Ticking Clocks make you crazy? Silence them like this...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video I show how to change a stock ticking clock mechanism with a silent running one on ebay. They can be ordered online for a dollar or two and make a night and day difference on how a clock sounds.
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You have no idea how helpful this was. My mom gifted me a clock for my very first apartment and I didn't have the heart to throw it away or give it away. This was the perfect fix because ticking makes me anxious!!! Thaaaanks
U aren't weird Murray😂😂
I have a bunch of clocks here in my bedroom as we speak and they all talk. They all are different in their way. I have 3 analogue clocks. One Classico and 2 radio controlled. I have the classic one ticking right now. Their is just something about hearing the tick of that analogue clock in the night. I usually would wake up with my iPhone but I decided to go back to old school and wake up with one of the clocks. It is cool actually going back using the real thing. I wake up with one of the clock radios. One of my digital alarm clocks is sitting in front of me now. It is very quiet but in the morning it is loud. The classic analogue clock though has an alarm which is super simple. It just beeps really loud. It is not a buzzer one. It just does 4 beeps in a row. I got inspired to use an alarm clock again after using my iPhone for so many years. I put a battery back in the analogue clock and it is ticking now. All the clocks in my bedroom are different types but they all talk.
@@vikashbaibhav8708 pool
It might've taken 6 years since you released this for me to see this, nevertheless i'm grateful.
Just like clocks, this info is timeless. :p
Perfect. Just bought an adorable clock... that ticks. You've made my day!
Nice! Always fun to fix a retro clock too!
This is the best video ever - thank you! For those of you that are curious like me on how to find this stuff on ebay, I figured out that you just type in "silent clock mechanism" and you can add "with hook" if needed. I'm ordering mine today and this will be my new project for my hubby! Thanks for saving the day! I cannot stand ticking clocks and thought I was going to have to sell a cute clock I bought because I could not use it (I REFUSE to listen to a ticking clock even if it's not that loud - it drives me crazy!!!)
I don’t know why, but I love the sounds of ticking clocks. I have a whole slew of clocks and they talk. I have from analogue to digital. The digital clocks are quiet of course, but I love the sound of my 3 analogue clocks because it shows they are working. Nothing better to hear at night a ticking clock.... I wake up with one of my alarm clocks one digital one with a radio. I have been waking up with my iPhone but it is so nostalgic to wake up with the actual thing. It really makes me appreciate the clock. During the day it is hard to hear the clock in my bedroom,, but during the night the ticking really comes out and I love it. Especially in the winter. The rain and a ticking clock is something comforting....
We have well over 40 clocks in the house - too much ticking is too much 😂
Red Barn Homestead do you have a cuckoo clock as well? I don’t have one here in the house but I do have some pretty loud clocks and like I stated they all talk 3 of them tick. I have 2 analogue radio controlled ones that tick but the batteries are out of them now and then I have a regular analogue talking clock that is actually ticking as we speak. The hourly announcement is very simple and it doesn’t have a do not disturb time like the other clocks. That will shut off at 10 P.M. this one if I let it it will report the hour all night. I really do find it amazing how at night the clock sounds louder in its ticking than during the day because everything is so still. That is the time I love to hear the clock ticking. I have been using my iPhone to wake me up for the longest time and then I got the hunch the other day to put a battery back into the analogue clock and hear it ticking once again.
Rain, yes........ticking clock, no way.
You just saved me from a trip to the Looney bin
You are welcome!
Lol so true
This is very helpful, I didn't know that it's that easy. I have a beautiful clock but it's getting on my nerves! in winter when it's quiet. Thank you very much!
You’re welcome!
This really helped me. I did it. Thank you so much for this video. The only thing is that at 2:24, instead of just popping the back box off, I first used small pliers to unscrew the nut on the front of the clock that held the back box on. Then the back box came off without any prying.
Glad to hear it helped!
SO EXCITED TO DO THIS! Thank you for this helpful, mental health saving, brilliant video!
Oh yeah, if you have more than one clock it’s a game changer too.
Amazing video and very helpful for annoying ticking clocks thanks
One clock in my room has this mechanism and honestly I don’t mind the ticking and it actually helps me sleep at night. But this is so cool. I like this video and will recommend to my friend.
