GE Clock Radio Model 660

[MadMan]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

Mine's kind of a beater as well. The radio is in better shape than the clock/PS unit. The clock movement is broken loose from the case front.
Also, I discovered the radio has a bad IF transformer, crackling, low sensitivity.
I had it working fine about 10 years ago, replacing the 'lytics in the PS unit.

I wonder if someone smashed the clock when the alarm went off lol.

My clock also broke off the front cover. It has 4 protuding nubs that the screw go into, and all 4 were broken off AND the front cover was cracked almost in half. Happy to say that a lot of glue and elbow grease has fixed all that. Will do a post with pics of all the 'body work.'

And yeah, apparently the PSU's giant waxy cap is a common problem. I imagine it was a cheap capacitor even when it was made. Come to think of it, it's not even branded. The little waxy one in the radio was - 'Planet' - and that was probably ok.