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Sydney. The mechanical speaking clock used rotating glass discs upon which different parts of the time were recorded. A synchronous motor drove the disc, with the driving source derived from a 5 MHz quartz oscillator via a multi stage valve divider. This was amplified to give sufficient impetus to drive the motor. Because of the low torque available, a hand wheel was used to spin the motor on start

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