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Oddball Lumitime Repair
🕑 Added 2024-06-09 01:09:34 +0000 UTCThis unicorn electromechanical neon timepiece needs some work - and I discover some unusual things inside. Enjoy!
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Jeroen van Oosten
Not only swap the guts out, redesign the PCB and make replacments. Shouldn't be too hard...
Cal
Ill do my best!
Fran Blanche
Fran's home for wayward plastic clocks.... or the island of misfit Lumitimes.
Fran Blanche
Clean it and keep it running!
Donald J Arndt
The same thing happens with the Mr. Carlson Lab series
BobC
It's like she's collecting Lumitime Pokemon, and also running a hospital for them! Or is it Tamagotchi? I always get them confused.
Cal
My remember my grandad and grandmother having a Lumitime on their bedside table when I was very young. It was one of the larger brown and woodgrain looking ones. I believe it had a radio in it aswell. Im going to go see if I can dig it out of the attic. I know its there bc grandad never would have threw away anything which cost so much lol. Maybe I can fix it. Or send it to Fran as a gift!
Fran Blanche
Unintended consequences....
Fran Blanche
Exactly - clocks are intended to keep time. Use 'em while 'ya got 'em.
Fran Blanche
For the Japanese models there would be 50/60hz selector gears that could be swapped out for their dual standard power.
David Peaker
Don't underestimate the Franlab effect in driving prices up!
Motten
It'll be so sad when all of these Lumitime clocks have deteriorated past the point of no return. At least this one was well-used and enjoyed.
Maarten Daalder
My guess would be a fuse holder.
Circuitmike
What's behind that little door/panel on the back of the clock?
