I have a Magnavox clock radio that was in decent condition, and was relatively easy to clean up and repair so far (needed the motor cleaned and light replaced). However, I have a few issues that still elude me, and I haven't found much info on these problems.
1. The alarm does not go off when the time triggers. The switch does close, and I verified that all wires are attached and the continuity changes between triggered and untriggered. Part of the problem may be that the snooze button is really loose, but I've tried triggering the alarm with the button manually pulled up and down. The speaker works fine (the radio works splendidly).
2. The clock keeps time correctly, but once an hour the time gets stuck while the motor still spins. I'm running it to take note which times stick, but it's pretty irregular on which minute it gets stuck.
3. The radio knobs come off easily, but the clock sleep and time adjust knobs don't want to come off (I tried pulling as I did with the radio knobs, but it seems like it always transfers to the gearset inside and I don't want to break that). Any tips on how to remove them? I have been so far just leaving them on, but having the clock hanging from the top housing has made repairs more difficult and ripping of wires possible.
Thank you for any help! Hopefully this can also serve helpful to others new to flip clocks like myself. I do have a background of electronics and mechanical elements, so if I have to dig and trace or check parts I don't mind the search.
1. The alarm does not go off when the time triggers. The switch does close, and I verified that all wires are attached and the continuity changes between triggered and untriggered. Part of the problem may be that the snooze button is really loose, but I've tried triggering the alarm with the button manually pulled up and down. The speaker works fine (the radio works splendidly).
2. The clock keeps time correctly, but once an hour the time gets stuck while the motor still spins. I'm running it to take note which times stick, but it's pretty irregular on which minute it gets stuck.
3. The radio knobs come off easily, but the clock sleep and time adjust knobs don't want to come off (I tried pulling as I did with the radio knobs, but it seems like it always transfers to the gearset inside and I don't want to break that). Any tips on how to remove them? I have been so far just leaving them on, but having the clock hanging from the top housing has made repairs more difficult and ripping of wires possible.
Thank you for any help! Hopefully this can also serve helpful to others new to flip clocks like myself. I do have a background of electronics and mechanical elements, so if I have to dig and trace or check parts I don't mind the search.
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