Hi All-
Apologies of course if this is in the wrong forum. If so, then asking the administrator to move it.
I purchased several of these little cuckoo clocks for Christmas gifts from Bits and Pieces which came from a Hong Kong manufacturer- they are great little clocks. but they have one really annoying problem.
Link----> http://www.bitsandpieces.com/product/mo … ckoo_clock
That is, they cuckoo on the hour but then you have to actually go round and push a ‘STOP’ button on the back of the clock. Yes, every hour of every day!
Perhaps this is seen as entertaining to the Chinese, but I can tell you anyone I give this clock to will be pulling out the batteries the first day. They are a purchase disaster.
I’m contacting the company Monday but I can bet the bank the salespeople will know nothing, and basically just offer to return.
Howevever- I’m wondering circuit wise, these can’t be very complicated- if there is any possible way to add something to the little circuit board in the clock, to shut it off after the electric cuckoo is triggered once on the hour, aka, fix the broken cuckoo?
Willing to try, the “roof” screws off giving access to the electronics, wondered if this is something that anyone has heard of.
thanks for any help or comments.