Expert: Michael Radi - 7/24/2010

Question
I have a seth Thomas wall clock with quartz bim bam movement- chime w/pendulaum. Approx 30 yrs old. I believe the motor is burned out    # A 036-011. I am trying to locate one at a reasonable price. Do you have any suggestion where I can look on-line.
Thank you for your time.
Deb

Answer
Hi Deb, there is only one quartz bim bam movement being made that uses real chime bars like the original Seth Thomas one. When installing it you would remove your movement and the chime block because the new movement has its own chime bars. It is slightly wider than the original so you need a little extra room inside the clock case. You also will want to get a new pair of hands with the movement because the mounting holes on the old hands were a different size.
You can see this movement here:
http://www.norkro.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info%26cPath=82_100%26pr...
the most common hands on these clocks is the 4-1/2" spade type. You can see available hands here:
http://www.norkro.com/store/index.php?main_page=index%26cPath=3_137%26sort=20a%2...
Thanks,
Michael