I thought the clocks were self adjusting, every time you reset thewhat always murders the clock is when the car sits, the clock is running and the battery runs down unless its on a battery tender. right before the voltage goes under 12 volts.
the battery is low enough that the points get stuck closed due to low voltage and then the coil overheats and blows and the clock is dead.
99% of the time the coil is burned at the surface right on the top coil. so with effort you can pull the clock apart, then identify the break in the coil, un-wind one turn enough to make a bridge to the connector then solder the wire back restoring the coil. then the points need to be filed and the clock oiled.
there is also a way to adjust the clock to make it keep time better. mine is off by hours in a few days.
reminds me i really need to service my clock its been like 8 years
Yes. Unfortunately the console clocks use a different set mechanism. ISI (the supplier of 99% of the quartz movements out there) has some proprietary parts they install during the conversion to make the set mechanism work. They will not sell them to vendors so all console clocks have to go to them for conversion. Last I knew they were charging about $150 plus shipping.
After talking to several different companies I chose Clock Works and was very happy with the results. All-in shipping, conversion and new lens was $207. Took just under 3 weeks from that date I shipped it until I received it back. A little bit pricy but I am very happy that it looks and works like new and shouldn't ever need repair or worrying about the battery being hooked up, etc. causing problems.
