I've paid handsomely in the past to have my Smiths clock rebuilt 1) because I
intended to switch the power to the clock thereby minimizing its running time
and 2) replacing the innards seemed to be very expensive (if I wanted to
retain the stock timeset and speed adjusters at the 4 and 8 o'clock
positions). Now that the clock has stopped again, I'm wondering about my
options.
I've been told the clock has "burned" its points. My questions are whether it
would be reasonable for me to try to clean and/or replace the clock's points
myself and secondly whether there are any other things I can do to get it
running now and extend its life in the future. From everything I've heard
about the quality built into these things, I suspect I'm headed down the road
to a lot of futile effort. Nevertheless, I'd still like to see if I can keep
it running so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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