Flip numeral radio alarm - Not sure if I can fix this one...but going to try!

In the early days of radio alarms (around fifty years ago) flip-over numerals were apparently cheaper than a solid-state chip and an LED display! I found this non-working one on a well-known auction site not long ago and as a bit of a challenge I thought I'd have a go at getting it working. Maybe it just needs a drop of oil...


[i](This isn't the same type as in 'Groundhog Day' - **That** was a Panasonic...)[/i]

Chance would be a fine thing! I could hear the motor running when I plugged it in. That was a good thing and a bad thing. Good because the motor ran, but bad because it wasn't transmitting movement to the mechanism that flips the numerals.


It's driven by a little syncronous motor which means that the speed is governed by the 50Hz of the alternating current mains supply (North America and a few other places use 60Hz). This allows the clock to be accurate - if it works!


It turned out that the first gear in the gear train (the one that makes the most revolutions...) had worn out. It may be possible to find a replacement, and if I manage to do that I might even manage to install it. I've never taken one of these things apart to this extent before...so for the moment I've put it all in a box for safekeeping while I make my enquiries. I like to get old things working again so I'm definitely going to have a go.