You may suspect that you can exchange the innards of an RC-6010 with those of the "Back To The Future" RC-6015. Well .... yes and no and maybe.
I have found that there are two variants of the RC-6010 (and I don't know why). What I'm calling "Type-1" has the exact same internal configuration. Type-2 has the same circuit board and flipping mechanism, but the speaker base is different (necessitating an entirely different plastic cabinet base. Either way, if you buy an RC-6010 to swap out the parts with the RC-6015, you can still do it, but for a "Type-2" you'll have to remove the speaker from the RC-6015 (hopefully,it'd in good shape) and soldier it into the new board (very do-able, I've done it more than once).
When buying for the purpose of swapping, try to get a look at the bottom of the base of the clock. The Type-1 (similar to the RC-6015) has a shallow circular indention, while the Type-2 is deeper. If you're wondering (and haven't taking one apart yet), the RC-6015 speaker base (magnet) is wider than the other model). The picture of the internals shows the wider base/magnet (don't have the other pic taken yet for comparison).
So take a look at the pictures below before you buy.
I have found that there are two variants of the RC-6010 (and I don't know why). What I'm calling "Type-1" has the exact same internal configuration. Type-2 has the same circuit board and flipping mechanism, but the speaker base is different (necessitating an entirely different plastic cabinet base. Either way, if you buy an RC-6010 to swap out the parts with the RC-6015, you can still do it, but for a "Type-2" you'll have to remove the speaker from the RC-6015 (hopefully,it'd in good shape) and soldier it into the new board (very do-able, I've done it more than once).
When buying for the purpose of swapping, try to get a look at the bottom of the base of the clock. The Type-1 (similar to the RC-6015) has a shallow circular indention, while the Type-2 is deeper. If you're wondering (and haven't taking one apart yet), the RC-6015 speaker base (magnet) is wider than the other model). The picture of the internals shows the wider base/magnet (don't have the other pic taken yet for comparison).
So take a look at the pictures below before you buy.
| [imagelink="132"]RC-6010 Type-1[/imagelink] | [imagelink="133"]RC-6010 Type-2[/imagelink] | [imagelink="134"]Internals of a Type-1 C-6010[/imagelink] |
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