Oil the Clock?
I'm fairly new to this web site and have seen several articles on clocks. This is of particular interest to me as I do have some experience with total clock reconditioning. I've been repairing, refurbishing and specializing in 70-83 Datsun /Nissan clocks for the last 8 years and thought I would pass on several bits of trivia and technical information. I never really thought about NOT using oil on a clock as that seems to be common knowledge until a friend came to me years ago with a 240Z clock.
Also, hr369 I did measure the pulses from the ckt board years ago and they are determined by the design. I don't recall what the count was but if the clock is slowing down or has a hard time starting then the transistor or the caps are the problem. Don't know why you asked but if you try to change the design or add additional pulses you will over drive the transistor and cause a failure. The original article I wrote was for the 240 clock which is 98 % mechanical and has no electronic ckt .