to hear!
Perfect! Exactly what I needed to know to fix my clock !!! Thanks Buddy !!!
Thanks for the comment!
Thanks,great video. I am hoping to replace the electric movement on an old 40s school /office clock. It comes apart easily and should go together like your clock. Thanks very much for your help.
TOM AND DONNA
Thanks for the comment! Hope the repair works out for you! One thing I've notice is that not all replacement mechanisms are create the same. Some will last forever and others less than a year. I'm not sure how to tell a good one from a bad one - other than look at reviews before you buy. If nothing else, be sure to get the correct stem length so it's not too short to make it through the clock face (or too long and it hits the glass cover if it has one).
You’re such a handy guy. 😊
Thank you ;-)
you make it look easy! thank you for the vid.
Thank you!
great way to show. thank you
Glad you liked it!
Thanks! Great video!
Glad you liked it!
Ive rebuilt a tide clock following these simple instructions. YOU CAN TOO, just do it, You'll never look at a clock the same way again!!
Awesome! Glad it worked out :-)
So helpful thank you!!
You're so welcome!
I have a nice pair of Art Deco silver hand that would look great on the clock
Great idea!
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Decided to replace the broken mechanism on my wall clock after hearing “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?“ on the radio. Thank you.
Great story - Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Elvis Presley battery with pendulum . I bought a replacment kit , I find now that there isa another bluewire that goes into the movement but there doesn't seem to be an entrance for it.This wire goes back2 D type batteries for Elvis singing on the hour. The fault with the clock is the hands are not moving.
I have a an older clock and it has a battery powered motor in the back but it was glued on and I’m afraid to pull it off because I don’t wanna screw the clock up so that I can replace the mechanism I tried putting batteries in it but it doesn’t seem to work so that kind of confirm that I needed to replace it, but it’s glued on so I need to either find out how to do that or hire somebody to do it for me
That's a tough one. I'd first want to make sure that it's glued on and not screwed in from the front with a paper clock face hiding the screws. If you're comfortable it's glue, you could try a hair dryer to heat up the clock body and then work the glue loose by slipping a razor blade between the motor body and the back of the clock face and gently try to get the pieces apart. But, like you said, you don't want to mess up the clock. That's a tough one.
can you take a donor mechanism form a different clock?
Yes, you certainly can! Just keep in mind that: 1) it's an older mechanism and may not last as long, 2) the mounting post might be too short/long, and 3) the hands may not fit the clock face size wise and/or cosmetically. Having said all that, I've reused a few mechanisms through the years without any issues. Thanks for bringing that up!
@@fishpotpete thanks i just tried it but unfortunally the post was too short oh well got to try again
Can I take the mechanism out of one clock and use it on another one?
You sure can. One thing to consider is that the one from the other clock might not have much life left in it either. But as long as it fits, there's nothing wrong with doing that.
Do I have to have the same model part to replace it?
No, I think the main thing is to make sure the rod length is the same. So, for example, if the original is .25 inch, then the replacement should be the same. You also might want to consider if you want a second hand or not. I like them,but they do add another level of complexity because they are easy to get bent while you're installing the new mechanism. Also consider the color and length of the hands. Seems like most kits come with a variety of hands though.
Can you please tell me the name of the kit and can you buy it at Canadian Tire?
I'm not familiar with that store, so I can't say for sure But you might try some hobby/craft/woodworking stores. I think I got mine off Amazon? I also picked up some kits at the thrift store - not sure why I've seen them there.
You should have looked just a little bit harder and got auto daylight savings time Atomic Clock replacement. Got mine for $7.50 at Walmart online.
Great idea! I didn't really think about that - I'll keep a look out for those in the future. Thanks for the suggestion!
Should have been zoomed in more for closeup.
Without closeups, I can’t see what you’re doing. Sorry. I’ll keep looking.
Thanks for the feedback! I'll take note of that for the future 🙂
sounds like it has an annoying ticking noise.
they do have an extremely faint tick if you listen up close in a quiet environment. But these are pretty universal/generic clock movements and they are all about the same noise wise. It could be that the the steel sign I used made it louder - like a speaker cone. This particular clock in out in my garage so you don't hear it out there. I have another metal sign one inside and that only makes the extremely faint tick.
Let me know when he finishes, fell asleep 3 days ago
If you watch it at 1.5x speed it's much better. :)
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