Time Clocks; is yours working?

[V Mad]

I wonder how many of these clocks are not working?

I just had to repair one, so I just wondered if its a common problem.

[nib]

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I wish I knew why they put a poxy german clock in the stag rather than a Smiths.

Fortunately my current stag has had a replacement.

[jamcarr2]

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Mine is right twice a day

JOHN

[redstag]

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nib wrote:

I wish I knew why they put a poxy german clock in the stag rather than a Smiths.

Fortunately my current stag has had a replacement.

Mine's a Smiths.

And it doesn't work either.

Pete

[Andy Rundell]

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Mine works, loses about 4 mins a day.... apart from that its fine

.........Andy

[Gresley]

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Mine ticks but the hands don't go round! Hasn't worked since I've had the car

Brian

[Kevin Garrod]

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Mines an oil guage now!

[GDPR]

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Mine is also an oil gauge, but when it was there it worked but lost 5 minutes a week!

Russ:dude:

[Greenstag]

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Mine stopped working yesterday

[Ian B]

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mine stopped working when the hour hand fell off a year ago, dab of super glue and it's kept near perfect time since (about 2 mins out per week). so instead of replacing the clock for an oil gauge i fitted the split oil / water gauge from an MG/E Type.

Ian

[brian0443]

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Gresley wrote:

Mine ticks but the hands don't go round! Hasn't worked since I've had the car

Brian

Mine (Keinzel), did the same till I realised that the litle pin on the adjuster had stuck. When it jumped out after a bit of wiggling everything worked. And its accurate enought to forget about it and adjust once a month or so. I don't know about the Smiths clock but in the pre quartz days the most accurate way to have a clock was to have a mechanical movement, with a small motor to wind the spring when it uncoiled to a certain point.

Brian

[Tdm]

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V Mad wrote:

I wonder how many of these clocks are not working?

I just had to repair one, so I just wondered if its a common problem.

Mine is an original clock and has always gained - about a minute a day. It's easy to adjust but I seldom look at it as in Tenerife time is not an exact science.
I do have a proper Oil Pressure gauge but it is located just below the dashboard next to the steering column - where I can always see it.

Terry

[StagnJag]

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Mine was working fine when I took it out of the car and replaced it with an oil pressure gauge. The clock is in my spares box and is currently correct twice a day (To repeat a phrase used somewhere above:shock.

Dave

[Giles]

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looses a hour or two a week!

[Ian F]

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Mines very odd, parked up it loses dramatically, but use the car for the day and it seems to keep perfect time!

Think it could be battery drop-off as its standing - don't know?

Ian F