The more you take the time to wind the more wear you are putting your clock through.
Pendulum wall clock not working.
If the pendulum is not swinging be sure the pendulum is hung from front to back and that the clock is.
The pendulum crutch is a small piece of wire that goes through the pendulum arm.
An out of beat clock will not keep correct time and may stop working altogether.
First get your timepiece ticking by gently pulling the pendulum to one side and letting go.
A clock that s in beat will have an equal amount of silent space between the tick and the tock.
To set the clock in beat reposition the crutch of the pendulum.
However as soon as you mount the actual pendulum on the arm it will swing to a slow stop.
Then listen carefully to the tick tock rhythm.
Step 3 open the clock face and inspect the clock hands.
Usually the case is the most valuable part of a clock with a few exceptions.
Set the clock in beat.
Sometimes the pendulum stops because the clock movement needs a good cleaning.
Also check that the hands aren t touching the glass that covers the encasement of the clock.
This is a typical problem that clock owners overlook and repairman find in seconds of laying eyes on the face of the piece.
If your timepiece has a tiny pendulum you may need to wind it more often.
Open the door and bring the pendulum all the way to the side then let go.
A pendulum clock in correct beat should have a steady rhythmic tick tock tick tock sound.
There s a quick and easy way to get your clock working again if you have a good ear and patience.
This is usually from someone moving the clock without taking the pendulum off and this puts the clock out of beat.
Get an estimate for cleaning repairs or a new mechanism before any work is done.
Swing the pendulum on the inside of the clock if it has a pendulum.
In other cases you may need to repair the clock or even replace a worn out movement.
Simply start the pendulum swinging and move the case gently until the tic and toc are in good balance.
Make sure the clock hands are properly seated on the clock shaft and not catching on each other.
In many cases the complaint with a mechanical clock is that it stopped working after it was moved.
This is the second battery operated clock i have had this problem with.
Battery operated clock pendulum won t swing the clock works the arm that holds the pendulum works swings back and forth just fine.