Electric Wooden Gear Clock

[zyeborm]

I'd suggest pulling apart a relay to get the contacts out of them, they are rated for lots of operations and are made of all sorts of interesting materials.

Also as @fart1fart1 said a diode will help some, also a small ceramic cap will do a good job, like the condenser in the distributor of a car.

[Tokito1969]

Beautiful, great job

[jointheclubsmellypan]

For the Electric Wooden gear clock, I havent had any problems with the Contacts now that I am using silver. Before I just found some earings my wife didn't want and I wasn't sure what they were. Thats why I was getting little blue sparks and then sticking now I don't have that problem.

[fart1fart1]

A diode place parallel to the coil will snub that little spark you get when the switch opens. should greatly extend the life of contacts.

[jointheclubsmellypan]

@fart1fart1 thanks i'll give ita go

[fart1fart1]

@jointheclubsmellypan yes, if you want to minimize the spark just google "inductive kickback" should take you to a zillion pages with diode solutions.

[moalanikai]

Great walk through of your build, and a wonderful presentation. Your vids are always enjoyable to watch. I like what you did with the numbers on Electra's face. Much more Deco looking.

[jointheclubsmellypan]

@moalanikai thanks I had fun looking for and cutting out the font that I thought looked right for the electra. I wanted to make it a cool fun clock as that is what it is.

[adrianiredale]

Mate: Excellent video and a nice addition to your collection. Loved watching it, and listening to your "exotic accented" narration.

[jointheclubsmellypan]

@adrianiredale Thanks Adrian, that accent comes from growing up in Germany, living England and Canada.