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<DIV><FONT size=4>Andy,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>The answer is that your clock is none of the above. It
neither winds and then ticks down, nor does it have a motor. The movement
in the Tiger is basically an escapement with an electromagnet that attracts the
escapement causing it to rotate. A pair of contacts is arranged so that a
pulse of current goes into the electromagnet for each half of it’s rotation
causing it to oscillate back and forth. The oscillation is at several Hz
so even though the drain from the battery is in pulses it will seem like a
continuous drain.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'; COLOR: #000000">Will -
wseay@embarqmail.com<BR>______________________________<BR>"I think not therefore
I am not" (anon)</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tigers@autox.team.net
href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">Andy Walker via Tigers</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:33 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=tigers@autox.team.net
href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Tigers] Tiger clocks</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Hey, guys:<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I’ve got a 12V draw on my battery at all times that I have
determined is coming from my original-style clock in the dash of my Tiger.
When I unplug the clock, the draw goes away. My question is this…are these
clocks the old “repel and tick down” style (where the points repel each other
and swing away, thus winding the clock and letting it keep time on the spring,
until the process happens all over again), or do they need 12 volts to the motor
all the time to keep running? I’m trying to determine if the 12V draw I
have from the clock is what is supposed to happen.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Andy Walker<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Edmond, OK<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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