JPKKMK(at)aol.com writes:
>I have just been going through my storage unit and came across the
>stash of
>guages and cleaned up the best clock I have. It is a correct face for a
>early
>tiger but I think it is positive ground. How can I be sure without
>hooking it
>up and taking my chances. If I do power it up and I have it wrong as
>far as
>polarity (positive/negative ground) will I ruin the clock. I dont want
>to as
>this is the best of the clocks that I have. i guess if I did ruin it I
>could
>put the guts from another clock into this one. If anyone knows how to
>determine positive or negative ground please let me know.
>Patrick King
These clocks are very unreliable and prone to breakage. I suggest you
send it to Rick at Sunbeam Specialties or Nisonger Instruments in New
York and have the movement replaced with a quartz movement. This way
you'll get a more reliable clock and you'll be certain you have one
that works.
Christopher
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