Dude the ticking is what prevents me from sleeping
The ticking is white noise for me@@algirdasltu1389
I did it. I did it.. Never thought this would be this simple.. Thank you thank you so much..😊😊🎉😊😊
Glad it worked!
Wow. A video that actually gives me what I was looking for. Thank you.
I’m glad it answered your questions. Not sure I mentioned in the video, these mechanisms tend to go a year on one AA battery instead of the usual 2 or 3 years.
Oh, my goodness! I have been wondering if such an animal existed. Thank you so much. I have some cute clocks that I didn't want to get rid of, but wasn't using because of the clicks.
Yeah, it changed how I display clocks for sure, especially in the main part of the house. 1 I can handle, more than that and no. Just no.
In my case and it worked for me, and I don’t see why it won't work for most battery-powered wall clocks. If the ticking annoys you, an easy way to stop the ticking is to remove the second hand if you don’t need it. It’s easy. Just remove the clock front, pull the second hand off and replace the clock front. Done.
It’s not that easy, while it does remove some gear noise, the tick is still there. I have clocks with no second hand that still tick, the only way to fix it is to replace it with a non-ticking mechanism.
@@RedBarnHomestead Yes. I think it depends on the clock brand. The one I removed the second hand from was one I bought in a cheap shop.
Excellent. Hate ticking clocks.
Pretty cool. Always if taking a clock or watch apart always wipe clean the dial and inside of the glass before putting together.
Great advice. Clean your way out.
Amazing...I just did a search to convert my clock, because it matches my decor perfectly. What are the chances that its the exact same clock as the video. Thanks for this info.
That is a neat coincidence!
Wonderfully helpful!! Thank you!!
Very glad you found it useful.
I've never been a guy who likes quartz clocks very much. I'm too much of an old clock collector to like them. What fascinated me about this was the fact that the smooth "gliding" of the second hand is very reminiscent of the 1950's, 40's, 30's and 20's electric clocks. If I had to choose, I would much rather have a quartz clock that has the "gliding" second hand rather than that cheap "tick" most quartz clocks have. Having the clock make no sound and not make that jumping forward action makes the clock have a higher quality feeling. Great video, thanks for posting.
Thank you for your comment. I have noticed battery consumption has increased, they take about 1 battery a year, but well worth the smooth hand action.
Technically, I believe the 'gliding' hand clocks do jump but the distance is so short, it seems as if it is gliding. The shorter distance is what makes it silent.
just watched this today , thank you! Exactly the instruction I need.
Can you please provide link for this quiet machine in the video description? Your video is very helpful
I just eBay searched quiet clock mechanism! Glad it helped!
Red Barn Homestead thanks 😊
This is awesome....going to order one right now ❤
Yeah, they are totally worth the price.
Nice video Friend, Thanks For Sharing
My sister Jackie has a very noisy clock. We will replace the clock motor sometime soon.
Those sweep hands use a lot more juice than the old kind. Expect to change the battery every six months. They don't tick but after a year or so they have a constant whirrrr noise from wear.
Bro mine started making weird noises after about of week of use.
(It was a quartz wall clock)
It came with a Chinese brand battery so i'll change it out (maybe the battery is bad?)
But i'm worried i have to change out the core like in the video, but it's worth it.
Pretty helpful. But when you get to a house that has already one. Say you need it and can't take it out. An extra solution with regular skill is open it and extract the seconds needle by pulling it with force ( it can be put back if nec), it will decrease the noise 3/4 or 4/5 ths which is a looot and will give you a fast 80% solution.
Extra skill and time open the mechanism and take out the last gear on the gear sequence. Once again to disable the seconds section.
I was just thinking about removing the seconds needle to try to decrease the ticking sound of my wall clock. I was not certain it would help. Then I found this Red Barn Homestead `s helpful video and then your helpful comment. Thank you all very much indeed.
@@Queteimp Thank you very much for your great comment. I am going to remove the seconds needle first. If the noise reduction is not sufficient, I am going to try to remove the last gear.
Nice video and great tip. But .. is it noon or midnight ?! :)
Yes.
