Timeline for Identify component in old West German flip clock
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| Aug 11, 2019 at 23:11 | history | edited | pipe | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 7, 2012 at 12:30 | comment | added | harm | It is possible but I have to be very careful. Think the whole thing is live with 220V. | |
| May 6, 2012 at 16:38 | comment | added | jippie | Maybe the mechanism is blocking somewhere. Trouble with these motors is that they are very hard to turn by hand because of the internal gearbox and if you try to drive it by hand you probably break one of the plastic pieces. Is it possible to detach the motor from the clock mechanism to test it as a separate part? | |
| May 6, 2012 at 13:40 | comment | added | harm | Or 120V... the resistance over the coil is 460 Ohm. | |
| May 6, 2012 at 11:58 | comment | added | harm | 220V and no forward movement at all. I'm starting to doubt this is a 220V motor. Maybe 360V? | |
| May 5, 2012 at 9:39 | comment | added | harm | Strangely enough I didn't measure the voltage. Will do that somewhere this weekend. The motor was very noisy (for a motor that is) so I didn't let it run for very long (seconds). | |
| May 3, 2012 at 19:53 | comment | added | jippie | Do you have a Voltmeter to test the voltage you get on the clock itself? Not sure how much, but it is supposed to make steps in a 50Hz rythm. How long did you test it for? The motor will only run very slowly. | |
| May 3, 2012 at 19:28 | comment | added | harm | Well that worked. Sort of. I did what you suggested, put a 60W lamp in between and flipped the switch. The motor seemed to be ... vibrating. Going back and forth I guess. I read something that some of these motors needed help to start but swinging the motor in the right direction didn't help. Is there something else I can try? | |
| May 3, 2012 at 7:16 | vote | accept | harm | ||
| May 2, 2012 at 20:21 | comment | added | jippie | If it works, you may thank me, if the blue smoke escapes ... Is there nothing like a little plate that lists electrical conformity like double isolated, that sort of thing, 220Vac etc. If you're in doubt, you could put a old fashioned incandescent light bulb in series to protect it from high currents. I think the clock will take a few Watts max, so if you use a 25 or 40W bulb you should at least be safe. Measure the voltaga across, see if it starts to run (may take one or two seconds) but it will be really slow. I wouldn't expect the light bulb to light up as current will probably be very low. | |
| May 2, 2012 at 19:49 | comment | added | harm | So that means I can put 220V on it? And yes I know what a kroonsteentje is. I was struggling with that word too. | |
| May 2, 2012 at 17:45 | history | edited | jippie | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 2, 2012 at 17:39 | history | answered | jippie | CC BY-SA 3.0 |