O.T. somewhat Old Chime /Clock Door Bell Repair

Posted by Tony Hwang on November 5, 2009, 11:47 pm

Tony wrote:

> Jim Elbrecht wrote:

>> -snip-

>>> I don't think I ever saw one but I'd love to get just a plain door
>>> chime with 4 or 5 chimes and they ring a short song. Well I love to
>>> get one if it were cheap anyway.

>> how cheap? this one's only $50- and it is programmable, but has >100
>> songs in it already.
>> http://www.musicaldoorbell.com/

> No thanks, I want real chimes. The long metal tube type.

Hi,
Mine has 5 tubes and it is played by motor driven rotating
plunger/hammer. 3 tunes, front, back, side door. My only problem has
been plunger spring sticking. I had it more than 30 years and always
took it when moving.

Posted by Tony on November 6, 2009, 6:40 pm

Tony Hwang wrote:

> Tony wrote:

>> Jim Elbrecht wrote:

>>> -snip-
>>>> I don't think I ever saw one but I'd love to get just a plain door
>>>> chime with 4 or 5 chimes and they ring a short song. Well I love to
>>>> get one if it were cheap anyway.
>>> how cheap? this one's only $50- and it is programmable, but has >100
>>> songs in it already.
>>> http://www.musicaldoorbell.com/

>> No thanks, I want real chimes. The long metal tube type.

> Hi,
> Mine has 5 tubes and it is played by motor driven rotating
> plunger/hammer. 3 tunes, front, back, side door. My only problem has
> been plunger spring sticking. I had it more than 30 years and always
> took it when moving.

Cool. I've worked on regular door bells (chimes) with the solenoid and
plunger that hits the chime. In a way are a lot like solenoids in
pinball machines (I fixed them for close to 30 years). Anyway, if you
take apart the sticky unit and clean it well, don't give it _any_
lubrication and it should work for a long time. If the solenoid has an
aluminum sleeve, well they just suck. If it's brass it's a lot better,
and if it's nylon it's better yet.

Posted by N8N on November 6, 2009, 8:32 am

> Jim Elbrecht wrote:

> > -snip-

> >> I don't think I ever saw one but I'd love to get just a plain door chi=

> >> =A0with 4 or 5 chimes and they ring a short song. =A0Well I love to ge=

t one

> >> if it were cheap anyway.

> > how cheap? =A0this one's only $50- and it is programmable, but has >100
> > songs in it already.
> >http://www.musicaldoorbell.com/

> No thanks, I want real chimes. =A0The long metal tube type.

those are expensive, if you haven't already figured it out (I've been
keeping an eye out on eBay for a cheap one, but they always seem to go
for $150 or more.)

nate

Posted by mm on November 5, 2009, 9:50 pm

wrote:

>Chris wrote:

>>> wrote:
>>>> I have a 55 year old door chime clock and the board has carbon arcs
>>>> which is
>>> What is a door chime clock?
>>>> causing a short. I have seen boards with this problem before and they
>>>> were
>>>> repaired using some type of filler. The filler I have seen has always
>>>> been
>>>> white if this helps. I tried Google to see what is used. Does someone
>>>> on the
>>>> group know?
>>> Plastic wood? It's not white but it might be more like the wood that
>>> is there?
>>>> Thank you for your help
>>>> Chris

>>
>> It is a door bell A nutone k46. They have not made them since the mid
>> 90's and you can no longer get parts. They were the rage back in the mid
>> '50s when they came out.

>I don't think I ever saw one but I'd love to get just a plain door chime
> with 4 or 5 chimes and they ring a short song. Well I love to get one
>if it were cheap anyway.

I haven't seen them but I've heard them, live, going back 40 years,
that play, dum, dum, doom, dum; doom, dum, dum, doom. (I'm not sure
my representation is very good. I'm tone deaf so I can't give you
notes from a scale.) That's at the front door. AT the back door they
just play the first four sounds.

These are real chimes, not electronic sounds. There are between 2 and
4 pitches required.

I think it could get annoying if you have a lot of visitors, that it
has to play 8 notes every time.

Posted by Nate Nagel on November 5, 2009, 9:57 pm

mm wrote:

> wrote:
>

>> Chris wrote:

>>>> wrote:
>>>>> I have a 55 year old door chime clock and the board has carbon arcs
>>>>> which is
>>>> What is a door chime clock?
>>>>> causing a short. I have seen boards with this problem before and they
>>>>> were
>>>>> repaired using some type of filler. The filler I have seen has always
>>>>> been
>>>>> white if this helps. I tried Google to see what is used. Does someone
>>>>> on the
>>>>> group know?
>>>> Plastic wood? It's not white but it might be more like the wood that
>>>> is there?
>>>>> Thank you for your help
>>>>> Chris
>>> It is a door bell A nutone k46. They have not made them since the mid
>>> 90's and you can no longer get parts. They were the rage back in the mid
>>> '50s when they came out.

>> I don't think I ever saw one but I'd love to get just a plain door chime
>> with 4 or 5 chimes and they ring a short song. Well I love to get one
>> if it were cheap anyway.

>
> I haven't seen them but I've heard them, live, going back 40 years,
> that play, dum, dum, doom, dum; doom, dum, dum, doom. (I'm not sure
> my representation is very good. I'm tone deaf so I can't give you
> notes from a scale.) That's at the front door. AT the back door they
> just play the first four sounds.
>
> These are real chimes, not electronic sounds. There are between 2 and
> 4 pitches required.
>
> I think it could get annoying if you have a lot of visitors, that it
> has to play 8 notes every time.

you mean Westminster chimes?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Quarters

requires four bells - and I'm not sure I'd want it as a doorbell unless
I was sure that I'd never have a chiming clock, otherwise things could
get confusing :)

nate

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