Braun table-top quartz clock (don they manufacture coffee makers)?
Symptoms: Clock does not run even with fresh battery. No audible signs of life either. These don’t go ‘tick-tock’ but there is usually some faint click each second. Testing: Battery is fresh and contacts are springy and clean. Gently whacking and twisting will not start it going. I know, most people would toss a clock of this type when it started acting up. This one is important to the person who owns it. Some people have rabbit feet; she has a favorite clock! The problem with these things is that everything is small, made of plastic, and fragile. Anyhow, To get at the guts requires removing the back (2 screws) and popping out the plastic ‘crystal’. This done, the hands can be removed and set aside, Now, the solder side of the circuit board is accessible. First test: check the solenoid for continuity. I had one where the fine wire broke – thankfully at the terminal and it was repairable. This solenoid is fine. Without it mounted in the case, I need to locate a substitute battery holder
