Caravan Clock

If you are near Forster NSW I can provide details

Sorry mate I'm in Perth and did try Jayco toy shop but it's too old I'm afraid I wonder if theres a place here that could do the same for me ?

Don't know if this would be any help Dave, but Carbatec sell German made clocks, available with 70 or 85mm dials.

They are at 168 Balcutta Rd, Balcutta. Phone is 08 61435788.

Bob

Depending on the circumstances, it's not too hard to make a hole in timber (I'm assuming that's what you're dealing with) that's slightly too large a bit smaller. I did it once when I cut a too large hole for a lockset in a new front door. Bugga!!

I glued strips of thin wood of the right thickness to reduce the diameter and then tidied up the bore with a cylindrical sander in a power drill.

So if you got one of Bob Y's German 70mm clocks, you might be able to do that to your 75mm opening in the van. That's 2.5mm all round. Hopefully the fascia trim on the clock will hide it.

Cheers

To clarify:

"I glued strips of thin wood of the right thickness to reduce the diameter "

would be better said

"I glued strips of thin wood of the right thickness all around the inner circumference (like a picket fence) to reduce the diameter"

No its the other way round Frank I need to make the hole 5 mm bigger...........and Bob thank you for that number mate I'll ring on Monday,
cheers,
Dave

Dave,

I was talking about adapting one of Bob Y's 70mm options if they are more easily available.

Cheers

Basically because I had no idea you could Ron can you be a little more specific mate as the wifes going there tomorrow,
thanks buddy...............

Hey Ron....I don't think he'd have TIME to do that.....

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The mechanism it self is basically the same in all of them. So from a craft shop you can buy the little square mechanism driven with an AA battery and hands to suit.

The clock bits are held to the face by a nut, similar to a switch.

So you take the back and the face ( carefully ) off the Jayco, pop the hands off carefully and undo the nut that holds it together , fit the new one , pop the NEW hands on set at 12, refit the face ( again carefully ) fit a battery and set the time and fit it back into the original hole .
Sounds simple but it's a bit fiddly .

Ron

Jaycar have these clock kits too. Cat No. XC-0100. At $15.95, they would be cheaper than the units I posted above, but whether they last as long..............?



Thought Altronics may have had them, but can't find any mention in their catalogue?

Bob

Yep They're the ones I was writing about > Didn't realize that Jaycar had them

Ron

Hi Ron,
yes went to spotlight and saw the ones your on about but thought cant be then as their SQUARE ??? didn't realise it was the inard , but I cant for the life of me take it apart I got the face of OK but buggard if I can see how to get that back off ?

Stop press the lights gone on and all is now clear,Ron your a bloody genius mate had I known the inard was square I would've fell in sooner but yes what a great idea, HUGE thank you for that mate BTW for any interested once the clock arms are off it's just a matter of prying it apart and then fitting the new inard and yes its one of those once you've done it it then easy to do,
Thanks again Ron,
cheers,
Dave

Just had a look at my Freedom 2002 clock. Its not possible to pop the guts out of the existing clock and put in a new mechanism.
I would suggest you buy the new 75mm clock and draw a mark 2.5 mm around the outside of the existing hole and then use a drum sander on your cordless drill to enlarge the hole.
Regards
Graham

Clock
Oops , got my measurements wrong. Meant to say "Buy the 80mm one."
Regards
Graham