There will be at least one person watching and saying "I had one of those!" Can't beat that warm, nostalgic feeling 😊 Well done on saving it 👏👏

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Skyway73. You are spot on their, one of the commentors had one! I was shocked. They must have been popular even though they seem rare now. Happy to bring a bit of the 1980s nostalgia back. Hope you enjoyed the video and as always thanks so much for your support.

given the dime a dozen nature of devices like this so many have likely been thrown away, im so pleased you continued on with all that trace repair work to save such a charming thing. great video!

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sparks N Zeros I nearly gave up but like you suggested I thought If I don't do this nobody will. Glad you agree in the value of saving something like this. Thanks so much for your comments

Lovely item Roger and well done on going ahead with the repair given how much work was needed 👍👍

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vince. I really like the little thing. Thanks as ever for your kind words and continued support.

Blimey! Just looking at the amount of traces you had to repair, I am so pleased that your persistence paid off. Job well done.

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Awal1701 I did nearly give up on a couple of occasions. All the great comments like yours made me glad I didn't so thanks so much for feeding back.

Very interesting, I had an idea that the PCB would be damaged when you showed us the battery compartment, I agree that this was worth repairing, maybe you just saved a bit of history from being lost forever. Well done anyway.

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ghost-Retro. I admit I'd thought maybe I'd got away with it! How wrong I was. Although the repair wasn't pretty I learned a lot got some valuable practice. I was happy to save the little thing. Glad you agree. Thanks for your kind words.

Great work, Roger! What a lovely little thing that is. I kinda want one. 😬

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Stez... thanks for the compliment. I'm sure it wasn't actually great work. I'm not proud of it but I learned a lot and will apply that knowledge to the next fix! If you would like the clock, email me and I'll send it along free of charge.

Fabulous repair as usual - nice to have an old bit of tech working again, and this one proved to be quite a challenge so well done!

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mr Vectrex uk, I could have done a better job I'm sure but I learned a lot

I used to have one of these. Good to see it again.

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Hi John. How cool to find somebody who had one! I had assumed they were rare. I Haven't ever seen one, but perhaps nobody goes to the trouble of selling them or showing them. I do remember melody clocks were a big thing, though I never owned one. Thanks so much for your comment. Glad I was able to bring back some happy memories

@johntitor.

2 жыл бұрын

@@RetroTechRepair Yes. I had mine in the 1980's. Got me up for school many times.

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

I know it's a long time ago but do you remember if yours had the backward phenomenon where pressing the right button moved the time earlier and the left advanced the time? And do you know what the adjust button was for?

Nice job again, Roger. Always like to see that retro brighting - gives the piece a new lease of life. Loads of corrosion to tackle but well worth it.

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stuart, you are the first to mention the retrobrighting in the comments. Glad you did it actually made a huge difference to the clock, I should probably have made a bit more of it but I forgot to film a side by side. The tracks were a nightmare but I am pleased you agree it's worthwhile in the end. Thanks so much for your comments. Really appreciated.

Love the work, filmed and not filmed.

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks TNT. Thanks for recognising so much goes on behind the scenes and for taking time to comment. Glad you enjoyed video

We had one when I was growing up 😭 Thank you for sharing this

@RetroTechRepair

22 күн бұрын

Great to hear! Thanks so much for your comments. Pleased I could bring back some happy memories for you.

Hi Roger, you don't have to scrape or sand off the enamel from the copper wire. Just get a blob of solder on the tip of your iron and quickly feed the end of the wire into the solder and out again. The enamel melts and the copper tins nicely. Takes a little practice but it saves a lot of time and creates nice neat joints. I learned this technique when prototyping mobile phones. Great video by the way!

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mathew great feedback. Really appreciate the advice. Always learning. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. I'll definitely do that next time.

Great fix Roger, hope you're well. 👍🍻

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mick, I'm good thanks. Hope you are good too. Thanks for your continued comments and support

The tune ist from the first movement of Mozart‘s Symphony no. 40 (if anyone wanted to know)

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Good to know... especially since it should be out of copyright now I shouldn't get a content match! Thanks for the info and for taking the time to comment. Very much appreciated.