I tested the current draw on a sweep movement. It was only 0.00012 amps. Each AA battery would last a few years.
Would need to test it ion several units. I have found that some movements consume more then others. I wasn’t aware of this when I started, so I’m not sure if I got a bad batch or if it is a systematic thing that is common to all.
Great vid! Q. Is there any difference in battery consumption between sweep and tick??
Sweeps do take more power, battery will live over a year or so, ticks are about twice that.
@@RedBarnHomestead Aye, was thinking that may be the case, a year of battery life for sweep is good though! Cheers pal!
Thanks mate. Quite helpful 🤝
Fantastic video.
Thank you!
Hello, I have the same hobby my friend. I understand this is called a silent movement or a sweep hand movement but I've seen some movement for sale that are called "with inside tick" and I don't know what it is?
I haven’t heard of that either. 🧐
You are a genius!
Do you know how to make a non ticking lock into a ticking one? They make me feel relaxed. No an app isn’t the same either, it must be a clock. Having trouble finding loud ticking clocks these days.
Same process, but honestly, just go to any dollar store and get a 2 or 4 dollar clock, they all tick.
Dang..... Not gonna lie, its absolutely a viable solution.
Personally I was hoping for a way of quieting an incremental movement (My personal preference is for a movement that moves the seconds hand on the half second, so two 'ticks' per second) perhaps by tightening up some tolerances or something. Oh well....
In this day and age of a slightly different face over effectively the same mass produced device (not just clocks, about 90% of all the things have a little 8, 12, or 16 pin microcontroller in them with the part number lasered off (they're most likely an atmel clone)) this is a shining example of 'just find something that does what you want and see if its bits can fit in those bits...' kind of engineering! Of course, thats part of why they laser the part number off the MCUs....so you cant repurpose their 3 cent controllers.....
Quite true. Most production clocks and almost all custom clocks are this way. Makes it hard to buy a clock for $50 when it has $1 internals.
It would be nice to have the link to the clock silencer. Thanks for a great video.
Yeah, I got them on eBay and links like that don’t age well.
I just received the silencer snd about to change it out. Thank you again.
Will this work on a large battery-operated wall clock with a pendulum?
It should!
Could i put a peice of foam or sponge in my timex indigle to dull the tick sound?
You could, but you’ll always know its there.
If ticking clock makes you crazy...it's because you're already crazy.....😀😀😀
It’s sure possible - but we do have a LOT of clocks...
@@RedBarnHomestead ah...it's different in this case... You're not crazy....⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰
Thank you
You are welcome.
Bro give me link this product
Amazon. Type in 'sweep hand battery clock kit'. Be sure to get the correct length on the shaft, which will probably require you to remove the old one first.
What do I type into the search bar on Ebay? Or do you have a link? I don't know what to call that thing
I used to have a link but the auctions kept changing. Look for tickless clock.
I waited 2 months for them to arrive, and now I can officially say that these things are so bad. Obviously they make less noise compared to traditional mechanisms, but they do make noise anyway. It's impossible to sleep in a room with one these things on: it's like constantly hearing somebody gently scraping their nails on a blackboard.
I do not recommend this if you intend to place the clock in a bedroom.
My guess is you got a bad one? The units I run are completely silent.
@@RedBarnHomestead I bought 8 of them in total, just to be sure since they were cheap: 4 from ebay and 4 from Amazon, both shipping from China.
Technically they are "silent" mechanisms, cause they don't tick and they keep turning the hands in a continuous way without stopping every second. But I can assure you, they do make sound nonetheless. My idea was to place 4 clocks with 4 different timezones in my room: it feels like being in the middle of an airport.
I just checked: Quartz silent mechanism is what I bought. Do you have a link for one that makes zero sound?
Saviour! My clock was driving me mad
Yeah, as a clock collector, it can get too loud.
oh my god I haven't had a clock since I moved out in 2016 because EVERYTHING TICKS. I had no idea it was so easy to fix... I've thrown out various clocks I purchased because they tick lol
Yeah, one power outage is all you need to hear all the things...so far, still sane. We have 3 clocks that tick but that seems to be doable.
