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Old 06-10-2018, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Tomguy View Post
Disconnect the alternator (it's the easiest). Sounds like there's a short, either in the voltage regulator or the alternator. I believe you would have an external regulator on yours.

Mike: The clock only draws when it's winding, which takes about a second, and only does it once every few minutes.
A word on clock operation....

These older clocks work off a thing that looks like a set of ignition points. When they close up they 'fire' and this pushes the arm back. The pushing of the arm winds the clock.

Then it ticks down and the arm gets close to the other side of the 'points', touches, fires, and the whole thing starts over again.

I check these older clocks with a 12v power source. It still seems weird to see the clock keep operating for a few minutes after I remove the power.
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