Hedup@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agoFound an old clock with overflown battery inside. How dangerous is this? Is the clock salvageable?lemm.eeimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1102arrow-down1imageFound an old clock with overflown battery inside. How dangerous is this? Is the clock salvageable?lemm.eeHedup@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOhmsLawn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·edit-24 months agoAn alternative would be to replace the movement. Could be easier than fussing with the contacts.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-24 months agoBingo. I fixed or built clocks with these exact units. And you made me realize I can do this with an antique General Electric clock! It’s 120V and whines like mad, can’t get it right.
An alternative would be to replace the movement.
Could be easier than fussing with the contacts.
Bingo. I fixed or built clocks with these exact units.
And you made me realize I can do this with an antique General Electric clock! It’s 120V and whines like mad, can’t get it right.