GE Clock Radio Model 660

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by MadMan

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.

I tried remounting the clock movement and it has to be the most crumbly plastic I ever seen! The bosses broke away from the contact assembly on the back of the clock. I drilled and used a 6/32 screw to remount it and the entire back cracked, when I tightened the screw and nut. I cleaned the clock knobs and installed them and one cracked in half when I turned it.
I'm leaving it the way it is! Like the letters GE mean: Good Enough!