Help—my clock isn't working!!! Repair question regarding a Lloyd's Multiplex AM/FM Clock Radio Model: JJ-6277

[marsdenthemartian]

Hello! I just joined the forum, and I'm looking for some advice. As I mentioned in the topic title—I'm working on a Lloyd's Multiplex JJ-6277. This is my first flip-clock; I picked it up recently at an estate sale.

The radio, alarm mechanism, and lights all seem to work fine—as do all of the dials, sliders, and buttons. Unfortunately, it seems like the clock motor is dead, or at least the flip clock is not turning on its own. Honestly I'm a bit adrift wondering where to even start in trying to diagnose what the problem is so that I can repair it. Any advice as to where I should begin would be very much appreciated.

If it is any help, I noticed that the seconds wheel (as circled in the attached picture) does not seem to turn when I manually advance the flip clock using the dial. Is there something I need to do to start the whole mechanism running? As I mentioned—everything else seems to be working.

[R.F.R.]

Im the last guy you should ask, but since nobody else answered... Have you tried taking out the motor and flushing it with alcohol or wd40? There are guides for that here in the forum and on youtube. Other than that I really dont know.
best of luck!

[Mackey]

Im the last guy you should ask, but since nobody else answered... Have you tried taking out the motor and flushing it with alcohol or wd40? There are guides for that here in the forum and on youtube. Other than that I really dont know.
best of luck!

No, I think you hit then nail on the head RFR. Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure why this was missed. Sometimes I think I just get too busy with my "real job."

marsdenthemartian- the seconds wheel should NOT be turning when you advance the clock manually. So that's a good thing.
In the video below I show how I've been fixing these motors recently.

[Tourmax]

Pretty sure thats the date wheel and not seconds....

[Tourmax]

No, I think you hit then nail on the head RFR. Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure why this was missed. Sometimes I think I just get too busy with my "real job."

marsdenthemartian- the seconds wheel should NOT be turning when you advance the clock manually. So that's a good thing.
In the video below I show how I've been fixing these motors recently.

Cant comment on YouTube drom my phone for some reason.

about the solder melting, its not the existing solder that is the problem.

when you first touch the iron to the existing solder, your iron is too “dry”.

in order to work properly, the tip has to be “wetted” to transfer enough heat.

when it is dry, you only have the small area that is actually touching the existing solder and it cant transer enough heat fist enough to “the blob”. Once you wet the tip, the surface area contact increases and the iron can do its job.

I work with my weller station around 500 for most soldering jobs....

[VintageEcollector]

I actually have this clock. The seconds wheel has a small plastic gear by the motor in aa meta gear box. In my clock, the gear was completely stripped. I could make it move only by having he motor at just the right spot on the gear. Is the motor itself moving at all? If not, you can dip it in some alcohol and free it up, and hopefully the seconds part will move. If the seconds wheel doesn't move, most likely you have a stripped gear and will need to find either a replacement clock or a website that can make you a new one. Good luck!