SnowMonkVX
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The freaking clock works!
Going through and repairing or testing all the various bits of my '67 'Barn Find' Charger, and of the many things added / spliced into it over the past 55 years is an original Charger / Cornet console clock. I polished the thing up shortly after I bought the car and was cleaning everything, but never in ever did I imagine I'd get it working. I found out it's a '66 year clock, with the electroeluminecent style lighting, no bulbs. I found a small piece broken off inside it, which after some investigation, and finesse, was able to solder it back into place. Hooked the leads up to a bench test auto battery, and wouldn't you know it, thing started ticking. A little lube and some cleaning, and it's ticking right along. Haven't checked it against a stopwatch or anything, but just that I was able to repair it in the first place has me beside myself with the neat factor.
Going through and repairing or testing all the various bits of my '67 'Barn Find' Charger, and of the many things added / spliced into it over the past 55 years is an original Charger / Cornet console clock. I polished the thing up shortly after I bought the car and was cleaning everything, but never in ever did I imagine I'd get it working. I found out it's a '66 year clock, with the electroeluminecent style lighting, no bulbs. I found a small piece broken off inside it, which after some investigation, and finesse, was able to solder it back into place. Hooked the leads up to a bench test auto battery, and wouldn't you know it, thing started ticking. A little lube and some cleaning, and it's ticking right along. Haven't checked it against a stopwatch or anything, but just that I was able to repair it in the first place has me beside myself with the neat factor.
