6/18/2023 0 Comments Gem flipclock railThen advance the mechanism by hand using the setting knob to work in the lubricant. Add a couple of drops at each location where the drums contact the axle. Lubricate the flip card spool wheels at the main metal axle prior to refitting the motor. Move your attention to the flip card mechanism. Is/was it lubricated? If it was or is, strip down the gearbox, clean down all the gears and re lubricate all the gears with a light plastic friendly lubricant such as clock oil. This indicates to me the possibility of excessive drag/friction somewhere within the clock. The motor unit in your report seems to run happily without a load, ie when not driving the flip card display. Your report back seems to indicate to me that the fault presents once the motor is paired with the readout mechanism. I have a theory, as I don't own a tuning fork clock it is only a theory on what might be going on here. Is there anyone on this forum with some kind of experience with these clocks? I would love to be able to fix it, but opening up the casing of the motor already looks like a possible horror-story to me :-) Replacing a capacitor is something I will be able to do, once I have located the correct culprit and have sourced a correct replacement for it. These clocks are actually quite sophisticated as far as the technology behind it goes.Īttached a link where you can find more info on them, also someone who suggests a method of repairing them and also has a suggestion of why they break down. When I first came across this clock, I thought that it had something to do with playing music, but since then, I have learned. It did work, for several hours and after that, I can only get it to start and stop after max 2 to 3 seconds :-( This one, I (unfortunately) bought as a working specimen. Pink: Pink, hot pink in particular, has fluorescent lightwaves in its makeup, causing it to glow under a blacklight.I owned one of these (I believe a yellow one) years and years ago and because that one was working perfectly, I never bothered to look inside. With a fabric, add a bit of whitener or brightener to emit more fluorescent glow. The glow will be stronger if you add a fluorescent compound or a brightening compound.īlue: The lighter the blue the more pronounced the glow. Purple: Bright purples, from deep violet to the lavender end of the spectrum glow, as they have a fluorescent tinge. Reds do not glow, or barely glow an orange color, even if fluorescents are added. Neons glow the most due to extra fluorescent additives. Orange: Orange glows under black ultraviolet light. Green: Greens which are dark do not glow, however, a lighter shade of green, again due to the fluorescent brighteners, will glow. You can purchase yellow specifically in neon or fluorescent, which has extra additives for the brightness. Yellow: Bright yellows paints and fabrics will glow, due to the additives to make them bright. White toothpaste with tooth brighteners glows incredibly strong. Laundry detergent whiteners make clothing a bit fluorescent. These compounds react to the ultraviolet of the blacklight, casting them back quickly which emits that glow. White: White paper, paint and fabrics are treated with fluorescent additives to make them brighter. When the ultraviolet light is shined on a fluorescent or phosphorescent substance, the fluorescent absorbs the light and casts it back immediately, creating a longer wavelength of light, making it visible to the naked eye and causing it to glow. A blacklight gives off concentrated ultraviolet light. While some colors work better than others under a blacklight, almost any color can glow if a fluorescent is added or if it is naturally phosphorescent. It's certain colors that glows up under blacklight. You don't use a special paint for blacklight. It should react the same under blacklight. I would be highly surprised if they would be, but next time I get my hands on a set of LED blacklight, I will give it a go.
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