Attempting to repair an old Magnavox Alarm Clock

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Published on May 2, 2023 1:00:15 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA7M52fw2G8

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So, surprised by the title and thumb? Yeah, me too! I figured I'd try something different today and took a look at my old alarm clock that stopped working. Time runs too fast on it. Let's see if we can figure it out!

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Sources:
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LM8560 Spec sheet:
https://www.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/pdf/41215/SANYO/LM8560.html

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Music Used:
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Feels - Patrick Patrikios (YouTube Media Library)

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Timestamps:
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0:00 Intro
1:33 Teardown
6:05 Taking a look at the clock circuitry
6:53 Taking another look after a cleaning
7:48 Removing the caps to test them
12:58 Will replacing them fix it?
16:11 Partial re-assembly to test
18:08 Oops!
19:02 Testing
19:59 Success???
21:58 Conclusions and outro

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#repair #alarmclock #retro #capacitor #clock #marchintosh