UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Powered By Google Custom Search Vintage Radio and TV Service Data

Go Back   UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum > Specific Vintage Equipment > Other Vintage Household Electrical or Electromechanical Items

Notices

Other Vintage Household Electrical or Electromechanical Items For discussions about other vintage (over 25 years old) electrical and electromechanical household items. See the sticky thread for details.

Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools
Old 9th Nov 2019, 10:14 am   #21
Robsradio
Heptode
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Isle of Wight, UK.
Posts: 546
Default Re: Telephone Rentals Uniselector Chronogram

Quote:
Originally Posted by matthewhouse View Post
The slave clock was looking a bit sad covered in paint and cigarette residue so I cleaned it a bit. The paint is starting to flake on the inner ring, but it is much more presentable now.
That has cleaned up very well, not bad for a clock heading toward 60 years old!
I do like the action of the Princeps movement, advancing 1/4 minute on the impulse and the other 1/4 on the impulse release
It is a shame your U/S chrono box didn't contain the pilot minutes dial, not all did, I will try and find mine and add a pic of it. I can't remember where it was mounted, I think it must have been in the upper cover, but not sure, it was 23 years ago since I last saw it.
I have often thought how nice it would have been to have seen it in this day and age when every phone has a camera and I certainly would have photographed every detail!

Last edited by Robsradio; 9th Nov 2019 at 10:21 am.
Robsradio is offline  
Old 9th Nov 2019, 3:35 pm   #22
Robsradio
Heptode
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Isle of Wight, UK.
Posts: 546
Default Re: Telephone Rentals Uniselector Chronogram

Here are some pics of the TR master, 6" slave and pilot minute dial that was fitted to the U/S chrono.
Still haven't got to the garage to take pics of clocking machine, impulse converter and reverser.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_0638.jpg
Views:	113
Size:	11.4 KB
ID:	193431   Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_0639.jpg
Views:	113
Size:	17.7 KB
ID:	193432   Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_0640.jpg
Views:	115
Size:	10.6 KB
ID:	193433   Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_0668.jpg
Views:	123
Size:	68.4 KB
ID:	193434   Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_0669.jpg
Views:	107
Size:	69.2 KB
ID:	193435  

Robsradio is offline  
Old 10th Nov 2019, 4:43 pm   #23
Robsradio
Heptode
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Isle of Wight, UK.
Posts: 546
Default Re: Telephone Rentals Uniselector Chronogram

TR clocking machine, impulse converter (top box), impulse reverser (lower box), and a couple of time stamps.

If you could post some pics of the U/S chrono with the covers fitted please.
Cheers
Rob
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_0681.jpg
Views:	112
Size:	53.1 KB
ID:	193488   Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_0683.jpg
Views:	102
Size:	35.4 KB
ID:	193489   Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_0687.jpg
Views:	110
Size:	53.0 KB
ID:	193490  
Robsradio is offline  
Old 12th Nov 2019, 12:02 am   #24
matthewhouse
Octode
 
matthewhouse's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Willand, Devon, UK.
Posts: 1,023
Default Re: Telephone Rentals Uniselector Chronogram

Thanks for the photos, it looks like the little dial would go in the lid of the chronogram. The clocking in machine looks smart. Do you have you master and slave clocks running all the time? I'll post some photos soon, busy with work at the moment!
matthewhouse is offline  
Old 12th Nov 2019, 11:04 pm   #25
Robsradio
Heptode
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Isle of Wight, UK.
Posts: 546
Default Re: Telephone Rentals Uniselector Chronogram

Quote:
Originally Posted by matthewhouse View Post
Thanks for the photos, it looks like the little dial would go in the lid of the chronogram. The clocking in machine looks smart. Do you have you master and slave clocks running all the time? I'll post some photos soon, busy with work at the moment!
It will be nice to see the chrono with the covers on I might then be able to visualise where the pilot dial was. The clocking in machine is tidy and works, as do the time stamps. The master is only fired up occasionally, it is not the quietest as its in the metal case.
Robsradio is offline  
Old 1st Dec 2019, 2:07 pm   #26
matthewhouse
Octode
 
matthewhouse's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Willand, Devon, UK.
Posts: 1,023
Default Re: Telephone Rentals Uniselector Chronogram

Here is the photo of the controls with the covers on, PSU and 1 minute pulse converter in the top, chronogram in the middle and batteries in the bottom.
Link to higher res. photos.

I've been setting up my other master clock, the power station version and it is keeping time to within 2 second per week currently. I have that running all the time. It is much quieter than the one in the photo above, that one ticks and resets very loudly and isn't currently left running.
matthewhouse is offline  
Old 1st Dec 2019, 2:40 pm   #27
matthewhouse
Octode
 
matthewhouse's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Willand, Devon, UK.
Posts: 1,023
Default Re: Telephone Rentals Uniselector Chronogram

Oh the photos didn't attach. I also attached a photo of the new parts made.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	20191201_123404.jpg
Views:	119
Size:	37.4 KB
ID:	194698   Click image for larger version

Name:	20191201_124600.jpg
Views:	121
Size:	59.5 KB
ID:	194699   Click image for larger version

Name:	clk rating rod suspension.jpg
Views:	105
Size:	20.4 KB
ID:	194700  
matthewhouse is offline  
Old 1st Dec 2019, 3:36 pm   #28
Robsradio
Heptode
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Isle of Wight, UK.
Posts: 546
Default Re: Telephone Rentals Uniselector Chronogram

Very nice, takes me right back to the one we had at work. I vaguely remember the minutes pilot dial being in the top cover, but it was over 20 years ago!
Cheers for posting and enjoy
Robsradio is offline  
Old 2nd Dec 2019, 11:50 am   #29
woodchips
Octode
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK.
Posts: 1,172
Default Re: Telephone Rentals Uniselector Chronogram

They look like standard telephone exchange uniselectors, so would operate off 50V with a 50 ohm coil.
woodchips is offline  
Old 2nd Dec 2019, 10:13 pm   #30
matthewhouse
Octode
 
matthewhouse's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Willand, Devon, UK.
Posts: 1,023
Default Re: Telephone Rentals Uniselector Chronogram

This system is 36V and the uniselectors operate quite violently! I assume the coils are rated for that. The resistance of the coils is different, some measure 40Ω others 70Ω.
matthewhouse is offline  
Closed Thread

Thread Tools



All times are GMT +1. The time now is 8:04 pm.


All information and advice on this forum is subject to the WARNING AND DISCLAIMER located at https://www.vintage-radio.net/rules.html.
Failure to heed this warning may result in death or serious injury to yourself and/or others.


Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright ©2002 - 2023, Paul Stenning.