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by **TacomaJoe** on Sat Jul 27, 2013 5:21 pm

Its not a traffic signal or a streetlight but somehow our shop inherited the maintenance of this clock.

Stands 16 feet tall, the face is 3 feet in diameter. Controls in the bottom.

Fairly simple guts, compared to an Eagle EA controller.

One face hasn't worked for over 5 years. Turns out to be a bad motor. There are two motors for each face. A 1 RPM is for normal operation but there is also a 10 RPM motor that is used to fast forward for time setting.

I'm working on this on my spare time. A little cleaning and some new lamps and we're in business.

I plan on replacing the motors for both faces and hopefully it will run another 20 years. There were a couple of stuck screws so I'm tapping all of them up to 10-32 and using hex cap SS screws to hold the bezels on.

by **jab8356** on Sat Jul 27, 2013 5:34 pm

Very cool stuff! I don't collect clocks, but I like them. My grandfather collected them when he was alive.

by **Sky Chief** on Sat Jul 27, 2013 5:46 pm

That is an awesome clock!

by **vaughnsimon** on Sat Jul 27, 2013 7:48 pm

That's nice! Assuming you have found a source for the motors, you may want to buy extras and store them in the clock. Twenty years from now when you need the next one, they may be unobtainable.

by **vaughn** on Sat Jul 27, 2013 7:56 pm

Very nice.

by **mcha9797** on Sat Jul 27, 2013 11:26 pm

Cool project Joe, you always seem to get a hold of the unusual ones. :yes:

by **Old-Timer** on Sun Jul 28, 2013 7:00 am

I knew I had found the right house to pick up my Chicago ESSCO, he had one of these clocks in his front yard :shock:

Neat project Joe!

by **BigTbird1974** on Sun Jul 28, 2013 5:53 pm

A very cool "project" indeed -- thanks Joe, for sharing your work with us!! :clapping:

Do you know how old it is? It certainly looks like it should be "antique", but I'm sorta surprised to see those u-shaped flourescent tubes in there...? :scratch:

We have an 'old survivor' street clock here in downtown Little Rock, though its quite a bit different than y'all's. I believe (but have no proof whatsoever) that it has neon tubes inside, but sadly I've never seen it lit up. Both sets of exposed neon letters are now broken (which could explain its darkness) but it still keeps time, anyway... :thumbsup:

by **Old-Timer** on Sun Jul 28, 2013 6:02 pm

Cool clock in Coronado!!!!

by **TacomaJoe** on Sun Jul 28, 2013 6:12 pm

Here's a link to the manufacturer: http://www.herwig.com/#!clocks/c20x9
With the date on top, I put this at 20 years old.

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