#Solari cifra 6 series

It's a sealed motor though, so I am hesitant to try and open it up while it's still running. Solari’s new owners took note and last year put the Cifra 3 back into. Might just be how it is, but given the age of the clock I would have to imagine the lubrication inside probably isn't in very good condition. Cada dibujo de Solari Parravicini encierra una respuesta enigmticamente grfica, a la que se suma un comentario en el que se cifra una profeca categrica. The Cifra 3, one of the first electromechanical flip clocks, was a revelation of industrial design in the ’60s. I saw that the lever pushing the pinion was not pushing it properly. The motor seems a little noisy though, I can hear it running when up close, a steady grind sound. IMG1081.jpg I was told that the minutes lever was working fine but the hours did not. The plug was also missing, seemingly torn off at some time, but that was a super easy fix. I simply adjusted the alignment of the motor down a little, and it now fully actuates the second wheel and releases the flap. Turned out to be a relatively straightforward fix once I figured out how the mechanism works - the main wheel on the motor wasn't fully pushing the second wheel down as it rotated. It was turning, but the numbers were not flipping over with each rotation. /rebates/&252fsolari-cifra-6. FOR SALE After Remigios death in 1957, his brother Fermo. Mirbag railway Station in Bangladesh Beautiful Railway StationAH4 VLOG. SOLARI UDINE CIFRA 6 Flip Clock Airport Large Industrial Designer Italy Danish - 228.00. Sadly, like most mechanical things that are awesome to behold, they easily fall into disrepair, and reliable, versatile, dull electronic signs are driving them to extinction.Thankfully the motor was operational. View of mechanical drive train in this great Solari Udine, CIFRA 12.

Thanks to Luke McKenzie for the info, who notes: In fact, such displays are often called “Solari boards”. Solari is still a key producer of those fantastic split-flap displays seen in railway stations and airports. It would be cheaper to use ICs and a clock chip.” No one would make a clock like this today. Here’s another beautiful example of a Bodet flip clock, this one with months in English.įinally, Adam Dorrell shot the innards of his Dator 5, noting the leap year function and blithely commenting, “This is why it’s great.

There are more followers of Valle’s design in production today, including this wide range by Homeloo, but they clearly lack the spirit of the Solari Dator 5 or even the Bodet model. Witnessing all the noisy mechanics whir as it changes from one month to the next only makes my lust for this marvel grow deeper. This tasty bit of eye candy for flip clock fetishists led me to the piece that was probably its inspiration: the Dator 5 designed by Gino Valle and manufactured by Solari Udine in the mid- to late ’60s.Īnd as luck would have it, a generous Dutchman, Raymond Van Orsoy de Flines, has published video of the Dator 5 and its dateless cousin, the Cifra 5, in action.

#Solari cifra 6 series

The clock was designed in 1965 by Gino Valle, one of a series of similar clocks, this being the largest in that series. A BT637 calendar clock by Pierre Bodet, produced in the ’70s. An iconic and influential design yet this Solari Cifra 6 flip clock is currently on offer on eBay for just 99 pence.