Gensign, a re-badged CIFRA 5
Hello from the UK
I've just found this forum. I'd like to share with you a clock I've just bought. It's essentially a Solari Udine CIFRA 5, but it was supplied through a UK company called Gensign.
The mechanism runs on mains (240v); I know many of these were impulse-driven slave clocks.
It seems to work ok mechanically, but I've run into an interesting problem getting it connected.
The aperture on the back suggests a "figure 8" connector, but the fit was poor. When I measured the pin spacing, centre to centre, it's 7.90mm. The specification for figure 8, or more correctly, IEC C7, is 8.6mm. When I looked through my collection of assorted clock connectors, I found one that looked like it should fit, but the wider section shown in the picture prevents it from fitting into the recess.
Does anyone have an example of the correct connector for this type of clock, please ?
As an aside, there's a stamped mark that says 44/70; I assume this means a manufacturing date of week 44 (Oct-Nov) 1970 (?)
I was surprised to see the motor is marked "Midgley Harmer Ltd, London"; a company that ceased trading in 1973. Is it possible these were fitted in the UK I wonder ?
Thanks
I've just found this forum. I'd like to share with you a clock I've just bought. It's essentially a Solari Udine CIFRA 5, but it was supplied through a UK company called Gensign.
The mechanism runs on mains (240v); I know many of these were impulse-driven slave clocks.
It seems to work ok mechanically, but I've run into an interesting problem getting it connected.
The aperture on the back suggests a "figure 8" connector, but the fit was poor. When I measured the pin spacing, centre to centre, it's 7.90mm. The specification for figure 8, or more correctly, IEC C7, is 8.6mm. When I looked through my collection of assorted clock connectors, I found one that looked like it should fit, but the wider section shown in the picture prevents it from fitting into the recess.
Does anyone have an example of the correct connector for this type of clock, please ?
As an aside, there's a stamped mark that says 44/70; I assume this means a manufacturing date of week 44 (Oct-Nov) 1970 (?)
I was surprised to see the motor is marked "Midgley Harmer Ltd, London"; a company that ceased trading in 1973. Is it possible these were fitted in the UK I wonder ?
Thanks
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