just got this clock from e-bay the listing says that the clock will not work. Well I need to buy a D size battery to see what its problem is. Hope what ever its problem is that it can be fixed
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Jeremy's right of course. But hopefully the corrosion did not onto internal components. I have in the past experienced a battery that had leaked, but had only caused the current flow to be blocked. After sanding the corrosion off, the clock worked fine. Good luck!~ Mackey Site Administrator
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here is an update. I finally got a D battery for it and it came to life. (after I pulled the little chain) anyway I don't know what happed to the clock but the little tab that holds the min numbers was bent up. I bent it back down as much as I could and it seems to work fine that way. The clock keeps good time. But the alarm part of it is broken. Ever time I try to turn on the alarm it sounds. But all in all its a nice clock.
I like your clock RetroFlip. Does yours have a chain to start it also?
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Originally posted by flipclock_nl View PostA Copal clock with a chain to start it, has a tuning fork mechanism.... Google it and be glad it still works :-)
I have an older Copal model with this motor and it is giving me headaches :-(
I also currently have a QP211, this appears to be more early 80s than 70s
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Originally posted by Dancing Dragon View Postjust a update my Copal QP-211 has now died. :-( no matter how many times I pull its little chain it will not keep running. (not too sure about this hobby of mine now)
You may want to consider just selling it as is or trading it with someone. That’s much better than letting it get you down.
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This clock!!
Well..... the clock featured in this thread is now in my possession.... and working. But man. I’m not sure where to start. First and most disappointing is that the case fractured when I was handling it. I couldn’t believe it! Either I’ve lost my touch or the clock had been dropped and had a hairline fracture. But for sure the plastic is brittle. It’s on the bottom front corner and after gluing you don’t notice really.
Problems:
1) the alarm was out of adjustment - hard to explain but part of the mechanism shifted. This goes back to the possibility that it had been dropped at some point.
2) Two tiles had tabs missing - I used a technique that I “invented” building up a tab with super glue and baking soda then sanding. They work!
3) The clock had been .. get this ... running backwards.
Running backwards is a possibility with motors that have to be manually started. I’m not sure how to describe a way to prevent it, but for anyone who finds this post and is having an issue - the whirligig (spinning wheel) should spin upwards. This problem would explain why the clock worked at one point, but then on a subsequent trial did not. The mechanism gets jammed up and seizes eventually when running backward (and may have been the cause of the broken tabs).
I think the issue is poor design-not the OPs fault. I bet the owners manual has more advice that would have helped.
crazy... but at least it’s flipping!
EDIT: 10.29.2019 - but it keeps stopping. This clock is cursed. Guess it's a parts clock now.
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