Telechron Electric Clock Repair
Make sure when installing an h series rotor that the 3 dimples are flat on the clocks movement and the pinion gear is engaged with the clock.
Telechron electric clock repair. The boom years 1950 1953. The dawn of deco 1928 1931. Telechron electric clock repair tips a compilation of my own ideas and the best of what i have come across on the www focusing on motor rotor relubrication. 44 95 no core credit telechron rebuild service i will rebuild your existing b rotor see note below 89 95.
The rotor looses it s critical lubrication properties from decades of heat and oxidation. Telechron g e herschede and revere electric clocks introduction. With a little know how you can get that old clock. 24 95 no core credit telechron s motor complete rotor coil used tested contact me if you have a stove range clock because the coil is different n a.
E b ayseller to. The golden age of telechron 1932 1938. The lack of adequate lubrication destroys the gear wheels shafts and bushings. My advise is to run as fast as you can.
Telechron rotors are no longer manufactured and there are no aftermarket sources. Introduction to telechron electric clock repair and troubleshooting. Extensive information on revere clocks including videos on how to remove a rotor from a westminster clock. I m dedicated to helping clock owners keep their wonderful clocks and timekeeping machines operating by providing a high quality source of original telechron rotors.
What came after. No telechron designed the rotor to be a quick and easy field replacement. The end of design 1954 1959. If you have a clock powered by a telechron rotor and it s slow noisy or dead here s what often happens.
This time i take you through reviving a seized telechron rotor. These little rotors have powered thousands of clocks from the 1940 s and 1950 s. From the 1930s to the 1970s companies such as g e. General electric telechron warren telechron revere westminster seth thomas general time corporation corp sessions lanshire jefferson electric synchron spartus hammond and other brands had several type of electric mantel clock and westminster chime chiming electric mantel clock on the market.
B rotors should be installed numbering side up for optimum lubrication and longest life. Dedicated full service repair of revere ge and telechron electric clock expertise in chiming clocks. Electric clocks tend to run for decades with no complaints yet sometimes they get noisy and or stop working.