I did this, the gears move and it is much quieter, but now the arms don’t move. I have taken them off and put them back on a few times. They move when I move the manual dial used to set the time. I can hear the tick, tick,…. How do I fix it so the arms move again?
Well, check to see if they are moving at all or are the arms hanging them up, you can do that with a marker. The fact you can set the time but it doesn’t keep time sounds like your unit was defective. You can also take it out of the clock and see if it will work alone, which it should.
@@RedBarnHomestead thanks. I tried the marker and took it apart again. I think all the wheels are so flimsy and weak that it will be impossible to get all the wheels to move each other again. It does tick but the part that moves the arms no longer moves. Are all wheel so thin and flimsy?
We have a LARGE wall clock that makes me nuts.... but I can't find a box with the large thread! Can you help?
eBay should have something. Look up large tickless clock and see what you get.
Will this work with alarm clocks?
No.
The silent clocks seem to use more power then a Ticking clock new battery only lasted two months now put a Alkaline battery inside it
There might be a dragging issue with the hands or the mechanism? I have found a smooth motion clock uses about 1 battery every 1.5 years instead of 2 to 3 years on a pulse quartz.
Red Barn Homestead thank you
Many small devices require a non alkaline battery due to current issues burning the clock mechanism out if you use alkaline.
Would this work on a Kit Cat Clock?
Not really, that’s a pendulum clock which has a few more workings.
Any tips on getting a kit cat clock quiet?
Can I have the old tick movement?
All you need to do is remove the second hand. That quietens the clock by 90%
I have found that to not really do it for me. Alone in a quiet room it still ticks.
Nope
Anyone who has a problem with the sound of a ticking Clock has a problem - and I don't mean with the Clock1 LOL 🙂
It’s all about how many ticking clocks you have, and how quiet your house is otherwise.
weird thing to be mean about
@@pupupuskassa I wasn't being mean - just light-hearted! 🙂 I actually knew someone who couldn't sleep with the sound of a ticking Watch! He used to have to take it off at night and put it in another room completely! It can be really annoying.
@@nintendy ah, ok. i didn't read the tone right, i guess.
Where to get silent and radio controlled ?
I usually dig around eBay.
Amazon has them.
thanks.
Back to the future.
Yeah, it always feels like that when you spin the hands.
Now explain how the inner mechanism works. We know how the tick mechanism works, but we do not know how the crystal controls the motor.
That would make a good video comparing the two. Thanks, I’ll get that going.
clock movement name plz? machine
We just searched ‘smooth movement clock mechanism’
Not sure how to measure mine looks like it’s 14 mm
It’s either long or short, so if it has material to poke through the like wood or something, probably 14 mm
Is there a silent replacement for 24 hour clock?
You would have to check eBay. My guess is yes.
You fixed?!?!
Are you crazy?!?!?!?!
Not overly. Quartz ticking clocks are fairly new, having smooth operation is similar to electric plug in clocks of earlier times.
Your so helpful but you forgot to post the ebay link. Now that's not helpful!
Just google 'sweep hand battery clock kit'. Amazon is a good place to look, also. It ain't rocket surgery.
The silence quartz clock last only for 6 months. The ticking clock last for 1 year
I have had better results, usually a year + for the non-ticking clocks and 3ish for ticking.
@@RedBarnHomestead These silent quartz clocks I tested are the one I got from China. There are no good.
Why Are You Doing That?
I have a LOT of clocks. That much ticking would make anyone crazy - smooth movements don’t tick, so they’re nicer.
Wanna get rid of ticking noises? Buy a new clockwork!
That would be what we did in the video 😂
@@RedBarnHomestead Yeah... wooosh.
I guess i was hoping to see how to manipulate the current clockwork into something else - not buying an entire new one. O welp
They’re super cheap on eBay and it gets rid of the ticking 🤷🏻♀️
@@robinadahl7841 If you cut off the second hand, noise will be greatly reduced, but there will still be a teeny, tiny bit left. Depends on how sensitive your ears are.
MAKE ANOTHER VIDEO FOR ALARM CLOCK!!!!!!!!!!
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EXCELLENT VIDEO !! Thank you so much !
Glad it helped, very much enjoy our quiet clocks.