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Reminds me of the Unitron wind up motor drive
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RichA
, Jan 14 2025 07:50 PM
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Posted 14 January 2025 - 07:50 PM
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Posted 15 January 2025 - 12:44 AM
Guessing the classic Unitron weight driven clock drive was a no-go 
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Nihon Seiko
Posted 15 January 2025 - 08:40 AM
Guessing the classic Unitron weight driven clock drive was a no-go
I doubt the Unitron drive could run at the speed they needed and the hanging weight in space might have presented problems. . They are also hard to order these days.
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