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  • Isakill
    New Member
    • May 2020
    • 2

    #1

    Need a little hlep on repairing old GE clock

    My wife has always loved the flip clocks from back when we were kids and she had me buy one. Unfortunately it's not a full on flip clock like she wanted, but she picked it out. I bought it knowing full well that I was going to have to repair it because the listing was "As Is". The motor is seized up. whenever you try to move the gear on the motor shaft (Which is offset from the body) it clicks. The "heat sinks" for lack of a better term get really hot.

    What I've discovered so far. It is an AC motor. Voltage does get to it. It "hums" and gets hot. I'm thinking the motor needs replaced, but without a nudge in the right direction as where to find a replacement, I'm lost.

    All I know about the unit is that it's an old GE from the late 70's? The labels on the bottom have been ripped off, and I can't discern any other identifying marks on the outside to indicate what model it is. On the motor, there's no stickers. Everything is stamped into the aluminum body. It's sealed with epoxy.
    From top to bottom:

    "GE of USA"

    "S1
    3.6"

    "HNK
    RPM"

    "TOP
    60-C"

    "M3633
    8117"

    If you need more pics, feel free to ask.
  • RetroFlip
    Flip Clock Fan
    • Mar 2017
    • 782

    #2
    Looks like a General Electric 7-4305 or 7-4305B something like that. Mackey had a video on this one, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvsp2Mnm5wY
    Take care while having power to the clock, with the case open, Mackey mentions how the 120v is coming into the clock and is a bit exposed behind the motor mount. As gets mentioned a lot, there is no source of replacement parts anymore, you would look for another clock of the same model and combine both to get a working one. If the wife wanted the more standard flip clock look, maybe try for a different model.

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    • Mackey
      Administrator
      • Feb 2014
      • 3625
      • United States [US]

      #3
      Was just going to say the same 7-4305c.
      No offense intended ... but you need a "real" flip clock. That has what I think is call the GE "Chronotel" mechanism. It's not a real flip clock. The Chronotel is interesting ... and fun to watch, but it's limited (no AM and PM).

      You should consider the GE 7-4305F or any other of the GE types like that. They're relatively inexpensive. If she likes that look she should consider the General Electric 7-4310C - that clock appeared in TV show sopranos.

      But really .... if she saw a white Panasonic RC-6003 - she would fall in love with it. It's a very well built clock. It appears in a TV show called Elementary, (Season 1 Episode 20) but that was the harvest gold (beige type) one. That color also appeared in the movie No Country for Old Men (a hard movie to watch).

      The clock you have is fine, but again, it's going to cost to repair it and you should consider a better flipper.
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