Well done, these things have about zero monetary value these days but are a memory of their times, I know for one back (early 80s I assume) then I would have loved one of these

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kins74. You are correct, dated 1982 on the back. I would have enjoyed this back in the day too. There are probably better ones out there that have escaped landfill and are leaking/lurking in someones bottom drawer. Maybe the vid will spark some interest.

Superb job on the repair cool looking clock i have a casio clock that takes a lithium cell much smaller than this but also has the same musical alarm its this model Casio PQ-30.

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paulb4UK it's a great little clock, the chip is surface mount so it could be the same chip. Thanks again for your comments

Loving your work, as usual.

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Clarance. So glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for your comments.

Great work! Also, great patience!

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much KP! Glad that you enjoyed the video

Nice repair !!!

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason. Glad that you enjoyed it

great job well done 😁👍

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Than you Christianas and thank you so much for taking the time to comment. Really appreciate it.

spring cleaning. :)

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

LOL, I love it. I had thought first that the springs would be it... how wrong I was!

New subscriber. loving your channel, so well done x

Hi. Can you please record and post the whole melody? I am fond of it haveing that clock back in time. Pity you start talking over it. i admire you dedication to revive thinks.

@RetroTechRepair

Жыл бұрын

Thanks CRIS. Unfortunately I don't have the clock or raw footage any longer so I can't get you the whole melody. Thanks for your comment though, I'll remember for next time. Cheers

Brilliant video as ever! I love these little digital clocks. I have a Casio CQ-1, look them up I’m sure you’d love it. Really nice design. Yours is so evocative of the 80s, I had a melody alarm watch which was the mutts back then! 😄 Corrosion is a real pig. Have you ever tried repairing traces with a conductive pen? I like the green nail varnish idea. I bought some solder mask paint which sets with UV light. I think I prefer your method! 😄 I’m so glad you managed to fix this excellent little piece of 80’s tech!

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Wow that CQ-1 is awesome! Was it VFD? You are right about the melody, everyone wanted one, and this sounded more than a subtle than a square wave... I should have put a scope on it. I actually gave consideration to the conductive pen approach and then for some odd reason forgot entirely about it. I think in some places (close to the switches) it would probably have been a much better approach. Goodness knows why having thought about it I didn't think again! Oh well. I'm not sure if the nail varnish is a good idea, but they don't sell solder mask at boots and it seemed OK. We will see if anyone yells NO! Anyhow thanks for your detailed comments. Really appreciated. So glad you enjoyed the video

@jasedisgrace535

2 жыл бұрын

@@RetroTechRepair Yes the CQ-1 is VFD. I got mine really cheap on eBay, complete with case and bagged warranty/instructions. Works perfectly!

Start building boards.. you can order them online with the schematic pre tracked and everything. P.s great vid.

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe I should do that for some upgrades or similar. Thanks for the suggestions

Wait you are new retro repair right? Im subbed to both channels but im confused since I was searching for this video I havent finished watching and couldnt find it on the other channel 🤣.

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Hi @SpaceGod102 I am NOT new retro repair. I like what Dan does over on his channel, he probably knows more about this kind of stuff than I do and we sound a lot alike. But we are not connected in any way, other than his chosen channel name.

What happened to the amiga videos ??

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

One day the Amigas will come... I'm hoping for 600 donation then I can do The Three Amigas. Seriously though there are a lot of people who know a lot about amigas and I am not one of them. I have some interesting 8 bit stuff to come ahead of the amigas. I work 3 jobs so it's hard for me to find time for the channel sometimes and the repairs take me an awful lot time. The clock has 3 weeks of my free time so you can imagine how long an amiga might take. They will come sometime but it might be a while unfortunately

Would you want to sell this? Mine was inadvertently thrown away. Yes you can name your price!

@RetroTechRepair

Жыл бұрын

I wish I could I'm so sorry but I sold it on.

@vzangla

Жыл бұрын

@@RetroTechRepair no worries thank you for the reply, and for the video.

😈 Promo-SM.

@RetroTechRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Aha