Posted 14 years ago
Chadakoin
(73 items)
Designed by George Graf and manufactured by General Electric/Telechron between 1931-1936, the Alarm-Lite has a "Dura-silver Alloy" case, molded black bakelite base, and a lighted dial with adjustable illumination. Height 5", width 4-1/4", Depth 3".
Cool little clock. I picked one up at a flea market almost 20 years ago and it started a collection of Telechron red dot clocks. Yours appears to be in excellent condition.
I just found one for $50 in good condition but the light doesn't work, should I buy it ?
The motor rotors dry out and can be opened by heating the soldered joint after placing it in a vise and popping it apart with a channel locks plier. Rebuilt 1rpm motors can be expensive if you don’t surrender the old motor to the repairman. Hopefully, the gears are all metal and it can be re-lubricated with electrical grease and re-assembled. I have a few; the magnetic coil is another story not as easily solved.