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Nickthedentist · 4th May 2020, 9:45 am

Andy,

Your best bet might be to buy a cheap tatty clock with the same movement on eBay and use that to repair yours. I recently did this to get a beautifully-art deco mantle clock with a butchered movement going properly again. The donor cost about £15 incl. postage.

Alternatively, Smiths published designs for a remagnetiser, but it's not trivial to build one and I don't know anyone who has. I can post the details if you want.

Nick.

4th May 2020, 9:45 am	#8
Nickthedentist Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 17,864	Re: Smiths Sectric very weak motor Andy, Your best bet might be to buy a cheap tatty clock with the same movement on eBay and use that to repair yours. I recently did this to get a beautifully-art deco mantle clock with a butchered movement going properly again. The donor cost about £15 incl. postage. Alternatively, Smiths published designs for a remagnetiser, but it's not trivial to build one and I don't know anyone who has. I can post the details if you want. Nick.