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Old 30th Apr 2020, 12:59 pm   #1
andynoiseboy
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Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, UK.
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Default Smiths Sectric very weak motor

Hello All
I'm new here and was hoping to find advice regarding a poorly Smiths clock.
The mechanism and motor all move freely but the motor frequently stalls, even when the next gear spindle is removed - it can barely drive itself.
Inspecting the rotor, I find that the magnetic poles are very weak and variable.

Does anyone know the pole layout and an effective method of re-gaussing the rotor, or is it destined for the dreaded quartz swap?

TIA
Andy
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