Windup Alarm
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 Vtg Bradley Wind up Travel Alarm Clock Germany US ZONE Works Great Nice  US $9.99
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 VTG 1950s SMILEY FACE ROBERT SHAW LUX ALARM CLOCK WE ARE SUPERIOR PEOPLE REPAIR US $9.99
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 Vintage German Brass Seth Thomas Working Wind Up Alarm Clock US $14.50
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 RARE VINTAGE JAPAN TOKYO TOKEI MUSICAL CLOCK NO 885 NEAR MINT COND COLLECTIVE US $34.39
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 10 VINTAGE ALARM CLOCKS BABY BEN WESTCLOX BULOVA ETC KITCHEN MANTLE WALL OLD US $10.50
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 RARE RED LEATHER DECO SWISS SWIZA WIND UP TRAVEL ALARM CALENDAR CLOCK US $9.99
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 VINTAGE BABY BEN ALARM CLOCK BLACK KEEPS ACURATE TIME US $8.95
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 LOT OF 5 VINTAGE WIND UP WATERBURY ALARM CLOCKS IN NEED OF REPAIR US $39.95
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 VINTAGE ELGIN WIND UP TRAVEL ALARM CLOCK IN BROWN HARDSHELL CASE US $6.99
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 VTG 50s ELGIN alarm CLOCK wind up TRAVEL luminous LEATHER CASE MADE WEST GERMANY US $.99
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 Tokyo Japan 1964 Olympic Seiko Clock US $100.00
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 Victorian Cottage Wind Up Elgin 7 Jewel Alarm Clock France Floral on cream US $17.99
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 Bulova Folding Wind Up Travel Alarm Clock US $19.99
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 VINTAGE WESTCLOX BABY BEN METAL WIND UP ALARM CLOCK MODEL 61V 1A US $10.00
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 Vintage Dainty WESTCLOX Hand Painted Victorian Style Wind Up Alarm Clock WORKS US $9.99
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 VINTAGE WESTCLOX BIG BEN WIND UP ALARM CLOCK WORKS US $7.50
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 Vintage Westclox Baby Ben Small Wind Up Black Alarm Clock US $9.99
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 Vintage 60s Linden Wind Up Travel Alarm Clock Glow Hands GUC US $4.99
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 VINTAGE FOSSIL WINDUP ALARM CLOCK HANDS GLOW WORKS FANTASTIC US $20.45
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 Retro Vintage Westclox Clamshell Compact Travel Alarm Clock Windup Tan Round US $44.99
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 Vintage Westclox Alarm Clock Shelf Table Windup Scotland Wood Retro Stick Feet US $30.00
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 VINTAGE SETH THOMAS WIND UP TRAVEL ALARM CLOCK US $9.99
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 Vintage Linden Black Forest Alarm Clock Made In West Germany Candy Apple Green US $9.00
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 Neat antique Westclox Baby Ben alarm clock From the 1950s Made in the USA US $18.00
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 Vintage art deco Ingraham wind up alarm clock US $9.99
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 ANTIQUE WATERBURY CYCLONE RADIUM ALARM CLOCK WINDUP PEG LEG PARTS STEAMPUNK US $24.99
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 VTG 1940 Lux Chrome Windup Good Luck Horseshoe Novelty Alarm Clock US $35.99
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 Bulova Vintage Travel Clock US $5.00
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 VINTAGE LINDEN PORCELAIN DELFT BLUE WHITE WIND UP ALARM CLOCK SHELF MANTEL US $15.00
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 ANTIQUE 8 DAY EN WELCH SHELF MANTLE ALARM CLOCK PAT 1881 PENDULUM KEY BELL US $199.99
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 Vintage German Wind Up Westclox Flower Power Clamshell Retro Travel Alarm Clock US $9.99
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 Seth Thomas Book Clock Made in Germany US $150.00
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 VINTAGE WESTCLOX NEUCHATEL WIND UP ALARM CLOCK US $10.00
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 Blossing Alarm Cock Germany US $.99
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 Baby Ben Vintage Look Alarm Clock WestClox Modern US $4.99
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 BABY BEN MAGIC TOUCH ALARM CLOCK KEEPS ACURATE TIME US $5.95
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 VINTAGE WESTCLOX BIG BEN WIND UP ALARM CLOCK WORKS 5 X 5 X 2 US $6.99
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 Estate Find Vintage Alarm Clock by Westclox Brass Wind up Travalarm WORKING RARE US $35.00
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 Vintage Lux Gabriel brass alarm clock US $10.00
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 VINTAGE WESTCLOX BABY BEN ALARM CLOCK US $6.00
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 VINTAGE WESTCLOCK TRAVEL ALARM US $9.99
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 Ingraham Windup Travel Alarm Clock made in Brazil US $9.95
