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Old 20th Apr 2018, 7:00 pm   #1
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Default Smiths Sectric Clock running fast.

Hello there

I’m new to the forum and to be honest new to forums.

I have a Smiths Sectric Bakelite clock which I inherited from my grandparents a few years back. It’s pretty taty (think it was in his garage for about 40 years) but I love it. Just recently it has started running really fast, about two minutes an hour so completely unusable. I’ve cleaned it out, didn’t think it would help as it’s fast not slow and that didn’t help.

Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance!!

Tim

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Old 20th Apr 2018, 9:14 pm   #2
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Default Re: Smiths Sectric Clock running fast.

Hello and welcome.

Could you post some pictures of it, please.

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Old 20th Apr 2018, 10:41 pm   #3
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Default Re: Smiths Sectric Clock running fast.

Presumably the clock was connected to a standard mains supply that is derived from the national grid ?
Not from private generating plant, or a portable generator, or an inverter, or even a large transportable generator being used by the power company during an outage.
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Loose hands can sometimes give the impression of a clock gaining.
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