Swing the pendulum on the inside of the clock if it has a pendulum.
Pendulum wall clock not working.
This is a typical problem that clock owners overlook and repairman find in seconds of laying eyes on the face of the piece.
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The pendulum crutch is a small piece of wire that goes through the pendulum arm.
Clock repair and troubleshooting make sure the battery is new and facing the right direction.
Then listen carefully to the tick tock rhythm.
Some clocks will run faster if they are wound too tightly in the first 24 hours after you ve tightened the mainspring.
Also check that the hands aren t touching the glass that covers the encasement of the clock.
A pendulum clock in correct beat should have a steady rhythmic tick tock tick tock sound.
This is usually from someone moving the clock without taking the pendulum off and this puts the clock out of beat.
First get your timepiece ticking by gently pulling the pendulum to one side and letting go.
Set the clock in beat.
However as soon as you mount the actual pendulum on the arm it will swing to a slow stop.
In other cases you may need to repair the clock or even replace a worn out movement.
An out of beat clock will not keep correct time and may stop working altogether.
Usually the case is the most valuable part of a clock with a few exceptions.
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.
There s a quick and easy way to get your clock working again if you have a good ear and patience.
If the pendulum is not swinging be sure the pendulum is hung from front to back and that the clock is.
If your timepiece has a tiny pendulum you may need to wind it more often.
Simply start the pendulum swinging and move the case gently until the tic and toc are in good balance.
Step 3 open the clock face and inspect the clock hands.
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.
Make sure the clock hands are properly seated on the clock shaft and not catching on each other.
Sometimes the pendulum stops because the clock movement needs a good cleaning.
Get an estimate for cleaning repairs or a new mechanism before any work is done.