kundo clock battery
jake...@gmail.com
I'm trying to find out where I can get a battery (about 3.75 x 3.25 x .
75) for a kieninger obergfell kundo clock. Any help will be
appreciated.
Thanks, Jake
dAz
timesavers would have those, however you would be better off in fitting
an adaptor to use either a standard C battery or a pair of AAs wired in
parallel, you only need 1.5volts.
you can buy an adaptor
http://members.aol.com/milehiclck/18.pdf
or simply buy a battery holder from an electronics hobby shop like
Tandys or Radio Shack.
thats what I do for the Junghans and Kundos that come into the workshop
here.
Frank Adam
Sorry to hijack the thread, but while we're at it..
I've scored a nice ATO clock recently. Freebie so it's ok. :)
It is spotless, except that someone had a go at the coil, they tried
to take the brass cover off with shearing scissors by the looks of
things. That is going to be a bitch to fix and i'll have to make a new
shell for it. Yet to take a good look at the coil, but i'm a bit
pessimistic about it's well being. :-/
Anyway, what voltage were those ATO batteries ? 6 Volts ?
I'm thinking of hooking it up to a power pack instead of searching for
a battery... That is, when i get the time to actually fix it.. :)
ps : If you know how many turns of wire the coils have..... it'll save
me counting it. :)
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Regards, Frank
dAz
> On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:01:19 +1100, dAz <dazb@zipDOTcomDOTau> wrote:
>
>> jake...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> I'm trying to find out where I can get a battery (about 3.75 x 3.25 x .
>>> 75) for a kieninger obergfell kundo clock. Any help will be
>>> appreciated.
>>> Thanks, Jake
>> timesavers would have those, however you would be better off in fitting
>> an adaptor to use either a standard C battery or a pair of AAs wired in
>> parallel, you only need 1.5volts.
>>
>> you can buy an adaptor
>> http://members.aol.com/milehiclck/18.pdf
>>
>> or simply buy a battery holder from an electronics hobby shop like
>> Tandys or Radio Shack.
>>
>> thats what I do for the Junghans and Kundos that come into the workshop
>> here.
>>
> Sorry to hijack the thread, but while we're at it..
>
> I've scored a nice ATO clock recently. Freebie so it's ok. :)
> It is spotless, except that someone had a go at the coil, they tried
> to take the brass cover off with shearing scissors by the looks of
> things. That is going to be a bitch to fix and i'll have to make a new
> shell for it. Yet to take a good look at the coil, but i'm a bit
> pessimistic about it's well being. :-/
http://www.lothar-frerking.de/eng/ato_uhren_eng.htm
nasty, I think Jaycar would have the enamelled copper wire if you need
to rewind it
>
> Anyway, what voltage were those ATO batteries ? 6 Volts ?
> I'm thinking of hooking it up to a power pack instead of searching for
> a battery... That is, when i get the time to actually fix it.. :)
1.5volts C cell I would think, a battery would be more stable too.
>
> ps : If you know how many turns of wire the coils have..... it'll save
> me counting it. :)
>
nope sorry, the kundo coil has 5000 turns on the sensing coil and 3000
turns on the power coil, of course this is for a transistor switch version.
Frank Adam
>> I've scored a nice ATO clock recently. Freebie so it's ok. :)
>> It is spotless, except that someone had a go at the coil, they tried
>> to take the brass cover off with shearing scissors by the looks of
>> things. That is going to be a bitch to fix and i'll have to make a new
>> shell for it. Yet to take a good look at the coil, but i'm a bit
>> pessimistic about it's well being. :-/
>
>http://www.lothar-frerking.de/eng/ato_uhren_eng.htm
>
>nasty, I think Jaycar would have the enamelled copper wire if you need
>to rewind it
>
Yeah, got those guys 2 minutes away. :)
>>
>> Anyway, what voltage were those ATO batteries ? 6 Volts ?
>> I'm thinking of hooking it up to a power pack instead of searching for
>> a battery... That is, when i get the time to actually fix it.. :)
>
>1.5volts C cell I would think, a battery would be more stable too.
>
Thanks. I see that on that ATO site above.
I dont't think "C" though. perhaps a "D" or a 3-4 AAs in parallel. The
old battery was a battery pack with what seemed to be about the size
of 3-4 AAs.
I still think i'll try to go with a quality regulated power supply
though.
>>
>> ps : If you know how many turns of wire the coils have..... it'll save
>> me counting it. :)
>>
>
>nope sorry, the kundo coil has 5000 turns on the sensing coil and 3000
>turns on the power coil, of course this is for a transistor switch version.
>
>http://sound.westhost.com/clocks/kundo.html
>
I'm not looking forward to this. The clock is a nice piece, heavy,
about 10" square, 2" deep, skeleton in a brass framed glass case, so
it is probably worth my time to do all mechanical work, but i hate
pissfarting with electronics. :)
I'll collate the swear words and report back when i get it done. ;-)
ps: BAH! Timesavers have that battery in their catalogue for 22 bucks.
I'll probably order one now before that translates into more than 400
Aussie dollars. :)
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Regards, Frank
