We are still using an electric Philips flip alarmclock from the 70's. Flipping away nicely in our livingroom. Keeping very good time. Especially considering it's age. (Having a very small collection 4 vintage flip clocks. All have militairy time. Guess because they were all made in Europe.).
The clock may be running fast because... you are using Alkaline batteries :-D So, different types of batteries have different voltage drop throughout their lifetime and Alkaline batteries tend to hold higher voltage levels than, say, Zinc Carbon batteries. Since this clock may have been designed for the lower-voltage ZiC batteries, the higher voltage of the Alkalines may be kicking it faster. Try using "heavy duty" AAs or rechargeable NiCd/NiMH cells instead. Do know, however, that Zinc Carbon batteries leak faster, so maybe best is to use rechargeable batteries which will not hold voltage as high as the Alkalines.
The fact about the batteries was so strange and shocking to me. Here in Chile, in the early 2000s, Duracell put a lot of advertising saying that alcaline batteries in general are way more durable than regular carbon-zinc batteries. Maybe it was because i was a kid and asumed it as a truth, but I find strange that a manufacturer suggets "the other way" for their product, since almost every battery on the market is alcaline right now.
I've been slacking Greg.. Im going to devote a whole day to marathon the good time keeping show. I absolutely love this channel!!!! You could review a can opener and it would be great!
Evening Greg 😇 I almost bought one of those myself at one of the Shopko stores before Shopko went out of business here recently & now that I think about it I used to have one of the same clock that Marty had in Back to the Future back in the day. Too bad I still don't have it otherwise I'd sell it and I'd be able to get another nice watch or two for my collection.
I have only had this clock for 5 months and it's an hour slow. It's the worst clock I've ever had. Flip clocks in the 70s would never have been viable being this inaccurate. I think I'll just get a 50 y.o. vintage flip alarm clock and have a quality product. Not sure if it's the same brand.
The design of this is atrocious in my opinion. You're better off getting an old 80s model flip clock, one that can do alarm, radio, etc, in addition to just being a cool flip clock.
We are still using an electric Philips flip alarmclock from the 70's. Flipping away nicely in our livingroom. Keeping very good time. Especially considering it's age. (Having a very small collection 4 vintage flip clocks. All have militairy time. Guess because they were all made in Europe.).
Great review and thank you for the link to the flipclock channel.
I like that looks fantastic I would literally be clock watching if I had that
The clock may be running fast because... you are using Alkaline batteries :-D So, different types of batteries have different voltage drop throughout their lifetime and Alkaline batteries tend to hold higher voltage levels than, say, Zinc Carbon batteries. Since this clock may have been designed for the lower-voltage ZiC batteries, the higher voltage of the Alkalines may be kicking it faster. Try using "heavy duty" AAs or rechargeable NiCd/NiMH cells instead. Do know, however, that Zinc Carbon batteries leak faster, so maybe best is to use rechargeable batteries which will not hold voltage as high as the Alkalines.
The fact about the batteries was so strange and shocking to me. Here in Chile, in the early 2000s, Duracell put a lot of advertising saying that alcaline batteries in general are way more durable than regular carbon-zinc batteries. Maybe it was because i was a kid and asumed it as a truth, but I find strange that a manufacturer suggets "the other way" for their product, since almost every battery on the market is alcaline right now.
I've been slacking Greg.. Im going to devote a whole day to marathon the good time keeping show. I absolutely love this channel!!!! You could review a can opener and it would be great!
Evening Greg 😇 I almost bought one of those myself at one of the Shopko stores before Shopko went out of business here recently & now that I think about it I used to have one of the same clock that Marty had in Back to the Future back in the day. Too bad I still don't have it otherwise I'd sell it and I'd be able to get another nice watch or two for my collection.
Thank you for the video
Hi i need a help. Mine gets stuck sometimes. The hours digit suck sometimes and it only changes 3 minutes after
Nice Video, is the watch durable? Is the dust bad for the Flip down Clock movement?
I have only had this clock for 5 months and it's an hour slow.
It's the worst clock I've ever had.
Flip clocks in the 70s would never have been viable being this inaccurate.
I think I'll just get a 50 y.o. vintage flip alarm clock and have a quality product.
Not sure if it's the same brand.
Quartz oscillator?
I had no time keeping issues with it but it died after like 10 months, sad moment. I kind of try to fix it somehow
Same but it was $45.99
nice
The design of this is atrocious in my opinion. You're better off getting an old 80s model flip clock, one that can do alarm, radio, etc, in addition to just being a cool flip clock.
How about no
They’re kinda pricey
In 1976-1984
Thats "digilog" technology (and a somewhat homely timepiece as well in this case)