RE: [Chrysler300] 300L clock

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

I had some clock oil for our grandfather clock and used it to free up the
axles and pivot points on the clock from our '55 C-300.  Any very light oil
should work.  Then I connected the clock to a 6-Volt lantern battery for a
couple of days to calibrate it.  You would need a 12-Volt source, of course.
I also cleaned the contact points, but the clockworks were stuck due to
years in storage.  I used Q-tips and rubbing alcohol to clean the clock
bearings of old lube and dirt first.  It took a little coaxing to get the
balance spring to start oscillating--be very gentle with it.

Some folks seemed to think the clock is a big drain on a battery.  I
disagree, based on monitoring my lantern battery with a DVM over time.  No
measurable drop.

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
1955 Chrysler C-300

-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Ray Jones
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:31 PM
Cc: Ray Jones; Chrysler300club Broadcast
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300L clock

Hi Doug;
Here's how it works:
There is a solenoid motor which "winds" the clock. It clicks, which is 
the solenoid pulling the arm up, and then the spring makes it 
"tick-tock" down to the bottom to be rewound.
With it open, you should be able to follow this.
Two  things mainly keep it from working;
The contacts at the bottom which apply the volts are corroded,
and/or the slide is sticky and needs light lube on it.
Installed, what you'll hear is the click when it reloads and probably 
not the winding down. This takes about 2 minutes to cycle.
Ray

"It's the fellowship that makes it a special event."
Nifty neat stuff gonna be ahappening at the Spring Meet...Y'all gotta 
come and play with us!  Ray

On Jan 31, 2008, at 3:12 PM, Doug Mayer wrote:


  I have removed the clock from my 300L. Seemed a good thing to do in
  the Maine mid-winter. After all, spring is coming, and we will be
  able to swim in the Eagle River in Wisconsin then, according to our
  host. Back to the clock. It doesn't work. But when connected to
  the battery the little points that throw the fly wheel (or whatever
  they do) work once. So the little motor knows what to do with DC
  volts, I think.

  All the parts and pieces seem to be present. So what do I do to
  clean and oil the thing. What are the steps and what can I expect as
  I move through them. I know that this topic was on the server some
  time ago, so I am hopeful that the clock fixers can respond.

  Thanks.
  300L ly,

  Doug

  Doug Mayer
mobydoug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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