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 Westclox BIG BEN VENTURA alarm clock mid century modern retro space age design US $39.95
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 LOT VINTAGE TRAVEL WIND UP ALARM CLOCKS FOR PARTS SETH THOMAS BENTLEY ENVER US $9.99
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 Vintage GABRIEL Wind Up Dual Bell Alarm Clock Robertshaw Company Lebanon Tenn US $4.99
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 Vintage BIG BEN ALARM CLOCK 1947 Westclox Collectable Art Deco Model 5 BIG BEN US $9.99
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 Vintage Windup WESTCLOX Travel Alarm Clock from Germany US $17.77
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 Vintage Westclox Baby Ben Metal Wind Up Alarm Clock Neat 1895 US $.99
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 Nice antique Waltham desk alarm clock All mechanical Made in Germany US $20.00
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 2 vintage wind up travel alarm clocks Bulova and travel ben by westclox US $4.99
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 Swiss SWIZA Sheffield Brass Wind Up Alarm Clock Desk Top Shelf US $9.99
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 Vintage WESTCLOX Alarm BABY BEN CLOCK Key Wind up White Gold Trim Works Great US $9.95
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 VINTAGE CLOCK LOT OF 4 SEIKO SETH THOMAS DUNHAVEN STAIGER 3 ARE GERMAN GERMANY US $69.99
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 Nice West Germany German Red WInd Up Sheffield Alarm Clock Thermometer Too US $9.99
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 Antique ELGIN wind up alarm clock Excellent cond Made in Germany Works great US $40.00
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 Antique Carriage Clock German Musical Alarm Clock Wind Up Clock Works LK US $29.00
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 Vintage Clocks For Parts 1 Electric Mantel 1 Battery 1 Wind up Alarm US $1.50
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 Antique 1910 Ansonia Amazon Nickel Brass Windup Alarm Clock Peg Leg US $69.99
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 Antique 1880s German Brass Copper Repousse Windup Gilded Peg Leg Alarm Clock US $99.99
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 Vintage Seth Thomas Clock Please Read US $5.00
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 2 VINTAGE CLOCKS TAKE A LOOK US $20.00
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 Westclox Travel Clock 44256 Travel Ben Japan Tan Luminous Windup Works 7 Jewel US $19.95
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 Vintage 1960s WEHRLE Wind Up COMMANDER ALARM CLOCK NiteGlo WORKING GERMANY OLD US $10.50
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 Vintage Elgin wind up travel alarm clock oval Original box and guarantee paper US $5.72
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 2NICE VINTAGE LUX CLOCKS HAV A LOOK US $25.00
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 Working Westclox 1927 1931 Big Ben Wind Up Alarm Clock Loud Clanging Alarm US $75.00
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 Antique Westclox 1927 Baby Ben Wind Up Alarm Clock Loud Alarm w Snooze Works US $75.00
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 RETRO BABY BEN ALARM CLOCK WIND UP GLOW IN THE DARK WESTCLOX SORT OF WORKS US $2.00
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 Vintage Wind Up Walt Disney Productions Mickey Mouse alarm Clock by Bradley US $9.99
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 Vintage 1930`s Antique Junghans Germany Wind Up Musical Alarm Clock Bevel Glass US $99.99
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 Nice vintage Westclox alarm clock All mechanical Made in the USA Steel case US $18.00
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 EXCELLENT VINTAGE WIND UP WESTCLOX TRAVEL ALARM CLOCK US $9.99
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 vintage Diamond Panda alarm clock Chinese Diamante Despertador in box US $24.95 |
 Westclox Big Ben Wind Up Alarm Clock Luminous Hands Use US $1.99
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 Vintage Wind Up Travel Alarm Clock Red Phinney Walker New Boxed Germany PW27 US $50.00
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 Vintage Wind Up Travel Alarm Clock Bradley Made in Germany US $25.00
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 Baby Ben Westclox Windup Alarm Clock US $12.00
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 VINTAGE BABY BEN WESTCLOX WIND UP ALARM CLOCK AVOCADO GREEN GOLD TRIM WORKS NR US $9.99
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 Vintage Musical German Swiss Alarm Clock Staiger Thorens Wind up Movements US $19.50
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 Peter Retro Germany Alarm Clock w Glow in the dark Numbers US $.99
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Outsmarting Broken Stuff
To fix anything in you home, you first need to know what it is supposed to do. That makes sense.
