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FAQ's
Q: How do I buy a rotor from you?
A: Just visit my online parts store. I can supply or rebuild almost any Telechron motor parts. I'm happy to accept personal checks (subject to clearing), money orders or Paypal.
Q: Are your rotors new, rebuilt or used?
A: I rebuild 100% of my B rotors. Most of my H rotor sales are a rotor that's been
rebuilt or re-
Q: How long does it take you to rebuild a rotor?
A: Allow 1-
Q: Do you buy old rotors?
A: Yes, I'm always looking for bulk quantities of old rotors dead or alive. Email me with what you have. I strive to keep my prices as low as possible and welcome the opportunity to buy bulk lots of Telechron motor parts. I also welcome recycling of your old motor parts after you're happy with your purchase.
Q: I see used and occasionally NOS rotors on Ebay and elsewhere. Should I buy one?
A: If you do you should still have it rebuilt/restored. These rotors are decades old and the primitive lubricant that was used back then is almost always getting dried up. I've even seen NOS rotors that are very noisy and barely run. Even when I sell NOS B style rotors they get ultrasonically cleaned, lubricated with synthetic lubricant, sealed and bench tested.
Q: Do you repair clocks?
A: No, my focus is Telechron motors. If you need a full service clock repair shop please refer to my "favorite clock sites" link.
Q: What's your guarantee?
A: Satisfaction upon receipt or money back and 1 year replacement
Q: Is it hard to replace a rotor?
A: No, Telechron designed the rotor to be an very easy and quick field replacement.
Make sure when installing an H series rotor that the 3 dimples are flat on the clocks
movement and the pinion gear is engaged with the clock. B rotors should be installed
numbering side up for optimum lubrication and longest life. If a rotor runs CCW
then just flip the coil 180 degrees and re-
Q: Do you drill and fill rotors?
A: Never! Every B rotor I sell, (even NOS when I have them), has had the gear train
removed from the case. The gear assembly is checked for wear under a Bausch & Lomb
© Stereozoom microscope and any worn gears and/or bushings are replaced/rebushed.
Worn bushings are re-
Proper rotor restoration involves adherence to tolerances <.001. This requires precision tooling, custom jigs and fixtures and the finest in optics and restoration parts.
H rotors are either rebuilt or re-
S rotors are sold as used/tested/guaranteed.
Q: Will a Telechron Motor work in other countries power grid systems (ex: 240VAC, 50Hz)?
A: The vast majority of Telechron motors were designed to operate within the US power grid standards of 120VAC and 60 Hz. The Telechron coil must be matched to the voltage supplying it. (usually 120VAC but they also came in 24VAC for Nutone low voltage doorbell systems and 240 VAC for non US power grids).
The Telechron rotor does not care what the coil's voltage is. It's the rotor's gear train design that performs correct timekeeping at power grid frequencies other then 60 Hz. The rotor will be stamped with the frequency in cycles. (ex: 60 C). Telechron did produce rotors for other frequencies such as 25 and 50 hz but they are very scarce.
If you need a 50Hz rotor please contact me. They're scarce but sometimes I come across them. I can also rebuild a 50Hz rotor as long as the gears unique to 50Hz are not worn out.
Ken's Clock Clinic can provide an very affordable Frequency-
http://www.kensclockclinic.com/1930.html
Samples images of a restoration process:
High power magnification is essential when evaluating the condition of internal Telechron rotor parts. Abnormal wear patterns and defects don't become apparent until magnification approaches >10X.
An assortment of worn out Telechron Rotor parts:
