The second hand is stuck.
Wall clock second hand stuck.
The photo shows the inside parts of a common inexpensive quartz clock movement.
The little can is the quartz tuning fork.
A micro processor divides these vibrations and sends a pulse to a stepper motor once every second.
The better half wants this big strong viking to see why the hand is stuck on her favorite outdoor clock.
I replaced the batteries but the second hand is stuck and just jumps back and forth like it wants to move forward but can t.
We have it fixed in just a couple minutes.
One of the clocks is about 10 years old and worked fine for the first 8.
Follow the instructions below to fix the second hand.
I have a couple of battery operated wall clocks with the same problem.
Make sure your batteries are fresh.
The motion generated by the stepper motor is divided by factors of 60 to move the minute hand and the hour hand.
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I have two clocks that do this.
Check on off switch on the back of the clock.
How to fix your clock when the second hand is stuck.
I have had other clocks that did the same thing and trashed them.