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Hedgepig1957 · 10th Aug 2019, 5:03 pm

Hi
Thanks to all for taking the time to reply!

There is a little 1amp fuse in the box and it's fine - I checked when I wired the 2 core white flex into it and there's 240v at the terminals.
I'm think the motor must be open circuit as the reading between the pins is infinity on my multimeter.
I left the clock powered up for 5 minutes (whilst in attendance) and there were no sounds at all from the motor and it didn't even get warm.
The motor turns freely if I gently push on the wheels (thanks, Mike!) so it doesn't appear to be seized.
I can't easily see the underside of the motor canister - will it have screws underneath to be able to separate the 2 halves? I'm wary of taking the motor off of the 3 mounting pillars for fear of wheels flying in all directions but I may have to if I can have it repaired / rewound.

10th Aug 2019, 5:03 pm	#6
Hedgepig1957 Diode Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Tiverton, Devon, UK. Posts: 8	Re: Magneta ex Post Office wall clock not running Hi Thanks to all for taking the time to reply! There is a little 1amp fuse in the box and it's fine - I checked when I wired the 2 core white flex into it and there's 240v at the terminals. I'm think the motor must be open circuit as the reading between the pins is infinity on my multimeter. I left the clock powered up for 5 minutes (whilst in attendance) and there were no sounds at all from the motor and it didn't even get warm. The motor turns freely if I gently push on the wheels (thanks, Mike!) so it doesn't appear to be seized. I can't easily see the underside of the motor canister - will it have screws underneath to be able to separate the 2 halves? I'm wary of taking the motor off of the 3 mounting pillars for fear of wheels flying in all directions but I may have to if I can have it repaired / rewound.