Another P-15 dash clock

[P-12 Tommy]

Probably gonna go for big money:eek:........http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1946-1947-1948-Plymouth-Dash-Clock-MoPar-P15-rod-1949_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3caa7d5349QQitemZ260558377801QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Tom

[martybose]

Probably gonna go for big money:eek:........http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1946-1947-1948-Plymouth-Dash-Clock-MoPar-P15-rod-1949_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3caa7d5349QQitemZ260558377801QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Tom

$203 seems almost reasonable compared to some in the last couple of years; still way outside my pay scale, however.

Marty

[Plymouthy Adams]

fess up...who got it?

[Andydodge]

Well after the last 1941 Plymouth clock had a starting price of $799.00 US I got a couple of nice pics of it from the net, trimmed the pics and will glue the best one onto my clock delete plate..........I won't have to wind it, it'll be the correct time twice a day and its 12volt compatable............lol.......he wanted $799.00 for a CLOCK!!!!!............for that I'd go tic,tic,tic,tic, all day......must be my tightarsed Scotish ancestry coming out.........$799.00 for a clock........am gunna go ly down............lol.......andyd

[BobT-47P15]

If I'd a knowed then (in the 1960s and 70s) what I know now, I'd a got

as many clocks, decent hood ornaments and some other stuff off those

old Plyms and Dodges in the junkyards.

Most all those yards have been gone for several years now. Even back

in the day, at one kind of rural yard, the owner said a couple guys from

a ways off would come and buy ornaments and script and badges off

various old cars by the bucket-full. Of course, he was happy to sell and

make a dollar.

I had to find all my stainless trim in yards as there was absolutely none

of it with the car. So I got knobs, window cranks, radios, a clock,

and many assorted items I deemed important at the time. Glad now

that I did. I bought my car in 1973....so it was only 26 years old at the

time. He probably charged me 3 to 5 dollars for the clock.

[Andydodge]

Bob........you got ripped off!!!.........lol....you paid how much for a clock??.....lol.......I bought my 1st Dodge, the Oz 1940 coupe for $40.00 Aust in 1970......but I wised up.......lol........I then bought the 1940 Dodge Sedan I still have, for $15.00.....my dad beat him down from $40.00 to $15.00........remember that Scotish ancestry I mentioned before?........I then bought another 3 1940 Dodge Sedans and a 1940 Dodge Ambulance all for $15.00 each over the next 2-3 yrs.......the last 1940 Dodge sedan I bought cost me $100.00........but that included delivery so i shouldn't complain too much........that was 25 yrs ago.........lol........I must admit tho'......I'm about the only sod thats interested in 1940 Dodges.......lol.......andyd

[Young Ed]

I just got this P15 clock for 23.50

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180472738707&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

[P-12 Tommy]

You got a face for it?

Tom

[Young Ed]

Yup the face in the pic is a desoto one but I have the p15 one. The picture does show the base of my p15 clock with its broken off mounting tab.

[P-12 Tommy]

Well...that was a good find then.

Tom

[Young Ed]

Ya it only took me 4 years to find it!

[gansel wayfarer]

hello there

is there annyboddy ho culd explain the clock

how its work

and how do i need to hook it up to the 6 vold

when i put power on the clock it makes a great noise

annyboddy helpppppp

[Plymouthy Adams]

clock is wound by electro-magnet through the making and breaking of internal electrical contacts..that stretches out a tension spring and the ratchet pawl engages the teeth of the gear that serves as the mainspring drum ..as the clock runs the spring tension applies the torque that is metered through the balance wheel and pallet fork..when it gets with approx 45 seconds of tension left the contacts should then again close, energizing the electromagnet that will again stretch the spring and engage the ratchet..(this opens the contacts at this time as the one side of the contact advances with the ratchet pawl)...as long as the wire to the contact switch inside is not internally shorted the clock will power and run in eithe rpolarity as it is only a DC electro magnet..accuraccy will be a condition of your battery and the shape of the clock itself in regard to cleanliness, lube and regulation 'beat' of the balance wheel.

Edited May 5, 2010 by Tim Adams

[BobT-47P15]

The glass on my clock got cracked a few years ago by some mishap

which I can't now recall. So I took it to a local auto glass shop, who

could cut a replacement item, but seemed to have a problem with putting

a hole in it for the stem.

So, I took it to a different glass shop, who apparently had no

problem drilling a hole. Just mentioning this in case anyone has

a cracked or broken glass.

[gansel wayfarer]

thanks tim adams

i have some problems whith my clock

i took it apart

and put my 6 volt battery on it

the part that makes the tik tik tik tik tik sound keeps doing it , it dont stop

i dont think this is the way it has to be working

i understand the working of the clock

maybee its not good wired

can you tel me how its get his power an how to hook it up

and if the coil is bad ???

hope someone can help me

[Plymouthy Adams]

first things first...can you physically move the contact away from the other and obsrve the stretching of the spring and the rtchet action of the pawl..and when this i in this position a light left to right wrist twist while holding the clock should be all that is needed to activate the balance wheel..this occillating action will pivot the pallot fork and escape wheel..if this action does not take palce the part of energizing the clock eletrically will be moot..

the coil is just that..a wire around a core that creates a magnet when energized across a battery..polarity is not a concern here..if you have a clicking noise..look for a stuck winding mechanism that is causing the coil to chatter as it is not flinging open the points...the action to try to open is trying to open the points but they fall right back in place thus remarking the circuit..

If you are not very handy with small works of this natrue and it passes the blance wheel test..a quick trip to a shop would be advisable..these are expensie unit and rther durable..but the balance staff is somewhat esy to damage as is the hairspring..even oil contaminat or magnetisn will cause a very erractic running clock..should it run at all..

[gansel wayfarer]

hi there tim

sorry for not let me hear from myself

i think i found the problem

i found a onther clock whith the same machnisem

and it looks like the part that winds up is not good connected to the rest if i hold some pressure on it the clock starts to tick

the center black weel with the tooth on it there is a brass ring on it whith the spring and the part whats on the part whith the spring it is loose

i think the part has to be taken whith the part where the spring is in (am i correct)

thanks

[Plymouthy Adams]

the spring and other half of contact travel together away from the stationary contact..can you post a picture..to get my home e-mail..post request in PM to me..can send me photos of your setup there..presently I do not have any of my P15 clocks disassembled..one I have goen through and reconditioned and time out for install, the rest are just stored away for now.