Neil, that seems very high, unless the "Alternate route" is just replacing the movement with Quartz.
I can't see why some are so opposed to Quartz, It will run forever, won't run the battery down and provide accurate time. It's inside the case, what difference could it make to the car? Not something noticeable, except there will be no tic, tic, tic, clunk.
Ray
On Feb 10, 2012, at 2:44 PM, Eastern Sierra Adjustment Svc wrote:
Thanks to all who replied for your info on clock repair facilities..
The first company which responded to my inquiry, yesterday, was Classic Auto Electric,
of McPherson IL, classicautoelectric.com , and its owner, Joe Dickhut, has been
very helpful and informative.
He can replace the points & service the clock for $125.00, and, for $25bux more
he will do some electrical magic that will provide an "alternate route" for the
current to bypass(?) the points and greatly prolong the working life of the clock.
He said this, most recently, and provided a photo of badly deteriorated points.
Neil Vedder
This is exactly what the points look like as they deteriorate. The residue you can see alongside this point is actually material that has been "blown away" by the repeated arcing of the points. You can file the surface "clean" again, but when you file the surface you remove more of the point material. If you file the points very many times, there will soon be no points left. At that point (forgive the pun) you are out of luck because the points are not replaceable.
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