There are a few reasons your clock may be off its toc and the fixes are relatively simple.
Wall clock pendulum not working.
A pendulum clock in correct beat should have a steady rhythmic tick tock tick tock sound.
Make sure the clock hands are properly seated on the clock shaft and not catching on each other.
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If the pendulum is not swinging be sure the pendulum is hung from front to back and that the clock is flush to the wall.
How to set the beat of the pendulum clock.
The movement of the pendulum and the clock s ticking make a pleasant counterpoint to the pace of modern life until the pendulum stops swinging.
Set the clock in beat.
Would not work after adding new battery then i noticed something odd.
For wall clocks always remove your pendulum before taking the clock off the wall.
If you have a bike chain desk clock 26f try re seating the battery.
When battery operated clocks stop working it s usually caused by one or more of the batteries.
This only takes a few minutes to readjust and all pendulum clock owners should learn how as this will happen eventually.
To set the clock in beat reposition the crutch of the pendulum.
An out of beat clock will not keep correct time and may stop working altogether.
I m not a clock expert by any means.
The clock was never a wind up.
An out of beat clock will not keep correct time and may stop working altogether.
That there is some connection problem with regular batteries and the duracell copper tops fix a lot of problems such as dead pendulum.
I have heard that quartz clocks run best with duracell copper top batteries.
The hands aren t moving.
If the pendulum stays in the clock it may.
Either a battery has lost its charge or battery acid has leaked causing corrosion.
Reestablishing a correct beat is not a difficult task but it does require patience and a gentle hand.
However i have 2 clocks with this problem and the duracell did not fix the problem.
Pendulum clocks stop for a variety of reasons but can usually be restarted.
1 ensure the underlying surface is level.
It is not broken only out of beat.
The pendulum crutch is a small piece of wire that goes through the pendulum arm.
Often the internal mechanisms such as the cogs springs and other movements of the clock are not faulty and are unaffected.
When a clock pendulum swings to and fro you can truly watch time fly.