(Topic ID: 7030)

Good ol' TZ clock problems....

By CadillacMusic

12 years ago



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#1 12 years ago

So, our sample TZ hasn't had a working clock for years and years. I've ordered a new board from rottendog, but decided to play with the old one in the meantime. It's interesting, because every single opto doesn't work. They're all getting power (around 13.5 volts), but darned if each and every one is unresponsive. They don't register as open in the switch test. I'm just curious what could be causing it. Looking at the schematic, they all seem to be pretty seperately wired. The board isn't even that fried, as the techs that came before me helpfully put in diodes to control the heat. Ideas, anyone?

#2 12 years ago

Hmmmm !!!! ( Don't Know )

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#3 12 years ago

The TOP #3 video covers the TZ clock repair in detail. For only $8, including shipping, you can't go wrong.

http://www.pinrepair.com/top/

#4 12 years ago

I bet it's the minute hand. Sometimes the hand needs to be bent slightly in, and the opto interrupter doesn't make it into the opto.

Take the face plate off, and in test, run something into each opto. If they register, you know the minute hand is loose, or needs to be bent slightly forward.

#5 12 years ago

Correct answer: Some idiot wired the switch column wire into the ground. I think the molex pin fell out, and they stuck it into the wrong end of the plug. Works quite nice now. But thanks for your help!

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