There are four kinds of things in your home: stuff that is supposed to move (mechanical), stuff that isn't supposed to move (stationary), electrical stuff, and, finally, stuff that does more than one thing (such as electro-mechanical). For example, a windup alarm clock is a mechanical thing -- it's supposed to move gears and hands. If components don't move, it's broken. What all of these mechanical things have in common is that they technically are "machines." That is, they convert one form of energy into another. A hand tool, for example, converts your energy into strength to turn a bolt or cut a board. Knowing what it is supposed to do is the first step in fixing it. A mechanical clock stores your energy in a spring and slowly releases it to turn the clock hands.
Troubleshooting mechanical things is a little more difficult than troubleshooting stationary things because you may have to take something apart. However, if you know what your broken item is supposed to do, you probably can figure out what needs fixing. For example, a windup alarm clock may run very slowly, not keeping the correct time--and making you late for work. Rather than toss it and get another one, carefully open it up and see if there's anything (a loose screw, dust) keeping a mechanism from turning as designed. Or the item just may need a small amount of lubricant to reduce resistance between moving parts.
Lubricants decrease friction between moving parts, and are a vital part of fixing things. Many lubricants are petroleum based. Thin lubricants are called oils and thicker lubricants are greases. Here are the most popular household lubricants and what they work best on:
* Machine or penetrating oil (such as WD-40) is a general lubricant for small moving parts.
* Silicon spray is a multipurpose product that lubricates, waterproofs, and reduces corrosion.
* Graphite powder and spray is a fine powder lubricant (sometimes in a base of light oil) for lubricating locks, bearings, and other very small parts.
* Penetrating oil lubricates as well as reduces and cleans corrosion from metal parts.
* Lithium grease is a petroleum-based grease with lithium powder in it to enhance lubrication of larger moving parts such as automotive gears.
* Silicone is an organic compound that is highly resistant to wear, heat, and water; it makes a great lubricant.
Of course, the largest category of stuff we all own is: hybrid. They do more than one thing. Clothing (stationary) includes a zipper (mechanical). A food processor (mechanical) requires power (electrical).
So fixing hybrid things is simply a matter of understanding what it does and figuring out whether the problem is stationary, mechanical, or electrical. That quickly narrows down the repair job. For example, troubleshooting a lawnmower means looking at the handles and case as stationary; the wheels, engine, blade, and controls as mechanical; and the starter and ignition system as electrical. If the engine runs, but the mower won't move, check the controls or the wheels. You can break down any household thing to its systems, then components, to figure out what's wrong with it and how to fix it.
What about all the new gadgets coming on the market every day? Most really aren't new; they are new-and-improved versions of things that have been around for many years. For example, the new DVD/CD players are simply hybrid gadgets that use electricity to do mechanical things. Think of household things by their basic function and you can easily troubleshoot and fix them. You can outsmart broken stuff -- and save some money.
About the Author
Dan Ramsey is the the author of Common Repairs Made Easy! and 90 other how-to books. Dan also is president of FixItClub.com, offering simple instructions and tips on troubleshooting and repairing or recycling household things that break.
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