In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 3 Aug 2020 03:37:55 -0700 (PDT), Cindy
Hamilton wrote:

On Sunday, August 2, 2020 at 1:26:24 PM UTC-4, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 8/1/20 2:00 PM, Roger Oveur wrote:
On 8/1/2020 1:18 PM, Phil Kangas wrote:
I have a Westclox battery powered wall clock with a
7 inch diameter face and it has a very annoying
tic-toc sound that I cannot figure out how to silence.
I tried gluing hardwood blocks to the back and it
helped a little but not enough. I find it hard to fall
asleep because of this. Perhaps filling in the back
with quick crete cement would do it? I suppose the
clock gearbox itself would have to be protected so it could be
replaced sometime in the future. Or maybe just a space to allow
changing the battery.
Any hints?
phil the old hermit


Throw that noisy thing in the trash and buy a radio-controlled WWVB clock.

And I also like a clock that TELLS the time (when I push a large
button), so there's no need to turn on the light at night. The one I got
cost $15 at Radio shack (almost 20 years ago).

It looked like it would be hard to get real clocks, so a few years ago I
bought 4 Westclox clocks, with snooze alarm and lighted dial, at a
hamfest a few years ago. I've only used 1, but they were only $2 a
piece. I think they were "dumped" because it's very hard to turn the
knob to set the t ime and alarm, but I rarely have to do that.

I just push the Home button on my phone (which I also use as
an alarm clock) and look.

Cindy Hamilton