OHSIXX

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Larry B.

It works :lol: :lol:

page62

Aw shucks. You beat me to the punchline! :lolg:

It consumes less electricity while the car sleeps...

Diode

They are also about a zillion times more accurate, but that doesn't matter much on a 12 hour clock. The quartz crystal vibrates at a predictable and stable frequency (usually 32.287 KHz I think) that's electronically divided down to 1 Hz and that's the "tick" that you see. Everything that you really didn't need to know :sleep:

Indy Year 25

I kinda like my electric one. It's always quitin' time!


[Modified by Indy Year 25, 9:24 PM 8/4/2003]

Alwyn678

My original works great.................... :cool:

OHSIXX

So, I am going to rely competely on you guys to advise me what to do.

My oil pressure guage is sick and needs to be replaced. My electric clock sorta works, but I keep my battery turn-off because I do not drive the car often.

Since I gotta replace the oil thingy sorta though it might be a good time for a Quartz Clock, which cost $129.

What to do?

PRNDL

A quartz clock is electric, isn't it? :D OK, it has its own little battery.. eventually, you will have to change that little battery, which will be a real pia! Does the quartz clock have a second hand that tics in 1 second increments? vs the original second hand which sweeps? that is the difference between a real Rolex and a quartz fake, but I am not sure if the same applies to corvette clocks. :) MJ

zwede

The quartz clock doesn't have its own battery, but runs on the main battery like the original. The only visible difference is that the quartz doesn't "click", but rather the second hand moves smoothly.

I got a quartz conversion kit years ago and the only time I have to adjust the time is after I've disconnected the battery. The kit was only like $50 but does take a steady hand to install (you re-use much of the original clock such as face, hands etc).

cardo0

:D Holleys little electric fuel pressure gauge is a go'in that hole for the clock on my '74. I measured 'bout 1/32" larger dia. gauge than dia. hole for good friction fit. Bought it from Summint only ~$75. Had planned to install vacuum gauge there (~$50) but fuel press seemed bettter idea.
Don't care that much about time while driven the vette. :steering:

lone73

None if you buy it from D&M Restoration. I bought one from them, the first one quit after about two weeks, pulled it back out and sent it in for repair. Got it back 2-3 weeks later and reinstalled it. About a month later it started running intermittently and sometimes it runs backwards. Now I'm out of warranty and not only did I lose my original clock in the deal (they kept the mechanical guts) I now have a bad quartz clock. I say stick with the original clock or use cardo0's fuel pressure idea. If you put in a modern stereo you'll have a clock in it anyway.
good luck
dr

Disco_Mike

my oringinal electric clock is right twice a day. thats more than 600 times a year!

LS1-Corvette00

The Reason a Rolex (Or any other Automatic Mechanical watch) has "ticks"
instead of a smooth sweeping motion like a quartz movement is because the
Escapement in any Mechanical watch is a sprung cantilever that drives the
gears.. Tick.. Tick...

And unless that Mechanical is COSC Certified it's not accurate.. Most Auto
Mechanicals (Like Rolex) Loose Time.... I would much rather have a COSC
Certified Omega DeVille with thier new Ruby Co-Axial Escapement...

But for now my Kinetic will do... Doesn't loose any time and has gears and
stuff so it looks neat-O :)


Okay enough watch talk!

vettfixr

The quartzx clock is light years ahead of the electro/mechanical clock that came as standard equipment. The original clock works pretty much like a wind up clock. There is a lever in the clock that connects to a spring. As the spring winds down the lever moves and eventually contacts an electrical contact which energizes the movement and throws the lever back thus winding the clock again. The weak points in this arangement are the mechanical clock mechanism and the electrical contacts used for energizing the movement. Once the contacts corrode or the movement wears you're never going to have a clock that works right. I switched mine over to a quartz movement a few years ago and it's kept perfect time since then. I used a kit that I got from one of the major suppliers. It's somewhat delicate work to install the kit but not impossible if you have the patience. The only unsual thing I've noticed on mine is that when I disconnect the battery it's a 50/50 chance that the clock will start in the right direction. It's easily fixed by touching the battery cable to the post a few times until the clock moves in the right direction. One of these days I'll install a diode in the supply line and eliminate this problem. Other than that they are dead reliable.

Yellow79

the quartz clock... umm... well... it actually KEEPS time.

Dwayne 76

Okay, I'm a watch conesure. Although the Kinetic will keep accurate time, there is nothing like having an Omega Seamaster, or a Rolex Submariner wrapped around your wrist. Insert drooling Emoticon here)

73Roadster

I just did mine with the do it your self kit...saves a bunch of $$$ and took 20 minutes.
I think i paid $65 from corvette central.
The only draw back is that if you break your old one while taking it apatr you will need to purchase the whole thing later.


[Modified by 73Roadster, 4:48 PM 8/5/2003]

Eddie 70

Well my new clock sometimes works and sometimes it doesn't. If I pull the stem out and thump it back in the clock will start to work. Sometimes it will run backward for a few seconds and take off in the correct direction and run. But for how long, who knows. Sometimes it runs for 10 minutes, the next time it will run for an hours or 10 hours. Kinda makes me angry after laying down that much money for one that doesn't work but part time. It has been about 2 years ago that I bought the thing. But it has only been inservice about 8 months. :mad

OHSIXX

This thread has saved me money. My electric clock works when it feels like it and I have one in my radio. Plus the battery is turn-off a bunch.

Think I will spend the money on a chrome master cylinder. :skep:

Eddie 70

Sounds like a good plan to me.