Fixed my first clock.

[Michael1962]

My daughter and her husband came down from Sydney with the grandchildren for a vist just after Christmas, but here for New Years. Brought a clock with her. You would have seen them in the shops. Great big piece of MDF with a print on it and a battery operated quartz movement in the back.

Well, Amy said it had been stopping and they would get it going again, but it would run slow and then just stop randomly.

So there's me. Off with the hands. Movement is double sided taped to the board. Not any more. Doesn't need to be as there is a whopping great nut that secures the spindle to the board.

Popped the cover apart, cleaned all the parts, checked movement of gears in their respective places. All seemed OK. Put it all back together and popped a new battery in.

Clock has run for at least a week now and hasn't missed a beat. So it was only a $15 movement probably, but my daughter brought it all the way from Sydney to Melbourne to ask me if I could look at it and get it going.

What was I going to say?  

Edited January 6 by Michael1962

[watchweasol]

Well done Michael  some times thats all they need gets rid of a bit of grit or a gummy bearing, although they are plastic i sone times put a very tiny drop of quartz oil on the bearings.  never had one come back yet.

[oldhippy]

Good for you.