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wa8yxm
Jan 08, 2018Explorer III
The most common "Generator hour meter" is. in fact, a spring wound clock.. Like the dash clocks of the 1950's and 1960's it has a magnetic solenoid that "Winds" the clock (the spring is only good for a couple of minutes)_ when the spring is wound the switch that operates the magnet is opened. and as the clock winds down the switch closes, there is a soft "Click" lasting less than one clock tick and the spring is re-wound.. This is why the clock continus to run or a bit after you shut down the Genny.
Suspects if it does not work
Broken wire, no power to the wire
Dirty switch contacts
Bad magnet wireing
Clockwork issues (See a horologist for this one.. Folks Horus is the God of Time so a Horologist is one who studies time or time pieces, or fixes time pieces.)
Suspects if it does not work
Broken wire, no power to the wire
Dirty switch contacts
Bad magnet wireing
Clockwork issues (See a horologist for this one.. Folks Horus is the God of Time so a Horologist is one who studies time or time pieces, or fixes time pieces.)
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