[McMurdo]

I converted a mains metamec into a battery quartz one a while back (in fact I've done a few now) but only for convenience's sake, as the mains around here is not reliable enough to operate a clock for long and in any case I didn't want cables running along the mantlepiece. Don't worry, the movements are stored safely.

The last one I did had figure-of-8 old-style pvc table lamp flex, but it went into the clock's coil which was on a plastic former, all covered by a plastic cap. I'd have though the coil leadouts would fuse (they're very fine!) if the coil started burning out.

Maybe the electric clock paranoia is thanks to a recent 'conversion' on the Repair Shop where the clock guy (or maybe voiceover man) said they were no longer considered safe. I can't remember if it was a metamec or smiths or something else.