Clock hands
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Racer
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Sarasota Florida
Clock hands
I have done a search found great info on cleaning and oiling, but not on taking the thing apart. My question is the hands, does the second hand(light green) just pull off kind of like a tach or speedo hand? The two red hands look easy, just want to make sure I do this right.
Thanks steve
Thanks steve
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Palm City, FL
I have done a search found great info on cleaning and oiling, but not on taking the thing apart. My question is the hands, does the second hand(light green) just pull off kind of like a tach or speedo hand? The two red hands look easy, just want to make sure I do this right.
Thanks steve
Thanks steve
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Crossville TN
Use a little jeweler's screwdriver to lift under the hub of the each needle...never try to lift the needle itself. If your clock is original and you have never been into one (or any other clock/watch), be very careful. The early C3 clocks were an electro-mechanical clock--very clever design which basically ran as an escapement/balance wheel movement with an electrical solenoid "rewind" mechanism which wound about every two minutes (if you sit and listen, you will hear the solenoid "click" at that interval). Lots of stuff to permanently damage in there, if you aren't careful.
