It s the first thing to try when a clock will not stay running.
Putting wall clock back in beat.
For wall clocks always remove your pendulum before taking the clock off the wall.
Move the crutch see figure 2 to the.
Most antique clock backs have a few holes in them where previous owners screwed them to the wall to fix them in position.
If the clock keeps running when started from both the.
If the pendulum stays in the clock it may scratch the inside of the case as well as change the beat and then the clock may not work.
This can be screwed to the back of the clock or glued on.
Move the crutch to the left and right see figure 2.
This can be done by either try leveling again from left to right by moving the clock very slightly from the bottom until you hear the most even tick tock.
Move pendulum to the left or right until the escape wheel escapes from one pallet to the other.
This is also known as auto beat and is found in most post ww2 german clock movements.
Setting the beat of the pendulum clock if the beat is irregular like.
Setting the beat of the pendulum clock if the beat is irregular like.
How to set the beat of the pendulum clock.
Tock tick tock tick an adjustment must be made or the clock will stop.
This can be done by either try leveling again from left to right by moving the clock very slightly from the bottom until you hear the most even tick tock.
You can do this or if you have a skirting board at floor level put a piece of wood between the back of the clock and the wall to take up the gap.
Release pendulum and see.
Tock tick tock tick an adjustment must be made or the clock will stop.
Release pendulum and see if clock keeps.
By over swinging the pendulum most modern german mechanical clock movements can be put back into beat.
The pendulum swing distance should be equal on both sides of the.