At 01:59 AM 12/20/2014, thewestyman wrote:
>Anytime I notice the clock is not working, I suspect there is
>something wrong with the connection with the film or the film itself
>has the copper burnt out like a fuse.

The clock - either type - draws practically nothing.  Similar clocks
will run a year or more on a single AA cell.  So if you're seeing
fusing of the copper foil it's been caused by a short circuit, not
anything remotely related to normal clock operation.

Yours,
David