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Originally posted by alex_96GL:
As far as how old that thing is I have no idea. I offered a picture of TU-95 and not a newer bomber because I think the watch is relatively old, but then who knows. I am going by the decorations of the hour hand which appears to be very similar to what I saw on the watches made in 60ies. Time stood still for a while in that country, so it's all very inaccurate. I bet the hands glow in the dark too:)
Yes, they do. One of the first things I did when I got this thing home was to dig out my geiger counter and check for radiation. I thought this might have radium-based glow-in-the-dark paint. I didn't detect anything beyond normal background radiation, so I guess it doesn't. But it does glow.
One remaining mystery: On the back is a pair of electrical terminals, and the label ??27 v?. I assume that ??27 v? means , just as it would in English, that the device wants 27 volts across those terminals. It's not clear to me why. Clearly, the entire clock mechanism is spring-driven, and runs with no electrical power at all. The best guess I could make would be for dial illumination, but this dial doesn't look like it is made to be electrically-illuminated.
I guess I'll have to try connecting it to an electrical source and see what happens. 27 volts is a rather odd voltage to be trying to find, but if it is for illumination, then perhaps 12 volts will produce enough of an effect to make this clear.
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1996 Mercury Mystique GS, Zetec, ATX
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"It looks like a watch or chronometer to meâ?¦ The upper scale says Time of the flight, the lower one says Seconds, â??2 cytokâ? means two full days (2x24), the button on the left says Begin"
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Quote:
I assume that 27 v means , just as it would in English, that the device wants 27 volts across those terminals?
yes. odd voltage indeed.
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