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Time Clock - Restoration Project #47 - Part 1
A very common question I get almost everywhere is "how much time do you spend on the projects?" - and I have no idea. I do have a fully blown phobia of timekeeping aparently. And yes, that's a problem for my day job too. But it led to an interesting eBay search and here's the result: A vintage time clock!
Like so many nifty gadgets, it's of US origin and takes the wrong voltage/frequency to run. And even if I don't want to hook it up permanently, I still want it to work for whenever I do fancy it for whatever purpose. So it was clear from the get go that I needed to do same modifications...
In this part 1, I'm taking things apart, start the cleaning and come up with solutions for various ailments of the device. Part 2 will see the assembly and a bit more explanation of the punch mechanism.
The clock was missing any identification markings about model or series numbers, but had a sticker for "Cincinnati Time Clock Co." on the side. Not sure if they just serviced it or made it...
0:00 Intro / Unboxing
1:40 Lock Issue / Overview Clock
3:00 Visible Clock / Ink Ribbon / Separating Clock / Ribbon Winder
4:16 Bottom Cover / Mechanism Removal / Capacitors
5:37 Stamp Mechanism Disassembly Start: Cap, Switches
7:05 Winding Levers / Actuator Plate / Magnet Block
8:22 Taking Apart Magnet
9:10 Clock Motor Replacement: Placement...
10:24 Clock Disassembly: Number Wheels / Advance Levers
11:40 Final Clockwork Bits / Number Wheels
13:00 Plunger Issue / Motor Issue
14:10 Motor Axle / Motor mount spacers / Frame Cut
15:12 Ribbon Replacement
16:43 Case Cleanup and Paint
18:19 Cleaning
19:25 Fixing Plunger / Rebuilding Magnet for Testing
20:53 Old Circuit... Wrong?
21:36 Coil Tests and Resistor Trial / Rewinding Coil
22:35 Summary / Credits / Outtake
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_clock - Generic info about time clocks for the young ones out there
Music:
My Train's A Comin'
Unicorn Heads
(YouTube Audio Library)
You can support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/atkelar
and also on Patreon: patreon.com/Atkelar
...and since a month, you can also drop a virtual coin into the YouTube hat by using the "Super Thanks" feature!
Thanks to everybody who signed up already!
Time Clock - Restoration Project #47 - Part 1
A very common question I get almost everywhere is "how much time do you spend on the projects?" - and I have no idea. I do have a fully blown phobia of timekeeping aparently. And yes, that's a problem for my day job too. But it led to an interesting eBay search and here's the result: A vintage time clock!
Like so many nifty gadgets, it's of US origin and takes the wrong voltage/frequency to run. And even if I don't want to hook it up permanently, I still want it to work for whenever I do fancy it for whatever purpose. So it was clear from the get go that I needed to do same modifications...
In this part 1, I'm taking things apart, start the cleaning and come up with solutions for various ailments of the device. Part 2 will see the assembly and a bit more explanation of the punch mechanism.
The clock was missing any identification markings about model or series numbers, but had a sticker for "Cincinnati Time Clock Co." on the side. Not sure if they just serviced it or made it...
0:00 Intro / Unboxing
1:40 Lock Issue / Overview Clock
3:00 Visible Clock / Ink Ribbon / Separating Clock / Ribbon Winder
4:16 Bottom Cover / Mechanism Removal / Capacitors
5:37 Stamp Mechanism Disassembly Start: Cap, Switches
7:05 Winding Levers / Actuator Plate / Magnet Block
8:22 Taking Apart Magnet
9:10 Clock Motor Replacement: Placement...
10:24 Clock Disassembly: Number Wheels / Advance Levers
11:40 Final Clockwork Bits / Number Wheels
13:00 Plunger Issue / Motor Issue
14:10 Motor Axle / Motor mount spacers / Frame Cut
15:12 Ribbon Replacement
16:43 Case Cleanup and Paint
18:19 Cleaning
19:25 Fixing Plunger / Rebuilding Magnet for Testing
20:53 Old Circuit... Wrong?
21:36 Coil Tests and Resistor Trial / Rewinding Coil
22:35 Summary / Credits / Outtake
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_clock - Generic info about time clocks for the young ones out there
Music:
My Train's A Comin'
Unicorn Heads
(YouTube Audio Library)
You can support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/atkelar
and also on Patreon: patreon.com/Atkelar
...and since a month, you can also drop a virtual coin into the YouTube hat by using the "Super Thanks" feature!
Thanks to everybody who signed up already!
