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Re:Converting a $3.88 analog clock from Walmart into a ESP82... by KaiserPro on Monday February 09, 2026 @03:03PM (#46950337)
its a fairly reliably stepper motor system. You're right it will degrade over time, you'd be surprised how many steps it can do before it degrades.
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Re:Converting a $3.88 analog clock from Walmart into a ESP82... by aidenn0 on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @11:33AM (#46962343)
I had a clock where the second hand was not properly balanced and it would miss steps fairly reliably in the second-half of the minute (when the heavier side of the hand was going up). I added some tape to the counterweight to fix it.
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