On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 11:37 AM Tim Shoppa <[email protected]> wrote: > > Has anyone done any time-nuttery with the mechanical clocks available in > cars up through the 1970's? >
Not me, but a few years ago I repaired the clock in a 1980 Ferrari 308 -- I didn't really think to take many photos, nor did I bother to check the accuracy, but over the course of 3 or 4 years it was always "right" (the time showed accurately enough that I didn't notice it being wrong (modulo DST!)). This was a quartz unit, made by Veglia Borletti - the issue was that the tip had sheared off the staff on of the wheels had sheared off (see photos) - I initially tried repairing it with some tiny pins and CA glue, but ended up getting another clock from an Fiat and scavenging the wheel from that... Pics: https://photos.kumari.net/Cars/Ferrari-308/Work-Clock/ W > These were typically spring-wound mechanisms with a solenoid that winds the > spring when it approaches wound-down condition. > > I can find some good articles on the interwebs about reconditioning and > repairing and calibrating these > > What I'm more interested in, is actual measurements related to temperature, > vibration, and other environmental factors. > > Tim N3QE > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. -- I don't think the execution is relevant when it was obviously a bad idea in the first place. This is like putting rabid weasels in your pants, and later expressing regret at having chosen those particular rabid weasels and that pair of pants. ---maf _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
